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b x201ERule Utilitarianism ignores the consequencesx201F Discuss 17 marks It could be argued that Rule Utilitarianism does ignore the consequences for example we can use the case study of. Are there moral truths?. Moral Character. Pick three individuals from the video and identify moral character traits they exhibited? Back up your trait with an example it.. Character, trait, example . Week Two: Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism. Recap…. Hedonic Calculus. Haydn and the Oyster (higher Vs. lower pleasures). Act Vs. Rule. Utilitarianism. A few problems…. Utilitarianism and torture? (minimize suffering). Michael Lacewing. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. Hedonist act utilitarianism. Act consequentialism: Actions are morally right or wrong depending on their consequences and nothing else. An act is right if it . example. and . Utilitarianism. By David Kelsey. Jim and Pedro. Jim and Pedro:. “. Jim finds himself in the central square of a small South American town. Tied up against the wall are a row of twenty Indians, most terrified, a few defiant, in front of them several armed men in uniform. A heavy man in a sweat-stained khaki shirt turns out to be the captain in charge and, after a good deal of questioning of Jim which establishes that he got there by accident while on a botanical expedition, explains that the Indians are a random group of the inhabitants who, after recent acts of protest against the government, are just about to be killed to remind other possible protestors of the advantages of not protesting. However, since Jim is an . Ethics 2016. What is Ethics?. Ethics . is one of the branches of modern philosophy. . Philosophy. Ethics Logic. Why Study Ethics?. Ethics is a way of thinking about moral principles that govern human . Michael Lacewing. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. Hedonist act utilitarianism. Act consequentialism: Actions are morally right or wrong depending on their consequences and nothing else. An act is right if it . enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. © Michael Lacewing. A. ct . utilitarianism. Actions . are morally right or wrong depending on their consequences and nothing else. An act is right if it maximises what is good.. Michael Lacewing. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. © Michael Lacewing. Hedonist act utilitarianism. Actions are morally right or wrong depending on their consequences and nothing else. An act is right if it maximises what is good.. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. (c) Michael Lacewing. Hedonist act utilitarianism. Actions . are morally right or wrong depending on their consequences and nothing else. An act is right if it maximises what is good.. To begin to evaluate how persuasive the theory is. Key Words. Is Utilitarianism flawed?. Integrity. Bernard Williams. “So long as they promised the best consequences…it would forbid nothing, not rape, not torture, not even murder.” . The needs of the many…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVIt0DYKssI&feature=related. . …outweigh the needs of the few or, the one….. Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is . hard universalism. – that is that there is an absolute, universal principle of morality which is not subject to cultural interpretation. . Notice:. . This set of slides is based on the notes by Professor Guattery of Bucknell and by the textbook author Michael Quinn. Computers and Society. An important part of this class is a discussion of ethics. . Michael Lacewing. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. Hedonist act utilitarianism. Act consequentialism: Actions are morally right or wrong depending on their consequences and nothing else. An act is right if it maximises what is good.. What is the difference between act utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism? . Distinguishing between the two. Act Utilitarianism and Rule Utilitarianism. 16 September 2020. How practical do you think it is to calculate each?.