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Philosophy and Ethics
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"THE UTILITARIAN DOCTRINE IS THAT HAPPINESS IS A) A CRITERION, AND B) THE SOLE CRITERION, OF MORALITY" (MILL). WHAT DOES MILL MEAN BY THIS, AND IS HIS 'PROOF' OF ITS TWO PARTS SATISFACTORY?

To establish whether happiness, defined as pleasure and the absence of pain, is a and the sole criterion for morality, one must know what a criterion is. A criterion is a set of principles which are used ...

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Outline Bentham's method as shown in this paragraph from Mill's 'Essay on Bentham'

Bentham had a highly unique inductive method of reasoning which permeated his philosophical thinking. This method revolutionised modern philosophical and legal thought and set a precedent for those who ca...

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Exam different views about animal rights.

Traditional understandings of the sentience and rights of animals (derived from the Bible) have been seriously undermined by recent ethical studies by people like Bentham and Peter Singer. While there hav...

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Is Buddhism a religion?

To extent to which Buddhism is a religion depends on three main factors, namely what we define a religion as, how far Buddhism as a philosophy overpowers the belief that it is a religion and the the spiri...

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What are some criticisms of Augustine's Soul-Deciding Theodicy?

Peter Vardy  claims that there is no way to justify dysteleology or excess suffering. Evil seems to be more definite than a mere ‘privation of good’ for example Child cruelty is not just the lack of Child...

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