Question a.
Ethics define the good and wrong acts of an individual. Through morals and ethics, the human nature helps to substantiate the actions that will lead to another party suffering. In the Sandel’s explanation using the trolley story, it is through inner human perception that helps to formulate the action to undertake. The philosopher approaches the ethics in humanitarian aspects that helps an individual to evaluate any decision he or she is making against another. It helps to identify the right path to follow when making judgement regarding certain course of actions.
Question b.
Jeremy Bentham’s philosophy of utilitarianism supports the idea of ethics. The philosopher argues on the basis of utility. In economic terms, a utility is the satisfaction an individual gets after taking a course of action. He tries to formulate a question on whether an individual action helps him or her to gain a higher level of satisfaction than the sufferings he experiences. Every individual will, therefore, be rational enough to make decisions which considers the other party utility level. Jeremy focuses on actions that produce pleasure and what prevents suffering. Happiness is the desirable attribute required in every individual. Suffering is an attribute which is not worthy of any individual.
Question c.
Naturally, it is better to do more good than to feel good. When feeling good, there must be another party who has done good to you. This shows that, if every individual do good things then all of us would feel good. Feeling good is as a result of doing good. This will help in raising the morality level across members of the society. This makes an overall welfare being of the society be improved. Therefore, doing good leads to good feeling but not vice versa.
Works Cited
Sandel, Michael J. "Justice." What's the right thing to do? (2009): 1-179.
