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A 4 page analysis of what factors might be in play in a particular culture that could make humanitarian aid have more of a negative impact than a positive one. This paper acknowledges that John Stewart Mill’s “greater good” must somehow be achieved but that this is sometimes easier said than done. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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is, however, that this intervention typically is launched irregardless of cultural distinctions and without a careful examination of what the full impact of intervention might be. The thesis can
be presented, however, that outside intervention in conjunction with specific societal factors often leads to more societal fragmentation and cultural upheaval than it remedies problems such as hunger and poverty.
To determine when outside intervention is appropriate and when it is not then we have to be able to somehow weigh the relative impacts. This process is facilitated
with the use of the philosophical approach of John Stewart Mill. Mill holds that terms such as "good" and "right" are defined on
the basis of which behavior provides the greatest benefit to the largest number of people. When considering this equation, however, we must also recognize the tremendous differences in cultures
that are in play. As Rachels (375) observes, "many factors work together to produce the customs of a society". Not only are such things as religion and factual
belief important, so too are the "physical circumstances" in which a people live and operate (Rachels 375). So-called "justice", however, is sometimes a culturally driven process. It is
the product of the morals and ethics of the entities involved on both sides of the so-called humanitarian intervention. The unfortunate
fact is that our culture is a man-made structure that typically seeks to impose the wishes of the majority, or at least the most powerful, on the whole. When
this is the case, our so-called humanitarian intervention is actually a means of forcing the desires and wishes of the most powerful segment of our society on the less powerful
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