What Is An Example Of Utilitarianism
As stated in the PowerPoint this week, “Utilitarianism says that the result or the consequence of an act is the real measure of whether it is good or bad. The great good that we should seek is happiness.” Given this, what the anthropologist should do depends on if what will cause the most happiness not for herself, but for everyone involved? As an egoist, you would want to look out for yourself only. In this case, the anthropologist would want to tell the appropriate state agency so she doesn’t get fired. Since we are a utilitarianism, you have to look at things different. The parents are enthusiastic about the infant. They were reported saying, “We'll love her anyway, God made her." If the anthropologist told the parents, the parents would be angry that the doctors didn’t give their infant the state-required test for phenylketonuria like they were supposed to. Their happiness that their child is alive would be turned into anger. This is not what a utilitarian wants. There is no way to reverse the effects of the damage. If there was, I would answer this question different. If the parents are living a happy life, I wouldn’t want to miss with it if I was a Unitarian. Yes, money could make the family more financially stable, but money does not by happiness. The doctors and the
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The goal of a utilitarian is to make the world a better place. The doctor could get his license taken away and the nurses would also get into trouble. If the anthropologist told, it would result in the doctor and the nurses to be not as happy, which is not the goal of a utilitarian. Utilitarianism according to our book beliefs, “This means that equal amounts of happiness always count equally; nobody’s well-being matters more just because he is rich, let’s say, or powerful, or handsome, or a man rather than a woman” (Rachels, 111). The happiness of the doctor, nurse, parents, or child are all the
The goal of a utilitarian is to make the world a better place. The doctor could get his license taken away and the nurses would also get into trouble. If the anthropologist told, it would result in the doctor and the nurses to be not as happy, which is not the goal of a utilitarian. Utilitarianism according to our book beliefs, “This means that equal amounts of happiness always count equally; nobody’s well-being matters more just because he is rich, let’s say, or powerful, or handsome, or a man rather than a woman” (Rachels, 111). The happiness of the doctor, nurse, parents, or child are all the