When the reading talks about consequentialism looking at the idea that we should treat everyone’s happiness equally, it made me think back to my Justice and Civil Society class where we talked about different theories of justice. One of those theories being egalitarianism in which the idea is that everyone deserves equal rights and opportunities. Our society has certainly leaned towards prioritizing the happiness and the provision of opportunities to those that need the most help. But in some cases this has become a topic of debate politically, typically splitting the political party line between democrats and republicans when it comes to giving government funds to lower income people or instead limiting government interference and letting everyone have the equal opportunity to work for their own money, success, along with their own happiness.<\/p>\n
This debate about whether or not to follow consequentialism has become an ethical one. In reality, when looking at treating everyone’s happiness equally, you have to look at everyone’s background as this does not necessarily mean an equal playing field for everyone whether this is from the way they grew up economically. In philosophy, it sometimes is quite easy to pin point what is ethical and what is not. But as soon as it comes to real life situations, the lines get blurred and each situation requires a more holistic approach particularly when it is a question of hurting one person or another.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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