ETHC 445N Week 4 Discussion; Utilitarianism

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ETHC 445N Principles Of Ethics

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Week 4 Discussion: Utilitarianism Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapters 7, 8 Lesson Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook) Initial Post Instructions The principle of utility involves maximizing happiness as a desirable outcome of decisions. Although it does not get directly said, there is an inverse intention to minimize the undesirable outcome of disaster. Utilitarian decisions are directed toward outcomes —that is, the consequences of decisions. We need to look at results. We first look at the actual results of an action. We judge if it was the best possible result. We can judge the actual results in comparison to other results that reasonably could be said to have been possible. If we do not yet have the actual results of an action, we do not know if it is moral or not. We can talk hypothetically about what might happen, and then what that would show about the morality of an action. However, if we do not know what the action had as its consequences, we cannot yet say if it is moral or not. Initia

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