Q:
What is the reward of rewarding the good antonyms in Anti-Utilitarianism?
Is there a reward for rewarding the good antonyms in Anti-Utilitarianism?
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The only answer to this is a citation.
A Google Scholar search on "anti-utilitarianism" returned the following article.
Some of the main arguments against utilitarianism that are covered in the paper:
There are sound ethical arguments in favor of non-utilitarian positions.
Utilitarianism (as well as most other ethical theories) are so broad and weak that they cannot be practically applied.
Dhaka, Bangladesh - Hajra Akter remembers the last time she was conscious of her size.
"I was a stone from losing weight. I couldn't even lift my legs," Akter, a young woman in Dhaka, recalls.
Her weight is now back to normal, after years of trying to fight her appetite and cope with the post-partum complications that she experienced after giving birth to two children.
Akter and many women in Bangladesh say they have been victims of the country's obsession with skinny women.
"We are brought up in a culture that says a woman who looks fat is dirty. I was taught that if I was fat, then I was unclean," said Akter.
Akter is a victim of the "beauty" industry, which she says relentlessly strives to make women appear thinner.
She is not alone.
Although Bangladesh has made some efforts to stop the diet industry and promote healthy lifestyles, the problem of women who are too thin is rampant.
"To sell our bodies we need to look perfect and too thin," says Arzina Bari, a health campaigner from a local NGO, the Centre for Research and Advocacy of the Disabled (CRAD), which works with women with disabilities.
As Akter, like many in her situation, struggles to cope with the stigma of eating too much, she regularly visits a local food centre, hoping that the healthy meals will help her shed some weight.
Once Akter's energy levels rose back to normal, she returned home with her husband and children. The situation was, however, different.
"Now, my husband thinks I'm looking like a different person. I need to look like the same person," she explains.
"I've always been happy about
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