Philosophy 2730F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Moveon.Org, John Stuart Mill, Super Bowl
13 Nov 2012
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Produces three different sets of principles that all support the same conclusion: social contract, deontological and utilitarian. Moveon. org wished to air ads during the superbowl that criticized the fiscal policies of the bush administration. Cbs refused the request, even though moveon. org had the requisite funds to pay for the ad, on the grounds that politically charged ads were not appropriate during an event like the superbowl. Moveon. org responded that this assertion was inconsistent, owing to the willingness of cbs to air an ad funded by the federal government: disney. Disney refused to release michael moore"s film. Fahrenheit 911 on the grounds that its political nature would alienate families that enjoyed disney products. Moore maintains that this action was political, designed to appease the governor of florida, jeb bush then increasing disney"s taxes. After moore got a distribution deal, he sought to air his movie before the election on pay-per-view, in-demand refused to air the special.
