PPT-Act utilitarianism, partiality and integrity

Michael Lacewing enquiriesalevelphilosophycouk 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. Michael Lacewing. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. Utilitarianism. Simple act utilitarianism: if telling a lie creates more happiness than telling the truth (or keeping silent), then telling a lie is morally right. 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). Chapter # 2. Normative Theories. By. Aaftab Ullah. Normative theories. Consequencialist theory. Egoism. Utilitarianism. Non- consequentialist theory. Rights principle. Distributive Justice. Ethics of Care. Partiality. James 2:1-9. Outline. 1:1 – Introduction . to book. 1:2-12. . – When You Encounter . Trials. 1:13-18 . – In Facing Temptation. 1:19-27. –. . By Obeying . God’s Word. 2:1-9. . 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 . Mill. Utilitarianism. The Utilitarian Theory of Value. : Something is intrinsically valuable . iff. it is pleasure and something is intrinsically . disavaluable. . iff. it is pain. . A Utilitarian Theory of Permission. Draw four columns marked . Put these nine in the first column: . clothes, family, sport, religion, romance, study, money, freedom. . . Allocate your points . under ‘my score’ in . col. 2. Work out class. Ethical theories provide a framework for judging right or wrong decisions. . There are two types of Ethical theories. 1.consequentialist . 2.Non . consequestialist. . Concequentialist. theories . If . 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 original word for “integrity” in some of these passages is elsewhere translated “upright”, “uprightly”, “full”, and/or “perfect”. . Integrity. The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; . 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. . My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, . the Lord. of glory, with partiality. . 2 . For if there should come into your assembly a man with gold rings, in fine apparel, and there should also come in a poor man in filthy clothes, . Ever heard:. “The end justifies the means” ?. So what is it?. Ever heard:. “The end justifies the means” ?. “The greatest good for the greatest number”?. So what is it?. Utilitarianism . – Ethical theory evaluating human actions or institutions according to their usefulness in increasing .