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How does utilitarianism deal with
Name: Joshua Paul Moriones each case presented in your
reading material?
Course & Year: BSBA1
How does Utilitarianism judge
what is right or wrong in each
case?
How do other approaches deal with
each Date:
case presented in your reading
material?
Professor: Mark Leonil Tan
How do other approaches judge
what is right or wrong in each case?

It is still
 So based on the reading
materials given, what
utilitarianism does is done
by Doc. Schur is what
Frued wanted to happen immoral to
so he followed it.
Euthanasia
 In Frued's wish to die,
Schur is guilty because
take
what he did was bad based
on our christianity rule. It
is bad to kill a person even
the life of
if he wants to because
only God can say when it is an innocent
human
time for a person.

being.
Letting
them live and
waiting for
their time to
come is still
the right
thing to do.
∑ The
church’s
doctrine
said that the
innocent
killing of a
person is
always
wrong.
It is still
immoral to
take
the life of
an innocent
human
being.
Letting
them live and
waiting for
their time to
come is still
the right
thing to do.
∑ The
church’s
doctrine
said that the
innocent
killing of a
person is
always
wrong.
 It is still immoral to take the
life of an innocent human
being. Letting them live and
waiting for their time to come
is still the right thing to do.

 For some people, using
Use of Marijuana
 Many people will say that
 In other words, animals
Treatment of Nonhuman Animals
 Nonhuman animals, like
 The church’s doctrine said
that the innocent killing of a
person is always wrong.
 In other parts of the world
marijuana in moderation like our country, there are
can bring about the best laws that prohibits the use of
balance of benefits and this kind of drug.
harms (especially when it  For other country, they
is legal or, at least, consider marijuana as a
decriminalized). A dangerous drug and can also
consequentialist cause addiction. From their
(utilitarian) theory would perspective, the use of this
imply that, for those kind of drug is not right.
people, it is permissible
there are many diseases
that can be treated with
marijuana, but because it
is bad when it is overused,
the user may become
addicted to it, so it should
only be used in good ways
and not in bad ways.
 Based from other
only have utility value. perspective, we can treat
Aquinas denied that animals in any way we like
animals are proper moral since they do not have souls.
objects for at least two  It is immoral to be cruel to
reasons: God created animals unless it is for human
animals solely for human welfare.
use; we ride, wear, work,
and eat animals; and
"there is no sin in using a
thing for the purpose.
humans, can feel pain and
joy, so their experiences
are important. According
to utilitarianism, we must
consider all suffering and
happiness, regardless of
who experiences them.