Chapter 6: The Debate over Utilitarianism

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What I expect to learn?

I expect to learn about Utilitarianism and how people deal with it.

Quote:

“Utilitarianism is correct in telling us to consider the consequences of actions and in advising us to be impartial, but incorrect in ignoring other important moral consideration such as merit.”

Review:

The actions we do are judge whether it is good or bad. It is about doing things in accord with consequences. Right actions are to produce the greatest balance of happiness over uinhappiness. Happiness is not to be counted. Right actions are the one who produces to good one. Giving happiness to people as well as feeling happy towards yourself gives you happiness.Happiness is a response in attaining the good and right one. In whatever we do our actions have corresponding consequences that we deal in our daily activities. So, whether it is good or bad it depends on what we believe it will happen. Happiness comes from what we believe has good consequences or benefit in life. People have the power to choose what they want to do. But in correspond to it they have responsibility on their own act. People have different action as well as different response. So, whether or not we do the right thing there is corresponding effect that we people will be dealing with when the situation occurs.

What I Learned?

·        Debate on Utilitarianism

Integrative Question:

1. What can be the effect of Utilitarianism?
2. What are to be responsible of in Utilitarianism?
3. What is the main point of the author towards Utilitarianism?
4. Why our actions are judge?
5. What can we do to do the right one?