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Applied Discussion 1_Applying Utilitarianism Ethics Online (1)

Applied Discussion 1_Applying Utilitarianism Ethics Online (1)

Q In this Module, you have learned about utilitarianism and spent time thinking about an article written on your applied ethics topic from a utilitarian perspective. In your initial post, you must do the following: Clearly explain the author’s position on your topic (animal rights, euthanasia, or global poverty). This should be formatted like a thesis statement (e.g. Singer believes that it is wrong to....). Clearly explain the author's reasons in support of this position. Make sure to do so well enough that your classmates who are working on another topic understand the author’s argument as well as how it counts as a utilitarian argument. Then, state whether you agree with the author’s conclusion and explain why or why not. *Remember, the article you need to read for this discussion forum can be found in 3.2: Applying Utilitarianism and is based on the topic that you've chosen. You should be writing on one of the following articles: Animal Rights: "All Animals are Equal" by Peter Singer Euthanasia: "Rule-Utilitarianism and Euthanasia" by Brad Hooker Global Poverty: "Famine, Affluence, and Morality" by Peter Singer

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Brad Hooker, in his article “Rule-Utilitarianism and Euthanasia,” discusses the concept of euthanasia from the perspective of Rule-Utilitarianism, where he takes a position on whether or not euthanasia and the idea of highest utility are connected. To enumerate his stance on the matter, he takes into consideration both types of euthanasia, voluntary and non-voluntary. He then explores its utility from the perspective of its maximum benefit or lack of it. Alongside this, he also takes into account active and passive euthanasia, where the former is related to when a person’s well-being is directly considered and the latter where the end goal is to prevent death for the person’s well being.