The End Justifies the Means Meaning and History
The end justifies the means used for an action made by someone is right or wrong. In todayu2019s society characteristic behavior is based on the belief that ends with the end justifies the means. It means the action takes by someone is right or wrong. The meaning of the end justifies the means Achieving the desired outcome can justify prior immoral actions. Many philosophers argue that to do what is right it is necessary to have a morally good reason for acting. Typically, identifying morally good reasons involves. Appealing to abstract principles. Many examples are treated everyone as an end and not simply as a means to do unto others. you would have them do unto you To determine a sufficient principle . some philosophers appeal to pure reason (universal moral truths), while others appeal to consequences of a certain type. One traditional appeal to consequences is based on preference. if outcome Y is preferred, then act X (that produces Y) is permissible; in other words, u201cthe end justifies the means.u201c u201cBut the end and the means are one. And if the means did not contribute to human happiness, neither will the endu201d History of the end justifies the means If the outcome of an act is desirable the act is justified regardless of what it involves . TAI prince wishing to keep his state is very often forced to do evil. Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince. (1532) The origin of the phrase u201cthe end justifies the meansu201d can trace to the ancient literati, for example, the Greek playwright Sophocles (c. 496-406 BCE) and the Roman poet Ovid (43 BCE-17CE). Another well-known proponent is Italian statesman Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527). His work The Prince (1532) is a masterpiece of practical decision making, predicated on one goal: to maintain political position as long as possible. This end may require instances of lying, coercion, and killing, but, if the principle is sound, these acts are justified. Notably, there is little reason to think desired outcomes have anything to do with moral goodness. For example, genocide and rape may be desired by Some. Thus, as a moral principle.it is widely considered plausible and it is often invoked as a criticism of views that appear to imply it. Some of the scientific studies conducted on the same also suggest that the outcome of a particular event may be justified by quantum mechanics itself if we try to go deep enough into this concept we find out that thereu2019s an effect called the butterfly effects which says that u201ceven if a butterfly flaps its wings in one corner of the earth then it will effect the outcome of the otheru201d For more information click here: https://shouts.site/the-end-justifies-the-means-meaning-and-history/
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