Sentences with phrase «utilitarian perspective»

From a utilitarian perspective, the law would be completely pointless (and indeed, as it would offer no benefit and would cost taxpayer money, would result in a net social loss).

We have to get away from our utilitarian perspective on Nature and animals in captivity dying to amuse us.

With a plan to wipe out half the living universe, the Mad Titan is a hero from the utilitarian perspective, which says the total of universal happiness is the only thing that matters.

American liberalism, on the other hand, because it emerged partly from Progressivism, tends to take a more utilitarian perspective on such things, viewing autonomy merely as a means to an end, the end being increasing the happiness of as many people as possible.

Thus, from a purely utilitarian perspective, you have precisely negated what would be a better self - directed outcome.

While they must live and cope with realities of ontological import daily — suffering, love, death, the meaning or meaninglessness of their existence — they do so from an almost exclusively pragmatic and utilitarian perspective.

In the traditional understanding, Nature was looked upon with a utilitarian perspective without consideration for its intrinsic value.

Its consequences, from both individual and social utilitarian perspectives, are often grave.

Not exact matches

From a Kantian or utilitarian ethical perspective, one has neither used nor hurt another person.

Overall, children who held to a theistic perspective showed greater altruism than those from expressivist or utilitarian orientations.

«Most of the habitat concepts that come out of strictly engineering teams look very utilitarian, and when you start thinking about putting people in there for 1,000 days it doesn't work well from a psychological perspective,» Howard says.

The first Transformer always struck me as a bit clunky and utilitarian — traits that may have been a worthwhile tradeoff for the added functionality, depending on your perspective, but not traits that made for an eye - catching or lust - inducing gadget.

It is primal, obvious, utilitarian — an idea waiting to be explored and adds a new dimension and perspective on how we view what we have from another angle»; about the Krysalis, «When lit, they appear to me as a Chrysalis - exuding it's own energy with it's glow... like a hanging sculpture about to come alive.

Such adversities illustrate the tension between a utilitarian and human rights perspective in child welfare policy.