Politics functions so as to allow individual members of the community (as opposed to simply citizens) to achieve a life of justice that is a life directed toward the "good" and to undergo a personal development that strives for moral fulfillment. ... "The state came about as a means of securing life itself, it continues in being to secure the good life" and it is in the role of securing the good life that the state enables man to be truly complete. ... Nevertheless, common interest too is a factor in bringing them together, in so far as it contributes to the good life of each." ... Aristo...

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Hence, in this given situation, ending the life of an inmate to save the life of an innocent is seen as the morally superior action. In the view of a rule utilitarian however, ending the life of any human being, whether a criminal or an innocent, is inherently wrong due to the very nature of this action. In this example act utilitarianism can be argued to be the more sound argument since people naturally seek out the action resulting in the greatest pleasure or happiness, which in this case involves the sacrifice of criminals to save the lives of innocent citizens. ... Act utilitarianism can ...

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Furthermore, the term sentient possesses the enjoyment of a pleasurable life, which is the fundamental attention that utilitarianism makes a great effort to become as large as it possibly can. ... Therefore, Matheny believes that humans should not consume meat from animals who have been tortured and living their lives suffering in factory-farms....

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