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I agree with both of your assessments of kant’s and mill’s perspectives of whether or not would be in favor of selling organs for profit. I tend to agree and leann toward more of a kantian position and not see how something could be moral when there’s a price tag attached to it. It seems like whatever is considered moral stems from the intent of the action.
I agree with your opinion that leading with sympathy is not a reliable way of living the most moral life possible. A seemingly considerate act can become immoral by its intent.
I agree that utilitarianism should ultimately be determined by the majority of people that are left satisfied. I like how you mention that hedonism is the antithesis of utilitarianism, because of the self-indulgent quality it has.
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I really like how you talked about your personal experiences with the friendships you have based in utility. You explained it from your side and other person’s perspective. They aren’t manipulative and the fact that you both have something gain from the relationship, makes both people happy.
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I really like how you went into depth about the type of friendships you had in your like. I think it’s really cool you were able distinguish between the different types based on the personal experiences you’ve had with them. I agree that the virtuous friendships are the best kind of friendships that a person can have because they are long lasting.
I really like how you documented each type of friendship that exhibited through the movie, it seems like Victor and Thomas’ relationship went through all of the different forms of friendships that ere explained by Aristotle
I really like how explained in your examples how a person may be able to achieve happiness from their specific means. I do agree with you that happiness is the end as it provides a person fulfillment to a healthy and satisfying life.
I really like how you stated your opinions so descriptively in your post. I think there’s always going to be a risk when it comes to organ sells, because of dishonesty. However, I do agree from a utilitarian stand point that organ sells/donations would be viable option to keeping the most people at one time healthy
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I’m really sorry that this happened to you and that it changed the relationship you have with your mom. It seems that you are able to think about the situation from a different perspective which gives you the ability to have a relationship with your mom. Injustices of any kind are hard to go through, but sometimes they can be our greatest teachers when it comes to life
That’s super cool that you were able to use your practices from TM to give you more insight on what it means to experience right mindfulness. I’ve always wanted to try meditation of any kind because of the its many benefits. I really like how you gained right mindfulness kind of by accident because you weren’t completely aware of TM and what it does.
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I agree with your opinions of female circumcision. I think there’s so much of a grey area when it comes to ethical relativism, because it always isn’t a good guide.
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I really like how you used a personal experience to explain how virtue and cessation can give people a life without suffering. I think it’s really hard to believe that when someone goes through something very life changing, but with retrospection it’s very essential for that to occur to be able to move on.
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