The Atrocity of Saul Alinskys Utilitarian Approach to Communcation Ess

The Atrocity of Saul Alinskys Utilitarian Approach to CommuncationJeremy Bentham, one of the founders of Utilitarianism, believed his philosophy could provide for the sterling(prenominal) happiness of the greatest number of people. However benign it may sound, at the heart of Utilitarianism is a cold, teleological process which reduces happiness to a mere commodity. It is even worse that Saul Alinsky would extend this philosophy to a point where the truth becomes relative, justice becomes a tool of those powerful enough to wield it, and any means ar justified to reach ones desired ends.Utilitarianisms focus on outcomes inevitably leads to a lack of concern with the means used to action a given outcome. This allows for a process in which the rules of conduct are vague, open to interpretation, and less important than ones objective. This lack of absolute standards distinctly violates several key standards of Martin Bubers Dialogic values, which I believe are essential to ethic al communication. These standards stress the importance of the authenticity and honesty of ones me...