Consider the following principle: (P1) One must never act in such a way as to re
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Consider the following principle:
(P1) One must never act in such a way as to reduce the pleasure of another person unless that other person has freely given their consent. Is P1 a consequentialist moral principle or a deontological side constraint? Explain and justify your answer. Draw on what you wrote in Question 1, 2, & 3 to do this?
Questions 1-5 concern Consequentialism and Deontological Side-Constraints 1. Please explain what Consequentialism is. 2. Please explain the relationship between Consequentialism and Classical Utilitarianism 3. Please explain what a Deontological-Side Constraint is. 4. Consider the following principle: (P1) One must never act in such a way as to reduce the pleasure of another person unless that other person has freely given their consent. Is P1 a Consequentialist moral principle or a deontological side-constraint? Explain and justify your answer. Draw on what you wrote in Questions 1, 2, & 3 to do this.Explanation / Answer
The statement above is a deontological principle. This is because it explahsises that respecting the intrinsic worth of an individual should precede any attempts of any utility based actions. Therefore, personal consent is essential before any steps of reducing the pleasure of a individual is taken.