The Greatest View

basis behind making morally good decisions or acting to create the greatest happiness for the greatest amount of people. John Stuart Mill’s basic principle of utilitarianism is usually referred to as the “greatest-happiness principle” because of this (Mill, 7). In chapter two of his book, “Utilitarianism” Mill defines the moral principle of utilitarianism as one that encourages people to act so as to produce or promote the greatest aggregate or combined happiness for all people (p 7).When confronted

child. This concept is similar to the western translation of the word justice which is pointing to your right in a share of some financial item but in the East Asian culture, it has a tendency to reflect more meaning for the mutual obligation point of view (Magagna,

The Cold War; tension between the world's greatest superpowers, the United States, a democracy, and the Soviet Union, a communist nation after WWII. This event caused both positive and negative effects on Liberia, although they were not directly involved, they were very much impacted from the relationship they had with the United States. Although there were both positive and negative impacts on Liberia from the Cold War, the negative impacts largely outweighed the positive. The Cold War contributed

One of my favorite television shows that I have watched since I was in middle school is supernatural. Now on its 11 seasons since its debut 2005 it has continue to show how biblical tradition and the bible is understood/interpreted by America. The show follows the work of late 20 years old brother Sam and Dean Winchester who go from place to place hunting down supernatural evils. From the beginning, it has used an impressive array of biblical references, names, and symbols usually in ways that are

John Locke wrote, “Two Treaties of Government” in 1689. “While Locke wrote explicitly on economic topics it is his most important political statement, The Two Treatises of Government, which is of the greatest significance for economic science.” (Vinnicombe & Staveley, 2002) He wrote this defensing the constitutionalism. John Locke thoughts were about human nature rights. Locke believe the laws where given be God to Adam and they were human rights to have. “Locke says, “The state of nature has a law

branches off of this basic explanation by interpreting the misconceptions of utilitarianism into utility. This utility is something in opposition to pleasure. In order words, mill utilitarianism utility is the greatest happiness principle. Going along the ultimate end in an accordance to the greatest happiness principle is an existence exempt as far as possible from pain, and as rich as possible in enjoyments, both in point of quantity and quality; the test of quality, and the rule for measuring it against

novel and how it is viewed through the eyes of both men and female, and how each gender in particular react to these certain societal expectations. Throughout Americanah,Adichie the writer holds up a mirror for both men and women in today’s society to view themselves. Ifemelu, Bartholomew, Aisha, Obinze, Ranyinudo, etc, these people are symbols and representations of us and real problems not only immigrants but women face within America. Thanks to the characters described by Adichie, there are important

period made culture, view of the world, and science different from what they were like before. The era of the Renaissance is deliberated by many as "the rebirth" or “the age of Enlightenment.” This period continued from 14th to 17th century, right after the Medieval period, and as it is shown by its name - "Renaissance" is a French word meaning "rebirth", it was an era of illumination, and due to the big number of artists, writers, scientists, and philosophers some of the greatest science, art, culture

Result-Based Ethics There should be a clear division between politics and public administration. Administrators must have the freedom to focus solely on the well being of their constituents. However, managers are often subjected to following the political views of the officials who appoint them or suffer termination. The intended outcome is to find the perfect balance among the three approaches to

in such a way to produce the greatest good of the greatest number. Utility itself relies on the responsibility of the individual to remain impartial in his endeavor to produce the greatest good, looking past such extrinsic influences that may render the individual to seek a biased sense of satisfaction. In order for Utility to function as Mill wanted it to, honest judgment and objectivity must be an essential part of one's drive for the acquisition of the greatest good. In order for the insistence