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ignore other ethical considerations. Jeremy Bentham, one of the philosophys main theorists, suggests that the consequences of every action people perform be counted and this would determine whether an
action is either morally right or wrong ("Utilitarianism," 2008). That aspect of Benthams theory is considered to be act utilitarianism ("Utilitarianism," 2008). Rule utilitarianism on the other hand suggests
that the rules are most important. Some refer to act utilitarianism as consequentialism. Some critics will claim that utilitarianism can have hedonistic undertones. That is, the whims of
the people will be acknowledged and not what is best for them. Some claim that hedonism will rule and so people will make judgments that are not equated with good
sense. Yet, John Stuart Mill, another major theorists in this area, has suggested that pleasure is not necessarily something one would consider as reckless abandon but rather something that is
attached to goodness. There are some good things one may attach to utilitarianism. There is to some extent equity in allowing for a system that takes into account the desire
for the majority. For example, if society allowed people to do what they wanted individually in respect to childhood immunizations, then there would be serious diseases amongst the populace. By
mandating it for the greater good, as it is something that will help the greatest number even though there will be causalities, there is promise for this position. Another moral
theory seems superior however, and that is Kantian ethics. For Kant, "the rightness of an action... (is)... a matter of whether the maxim or underlying purpose of the action is
one which could be consistently willed (or imagined) to govern everyones behavior-though some Kantians may prefer to say, instead, that acts are right if they dont involve threatening anyone merely
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