There is also the concept of negative utilitarianism where you look at preventing harm to the greatest number of people. this is as opposed to creating the greatest happiness. This can be a good way of looking at it as it would tent to look after the needs of society and also allow people to seek their own concept of happiness. Allan
On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 2:24 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yet the concept of justice means that a common agreement on what is > ethical and what not, needs to be reached. So we could ask justice > for what? > > On 19 May, 10:46, "pol.science kid" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey there Utalitatrians..... I stand by Jon Rawls.... and He wasnt a > > big fan of the geatest happiness of the greatest number > > principle...but he was speaking from the Justice perspective.. > > > > On May 18, 2:59 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Ahhh the mine field that is Ethics and Morality! > > > > > What is ethical must really be as Allan says what brings the greatest > > > good. For the reatest number can of ourse be argued. Morality though > > > well, that can only ever be personal so subjective as fish! > > > > > On 18 May, 02:24, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I think it is a good way of examining the idea of ethics. > > > > > > It was started > > > > by Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) an Englishman who, in trying to reform > > > > some of the unfair laws in England developed his theory that the > > > > morally correct rule was the one that provided the greatest good to > > > > the greatest number of people. > > > > > > I think that ethics should be based on the greatest good for the > greatest > > > > number of people. > > > > and it should not ever abuse greatest number of people for the > benefit of > > > > the few. This it would seem to be the greatest source of today's > problems > > > > including those brought on by religion. > > > > Allan > > > > > > -- > > > > ( > > > > ) > > > > I_D Allan- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- ( ) I_D Allan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
