Identify, define, describe, and explain any “good” that has these characteristics.
Applications of Virtue Ethics and Utilitarianism
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August 1, 2019Identify, define, describe, and explain any “good” that has these characteristics.
Question Description
UtilitarianismUtilitarianism is based on the notion of bringing about the greatest good, which requires some conception of what “the good” is such that this can be identified, measured, and calculated in a way that is consistent across time, place, and people.
1. Identify, define, describe, and explain any “good” that has these characteristics.
2. What does Mill identify as the good, and does it have these characteristics?
3. What about Singer? What good does he seem to be referring to and does it have these characteristics?
4. What implications would there be if we can’t identify a good of the sort that the utilitarian seems to need?
Be sure read the attached handouts and use in-text citations. Should be at least 300 words.
