Utilitarian Justification Essay Examples

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Utilitarianism and the Failure to Safeguard Individual Rights (1200 words, 3 pages)

QUESTION One criticism of Utilitarianism is that it fails to safeguard individual rights. Explain the basis of this charge. Construct an example of your own showing either that this charge is sound or not. Does the problem undermine the theory altogether, or does the charge make too much of rights? ... Read More

Biological Justification and Dividing Humans (419 words, 1 pages)

Explain why the notion of dividing humans into some number of races based on differences in skin color is problematic and ultimately lacks biological justification. The notion of dividing and classifying humans into a number of ethnic groups or races on a basis of skin pigmentation contains a lot of ... Read More

Biblical Justifications for Missionary Work and Repentance in Modern Times (6167 words, 20 pages)

Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord you God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all Nations of the Nations. Deuteronomy 281.Introduction The above mentioned verse (Deutero.281) seems ... Read More

Convincing the Innocent: Objection to Hedonistic Utilitarianism (1488 words, 5 pages)

In this paper I will state and explain the Convincing the Innocent Objection to Hedonistic Utilitarianism. My thesis is that the Convincing the Innocent Objection is convincing. Premise one of the convincing the innocent objection states that an action is morally right if and only if it produces the greatest ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013