Utilitarianism And Relativism Analysis

Ask yourself where you draw the line on whether something is right or wrong, ask someone else where they draw a line on whether something is right or wrong. This idea of where we stand on our moral values and how we announce them almost always relates similarly to others around us. Could this be because we are within a similar culture, or could it be because we share similar ideas? No matter what, it will always come down to the statement of each and every one of us having our own moral values, no matter how similar they may be. In this essay, I will be able to give an overall insight on the ideas given from three philosophical theories, Egoism, Utilitarianism, and Relativism. To give a brief explanation of each theory, Egoism encompasses

Utilitarianism holds a view on the subject of morality of self-interest with the intentions of always doing well for all around. It would have to be a universally accepted action where it would do no harm to all involved. This theory holds a different view on happiness and where everyone’s happiness is equal to one another, there is no hierarchy of happiness among us all. The thought of utilitarianism is a great one, though in a sense that if it was possible we would all hold a similar level of happiness and when deciding on our actions we would consider the happiness of other as much as we held our own happiness. Although with this idea of utilitarianism we come to the problem of most humans being inconsiderate of others and how their intentions would have an effect on others lives. Nevertheless, this theory has been most talked about throughout centuries making it one of the most well known theories, this could well be for the main purpose of it holding a strong view towards the happiness of all around. Of course, the idea of Consequentialism in utilitarianism makes that an action has to be judged for its consequences on the happiness on larger groups in society. When putting these two together there is plenty to take into consideration when determining what is most acceptable and what will have the largest positive impact whereas we can also see a minor

I would have to say that I agree most with relativism and how it is explained. I agree with the idea that there is no global idea of right and wrong, or the ideas of values tend to differ from one culture to the next. The reason as to why I chose this theory compared to egoism and utilitarianism is because of how each of their main points had been given. With egoism it revolves around being a completely selfish being in order to fulfill a well being and utilitarianism revolves around the idea of complete equality of happiness which is not a bad thought although it is far