Explain John Stuart Mill’s Ethical Theory commonly called Utilitarianism
John Stuart Mill-Utilitarianism & Nietzsche’s Beyond Good and Evil
Explain John Stuart Mill’s Ethical Theory, commonly called “Utilitarianism” (sometimes summed up as choosing “the greatest good for the greatest number of people”). How does he expand on Jeremy Bentham’s views. How is this fundamentally different from Kant’s “Deontological Ethics?”
Given this view of “Utilitarianism,” which seems to suggest that the end justifies the means, and further, that human beings are NOT ends in themselves, what would he say about those who are “differently abled?” (either emotionally, mentally, or physically handicapped). Answer by watching this short video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju-q4OnBtNU
What does Nietzsche mean by “master-morality” and “slave morality?” Can you see examples of this comparison in our own society today?
Comment on Donald Trump’s meteoric, yet improbable, rise to power, becoming the president of the United States. It what way does he embody the Uber Mensch that Nietzsche describes and aspires toward? In what way is it different?
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