Among the Ethical Philosophy, which I find to be interesting and different from the beliefs that I have, is the Normative or Ethical Hedonism. Coming from a culture which is highly collective, this ethical philosophy is something interesting to learn as a person who strive to broaden his horizon by learning different ethical philosophy that might different from ours, yet common and acceptable by other culture. As far as our culture is concern, we believe that we must act always according to the will of our conscience and we must always follow the norms of the society for the betterment of all.
Normative Hedonism is a theory which suggest that happiness must be always be given a huge importance and as much as possible “pain should be avoided.”
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If I refuse to marry her, my parents will be glad. However, it would be a big struggle in my part, since I love her. In addition, breaking her up especially in her present condition, where she is carrying a child could be unfair and hurtful in her part. What shall I do?
In hedonistic utilitarian, under normative hedonism, it suggest that for the sake of happiness of all the people concerned I will leave her and let my family hurt her to satisfy their happiness and the happiness of the entire household.
However, if I choose to follow my heart, no matter how big is the obstacle I might be facing. I will not let anyone to decide for myself; instead, I will do what I think to be the right thing to do for the sake of the woman I love and to our child in her womb. Marry her and be a good father and husband.
Finally, although I find normative hedonism theory as interesting since it is new to me, however just like those philosophers who disagreed with this theory, I viewed it also as unethical and unjust. In our modern society, we believe that equality and justice must always prevail. Thus, it is unethical to hide the truth, denies the justice and promotes