Understanding Utilitarianism: A Perspective on Morality

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Utilitarianism is frequently define as “the belief that a morally good action is one that helps the greatest number of people.” Also reflected as “the greatest good with the least amount of pain.” Therefore, human beings, actions should be contingent upon the consequences. The end of all human conduct should be only happiness. Greater someone’s happiness overall generate others to have a greater happiness. So Utilitarian’s believe that the purpose of morality is to make life better by increasing the amount of good thing such as pleasure and happiness in the world and decreasing the amount of bad things such as pain and unhappiness. They also refuse mora codes that consist of commands that are based on customs, traditions, or orders given by leaders. Utilitarian’s think that what makes a morality be true or justifiable is its positive contribution to human beings. What is good, from my prospect I feel that I’m a strong Utilitarian. I view that everyone should be about to find happiness in life or in anything they do such as in jobs, school, and friendships. A person has the right to find happiness in their job. If someone is planning to go into a computer field they should have the opportunity to find a specific area and enjoy every bit of it without someone judging them or telling them to switch to another major. For …show more content…

I believe that’s she is able to take on that position and still be a wonderful teammate and still be able to interact with the crowd also she is still able to be a part of the fundraisers events and support the high school. Another way I view the situation is to create happiness for all and everyone should have the opportunity to have

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