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What would each of them say about how to resolve the ethical dilemma which you are raising and addressing in your paper?

Posted on September 21, 2022 by Assessments

Consider the classic ethical paradigms we looked at this week — Virtue Ethics, Deontological Ethics, and Consequentialism. Further think about each of the philosophers we read — Aristotle, Hume, Kant, Mill, and Nietzsche. In a 500-750 word “reflective essay” respond to the question, “How would each of these philosophers and their ethical paradigms respond to […]

Do you agree with the utilitarians that social and religious customs stand in the way of happiness?

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Ambrose

Do you agree with the utilitarians that social and religious customs stand in the way of happiness? In this week's module we saw that because motives are not all that relevant according to Consequentialism, it wouldn't matter who is doing the calculation of benefits and burdens in the assessment of utility. The calculation is purely […]

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What would each of them say about how to resolve the ethical dilemma which you are raising and addressing in your paper?

Do you agree with the utilitarians that social and religious customs stand in the way of happiness?