Read Chapter 2 and watch Week
3 Lectures. Choose a contemporary moral issue in our society (see below) and
apply the ethical principle of Utilitarianism to approve
this moral issue. You must pick a moral issue that you strongly
support and apply the utilitarian claims (see below) to back up your
arguments. The paper must be done in MLA\/APA format with a minimum of 500 words
(quotes are not included in the word count). <\/p>\n
*You must apply the Four major points of Utilitarianism (week 3
Lecture) apply Bentham’s Felicific Calculus 9 (see below) and apply the
utilitarian claims. <\/p>\n
\u00a0 <\/p>\n
List of Contemporary Moral Issues <\/p>\n
\u00a0 <\/p>\n
Euthanasia <\/p>\n
Gun Control <\/p>\n
Infanticide <\/p>\n
Child Labor <\/p>\n
Gay Marriage <\/p>\n
Capital Punishment <\/p>\n
Stem Cells <\/p>\n
Genocide <\/p>\n
War, Terrorism, and
Counterterrorism <\/p>\n
Race and Ethnicity <\/p>\n
Gender <\/p>\n
Transgender using Public
Bathrooms <\/p>\n
World Hunger and Poverty <\/p>\n
Environmental Ethics <\/p>\n
Animal Rights <\/p>\n
Animal Testing <\/p>\n
Sexual Harassment <\/p>\n
Abortion (as a result of
rape, incest, or mother\/baby health at risk) <\/p>\n
Drug Legalization <\/p>\n
Media\/Entertainment <\/p>\n
Voluntary Prostitution <\/p>\n
Forced Prostitution <\/p>\n
Health Care Costs <\/p>\n
Education Cost <\/p>\n
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Utilitarian Claims <\/p>\n
Utilitarianism: \u00a0is the ethical doctrine that the moral worth
of an action is solely determined by its contribution to overall utility. <\/p>\n
\u00a0It is thus a
form of consequentialism, meaning that the morality of an action is determined
by its outcome <\/p>\n
*the ends justify the means. <\/p>\n
\u00a0*Utility: the
good to be maximized \u00a0 <\/p>\n
Peter Singer defines it as the satisfaction of
preferences. <\/p>\n
* an action may be considered right if it produces the
greatest amount of net benefit and the least loss\/cost of any available
alternative action. <\/p>\n
* the consequences of a particular action form the
basis for any valid moral judgment about that action. <\/p>\n
*morally right action is one that produces a good
outcome, or consequence. <\/p>\n
* the good is whatever brings the greatest happiness
to the greatest number of people. <\/p>\n
* “the greatest good for the greatest number of
people. <\/p>\n
* calculate the utility of an action by adding up all
of the pleasure produced and subtracting from that any pain that might also be
produced by the action. <\/p>\n
Utilitarianism approach to morality quantitative and
reductionistic <\/p>\n
Utilitarianism can be contrasted with deontological
ethics – focuses on the action itself rather than its consequences <\/p>\n
In general use the term utilitarian often refers to a
somewhat narrow economic or pragmatic viewpoint. <\/p>\n
Bentham’s Felicific Calculus 9 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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