Utilitarianism Ethics PDF

GOOD DAY EVERYONE! UTILITARIANISM group one  Objective After reading this chapter, you should be able to: 1. Discuss the basic principles of utilitarian ethics; 2. Distinguish between two utilitarian models: Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill; and 3. Apply utilitarianism i...

GOOD DAY EVERYONE! UTILITARIANISM group one  Objective After reading this chapter, you should be able to: 1. Discuss the basic principles of utilitarian ethics; 2. Distinguish between two utilitarian models: Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill; and 3. Apply utilitarianism in understanding and evaluating local and international scenarios.  Utilitarianism - It is ethical theory that argues for the goodness of pleasure and determination of right behavior based on the usefulness of the action of consequences. Utility - as root word utilitarianism refers to the usefulness of one action and consequence.  Two Foremost Utilitarian Thinkers : Jeremy John Stuart Bentham Mill  Jeremy Bentham Born on Feb. 15, 1748 teacher of James Mill Father of John Stuart Mill one of the two foremost utilitarian thinker first wrote about the greatest happiness principle of ethics and was known for a system of penal management called panopticon.  Two Sovereign Masters: 1. Pleasure 2. Pain The principle of Utility - about the subjection of two sovereign master: pleasure and pain.  Felicific Calculus - framework for calculate the pleasure and pain.  John Stuart Mill Born on May 20, 1806 Son of James Mill, a friend and disciple of Jeremy Bentham argues that quality is more preferable than quantity. he asks whether a human person would prefer to accept the highly pleasurable life of an animal while a same time being denied of everything that makes him a person. Principle of the Greatest Number - about the pleasure of the greatest number affected by the consequences of our actions Utilitarianism - cannot lead to selfish act. - interested with the best consequence for the highest number of people. Justice and Moral Rights Justice - respect for the rights directed toward society's pursuit for the greatest happiness of the greatest number. Rights - are a valid claim on society and are justified by utility. Justice and Moral Rights Legal rights - are neither inviolable nor natural but rights are object to some exceptions. Moral Rights - take precedence over legal rights. -are only justifiable by considerations of greater overall happiness. Group 1 - Ethics