Monday, January 16, 2012

=> The one that predominates the World of Computing

As of now the one that predominates the world of computing is Mill's Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is a moral principle that holds that the morally right course of action in any situation is the one that produces the greatest balance of benefits over harms for everyone affected. So long as a course of action produces maximum benefits for everyone, utilitarianism does not care whether the benefits are produced by lies, manipulation, or coercion.

Many of us use this type of moral reasoning frequently in our daily decisions. When asked to explain why we feel we have a moral duty to perform some action, we often point to the good that will come from the action or the harm it will prevent. Business analysts, legislators, and scientists weigh daily the resulting benefits and harms of policies when deciding, for example, whether to invest resources in a certain public project, whether to approve a new drug, or whether to ban a certain pesticide.

Utilitarianism offers a relatively straightforward method for deciding the morally right course of action for any particular situation we may find ourselves in. To discover what we ought to do in any situation, we first identify the various courses of action that we could perform. Second, we determine all of the foreseeable benefits and harms that would result from each course of action for everyone affected by the action. And third, we choose the course of action that provides the greatest benefits after the costs have been taken into account.  

5 comments:

  1. Yes, utilitarianism predominates the world of computing nowadays, that is why computer crimes and abuses are in rise. Because not all happiness are morally good and ethical.

    ReplyDelete
  2. this is true. when we do something, we always think of the benefits of that action...

    ReplyDelete
  3. I agree with you.
    Well, all I can say is we do things that makes us happy.

    ReplyDelete
  4. we have different perceptions on every theory so i respect your choice.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Oh my goodness! You're so right! I really don't think anyone's put it that way before! You must be an expert on this because you just made it so easy to understand, I every time spent my half an hour to read these kind of blog posts daily along with a mug of coffee. I really enjoyed it today.


    My Signature: Stand out with a truly custom dental website (no templates). Optimized360 stunning sites are developed for doctors like you.

    ReplyDelete