John Atta Mills

Savage Land is the name of my country. It is located in North America. Many of my people have be fighting over which religion should be in our country. As their leader, I have decided that religion freedom should be the choice in my country. I believe this because people should have freedom and individual choices. I believe that people should be able to have individual choices. I believe this because having individual choices make everyone happier because they can choose their own religion. You

The moral theory that considers the "principle of greatest happiness" is based upon the utilitarian doctrine(textbook). This doctrine believes that one's actions are thought to be right when they promote great happiness or minimize pain. The utilitarian theory is the feeling of pleasure and freedom from pain which is the desired end. Basically this theory states a person's actions taken during a situation are considered to be correct if they maximize the feeling of happiness but

Introduction In today’s paper, I will be discussing Mill and Nietzsche. These two have differing opinions on what the biggest threat to society are: Mill argues that Freedom of Speech is essential to finding the truth (Mill, 2006, p. P12)– so even controversial opinions should be listened to. He fears that the tyranny of the majority could mean the Truth could be lost because alternative opinions are not listened to. The other threat to society to Mill is that women have fewer rights then men – such

Why Not Be a Bad Person? The idea of striving for goodness has always been something that has been instilled in our minds since birth. We were always taught to the do the right thing. But why? What are the benefits of being a good person versus being bad? This is question that Colin Mcginn tackles in his article, “Why Not Be a Bad Person?” In it, he explains why he think virtue is the more intriguing moral standard, and explores why some people may disagree with him. Colin finds virtue to be

When contemplating the theories of ethics, one can expand upon the ideas of Utilitarian and Duty ethics using St. Thomas Aquinas’ arguments for the existence of God. The concept of Utilitarian ethics suggests that a moral act is one that brings about the most happiness. With this definition, one must conclude that there must be some optimal happiness or good. If there is a choice between levels of happiness then one must define the optimal happiness or the most good that could exist in order to judge

found in John Stuart Mill’s philosophical texts Utilitarianism and On Liberty. Utilitarianism discusses creating the greater good, while On Liberty talks about our individual freedom and how it ties into creating the greater good. Some may say that the two books contradict each other, but I say they go hand in hand. Individual freedom goes along with greater good, as it is a necessity in society in order to create the greatest good for the greatest number. Therefore making John Stuart Mill philosophically

math. Suppose for action X, how many positive and negative impacts can be yielded. If the positive outweighed the negative, then it is moral, and vice versa. The initial approach suggested that morality is “for the greater good.” Years later John Stuart Mill came to redefine the approach into “for the greatest good, for the greatest number of people.” Thus making it more blurry to decide if an action is right. The theory of doing the right action in Utilitarianism seems be transitive. Scenario one:

For this week’s lecture we had five different readings. There were two chapters, chapter five and twelve, from “The Selfish Gene” by Richard Dawkins. The other readings were chapters five, six, and seven From “Yanomamo” by Napoleon A. Chagnon. In chapter five from “The Selfish Gene”, Dawkins discusses the idea that animals of the same species are more likely to be aggressive towards each other because they share more of the same resources. This makes a lot of sense because two animals that do not

Bananas are a common household fruit in North American and European homes. However, by buying bananas consumers are supporting an unethical banana commodity chain. Banana plantation workers are paid unfair wages, prevented from unionizing, and are exposed to toxic pesticides in the workplace. After examining the harmful aspects of labour in the banana commodity chain, consumers ethical obligations towards buying bananas must be taken into account. Do consumers hold an ethical duty to ensure that

Decision Alternatives: Currently the Vice President is faced with a daunting decision. The CEO has clearly expressed her position not to disclose the company’s situation. The knowledge of the chemically contaminated tanks, buried beneath company headquarters, is entrusted to a few key individuals. I would now like to discuss another author by the name of Peter A. French. In an excerpt of “The Corporation as a Moral Person” French states, “corporations can be full-fledged moral persons and have whatever