The essay also assumes that Kantian philosophy is normative and not descriptive in order to lend clarity to the thesis. Initially, the definition of free will mandates the absence of coercion. Freedom from a definitional standpoint requires an action to be completely free. ... Political laws, by definition, limit freedom of action while moral laws, by definition, limit freedom of thought and action subversively. ... Here, a contradiction in the essay may seem apparent to the lay reader but to those versed in Kant's moral philosophy, it is readily dismissed. ...

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He touches on how in the definition of act utilitarianism "net" should be paid attention too. ... He immediately attacks this idea by stating that common sense (and every philosophy book known to man) tells you that breaking a promise is wrong. ...

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Utilitarianism John Stuart Mill is an act-utilitarian and is most likely to support an act as right if it is likely to produce the most good for the most people. On "don't kill", it would depend on the situation. If a lot of people would be happy from the killing of one person then this rule can be broken. If very little or no happiness would come from this then the rule should be followed. For example, letting a patient die because he/she is an organ donor and an organ is needed would be ok as compared to one person killing another for personal reasons between the victim and the kill...

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Along with Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill developed the nineteenth century English philosophy known as Utilitarianism, which was the contention that man should judge everything in life based upon its ability to promote the greatest individual happiness (Titus and Smith 122). While Bentham is acknowledged as the philosophy's founder, it was Johm Stuart Mill who further qualified it through logic (Titus and Smith 124). ... Jeremy Bentham's theory of Utilitarianism was based on an observation, that the definition "good" in terms of "pleasure" and established that two things are intrin...

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The definition of happiness or pleasure in both circumstances is the same, because in both cases happiness is defined as "absence of pain and suffering.... Does the philosophy shed light on some problem in this other area? ...

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Reflected in its policies and attitudes toward business are a governments idea of how best to promote the national interest, considering its own resources and political philosophy. ... Business Ethics Ethics view is essentially about the definition of what is right and wrong. ...

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One of the most fundamental questions that philosophical minds ponder is the extent to the purpose of human beings. The Greek philosopher Aristotle attempted to derive this contemplation by practical, almost mathematical means, despite its variables being ridden with anomalies. This however is tru...

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Both philosophers Immanuel Kant and John Mill's theories, being, Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals and Utilitarianism respectively, provide strong arguments for their positions and are still both very influential in the philosophical realm today. John Mill's argument for utilitaria...

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Are Moral Truths Relative? With many vehement opponents and rivals, relativism was a popular view in the twentieth century. It has widespread appeal to modern society, which is more and more becoming exposed to the diversity of different cultures, peoples, institutions and schools of thought. ...

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