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Zhuāngzĭ and Ailton Krenak Against Utilitarianism
Asian StudiesDespite temporal and geographical differences, two thinkers impacted their contexts with similar critiques of a type of reasoning they called “utilitarianism”: Zhuāngzǐ 莊子 (China, 369–286 BCE) and Ailton Krenak (Brazil, born 1953).
André Bueno +2 more
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Iranian Muslim Reformists and Contemporary Ethics: Revival of “Utilitarianism” [PDF]
İnsan & Toplum, 2018 This paper raises a moral issue for contemporary post-revolutionary Muslim intellectuals in Iran. According to traditional Islamic teachings, ethics enables people to transcend from this mundane world and offers guidance on ways to improve virtues.
Hossein Dabbagh, Soroush Dabbagh
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Research addressing the microfoundations of corporate social performance (CSP) in small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) remains sparse. This paper aims to investigate how SME managers' ethical ideology affects CSP and examines the mediating role of their CSR orientation (CSRO): economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic.
Sarah Mohammad Suleiman Alsyoof +2 more
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Utilitarianism and Christian Theology
St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology, 2023 Utilitarianism is one of the most straightforward ethical theories: it simply calls for the greatest welfare for the greatest number. Despite its early links to theological reasoning, this moral view has often been sharply contrasted with the outlook of ...
Vesa Hautala, Dominic Roser
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Evolution and Utilitarianism [PDF]
Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, 2018 Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek and Peter Singer have recently provided an evolutionary argument for utilitarianism. They argue that most of our deontological beliefs were shaped by evolution, from which they conclude that these beliefs are unjustified. By contrast, they maintain that the utilitarian belief that everyone’s well-being matters equally is ...
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Climate change is one of the most profound ethical and existential challenges of the 21st century. Beyond its physical, economic, and environmental consequences, it raises fundamental moral questions about justice, equity, responsibility, and the right to a livable planet.
Jacob Kwakye
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Extended paretian rules and relative utilitarianism [PDF]
, 1995 This paper introduces the 'Extended Pareto' axiom on Social welfare functions and gives a characterization of the axiom when it is assumed that the Social Welfare Functions that satisfy it in a framework of preferences over lotteries also satisfy the ...
Dhillon, Amrita
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Communication Skills of the Leader in the School Unit: Applied Ethics and Rule Utilitarianism
Conatus - Journal of PhilosophyThe purpose of this study is to highlight the importance of developing and cultivating the communication skills of school unit leaders and teachers, and the connection between these skills, based on rule utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is fundamental for
Christos Kanavas +2 more
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A Systems‐Level Approach to Address Risks and Ethics in Artificial Intelligence Systems
Systems Engineering, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing the world, from completely controlling routine or mundane tasks like text and image generation, to powering advanced algorithms that control critical systems. The recent advances in generative AI quickly overwhelmed multiple industries from education to finance as first adopters rushed (and ...
Vincent P. Paglioni, Torrey Mortenson
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Peter Singer's Argument for Utilitarianism
, 2005 The paper begins by situating Singer within the British meta-ethical tradition. It sets out the main steps in his argument for utilitarianism as the 'default setting' of ethical thought. It argues that Singer's argument depends on a hierarchy of reasons,
Buckle, Stephen
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