The Best Nightlife in Cusco: A Guide to the City's Party Scene

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Cusco, Peru is a city known for its rich history and culture, but it's also home to a lively party scene. From bustling bars to trendy clubs, Cusco offers a variety of options for those looking to experience the city's nightlife. Plaza de Armas: A Popular Spot for Nightlife One of the most popular areas for nightlife in Cusco is the Plaza de Armas. This main square in the historic city center is home to a range of bars and restaurants with outdoor seating, perfect for enjoying a drink or a bite to eat while people-watching and taking in the atmosphere. Many of these venues also offer live music, showcasing local talent and adding to the festive ambiance. Bars in Cusco: Relaxed Drinking in a Historic Setting For those looking for a more laid-back experience, Cusco has plenty of bars to choose from. These bars range from traditional to modern, and often offer unique atmospheres to enjoy a drink. Many of these bars are located in historic buildings, providing a unique backdrop to ...
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Consequentialism Ethics

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There are three types of ethical philosophies that influence the standards in our lives and the choices we make whether right or wrong. These types of ethical philosophies include virtue ethics which emphasizes virtues and the moral character(Andre et al 2012), deontology  which  highlights the duties and rules of  human being (Fieser, 2009) and  consequentialism which  stresses the consequences of  an action (Fieser, 2009). This essay will seek to focus further on one these types of ethical philosophies, consequentialism.
According to the consequentialist theory otherwise known as the teleological theory, an action is morally correct as long as the consequences of that action are more favorable than unfavorable, this is  unlike deontoligical views that suggest that sometimes it is wrong to  choose what is possibly the best outcome overall. 
Consequentialism can be divided into three categories; ethical egoism which refers to when the consequences of the action is more positive only to individual performing the action, ethical altruism where the results of the consequences is more favorable to everyone except the individual performing the action, and utilitarianism where the consequences of the action is more beneficial to everyone (Fieser, 2009).
In order to further understand consequentialism, I will depict a hypothetical situation and give details on how I would respond to the given situation. Taking the fact that I live in the country of Jamaica where drug trafficking is common, sometimes people use this avenue as a way to solve their problems. People usually use this avenue, as the unemployment rate and cost of living is very high in my country especially among the youth. The dilemma that I could be faced with is the fact that my friend Tamra confides in me that she has decided to hide some drugs, specifically marijuana in two of her friends’ bags who are travelling to Miami for spring break vacation. If all goes well my friend Tamra will receive enough money from the drug dealers in order to cover the medical bills of her brother who is critically ill. The moral decision that I will have to make is to keep the secret and possibly save the life of Tamra’s brother or inform her two friends whose luggage contains the drugs, and prevent them from possibly being caught by the police and face 10-20 years in prison.
Based on the three categories of consequentialism, I could make varying choices. In terms of ethical egoism I could choose not to get involve, keep the secret so that Tamra’s brother life could be saved. Using the option of utilitarianism I would have to consider the consequences for myself and the parties involved and then calculate the overall benefit.
However even though I would really like to keep the secret and save the brother of my dear friend, I would be unable to keep the secret. Therefore I would choose the  category of ethical altruism which would be the correct moral choice. The consequence of withholding this information could risk the two other persons spending many years in prison for a crime they did not even commit. Therefore, I would inform the two friends of the plot against and hence prevent them from being prosecuted by the authorities. Here I am able to the consequentialist theory as I am able to make a moral decision in which the consequences are more favorable than unfavorable, that is important to save the lives of Tamra’s friends than to save the life of her brother.
            To conclude consequentialism focuses only on the consequences of the actions and a normative weighting is used in the determination of the moral right or wrong of any action. In addition this theory does not focus on whether the actions are innately moral but more so whether the action produces good and positive consequences. Overall consequentialism when combined with other theories may help to produce the best ideologies for given circumstances.


References
1.      Andre,C., Meyer, M.J.,Shanks,T., Velasquez,M.,(2012).Santa Clara University Markula center for applied ethics:Ethics and virtue. Retrieved from http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/decision/ethicsandvirtue.html
2.      Fieser, J.,(2009). Ethics, Duty theories :University of Tennessee, Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved fromhttp://www.iep.utm.edu/ethics/#SH2b

3.      Fieser, J.,(2009). Ethics, Consequentialist theories: University of Tennessee, Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved fromhttp://www.iep.utm.edu/ethics/#SH2b

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