The Science of Morality
... Three different domains of Morality Character Action Consequences ...
... Three different domains of Morality Character Action Consequences ...
Moral Development - People Server at UNCW
... • Rules/laws are always fair • Doing the “right” thing means following the rules/laws ...
... • Rules/laws are always fair • Doing the “right” thing means following the rules/laws ...
Ethics for the Information Age
... followed by everyone, will lead to the greatest increase in total happiness Applies the principle of utility to moral rules instead of individual moral actions ...
... followed by everyone, will lead to the greatest increase in total happiness Applies the principle of utility to moral rules instead of individual moral actions ...
Group1 - Southern University College
... 1. Aristotle points out that if you wish to change your life, you should first try to change your habits and character, not perform a specific act or adopt a state of mind. 2. The business / organisational framework has no influence on ethical behaviour. 3. A Deontological approach to business ethic ...
... 1. Aristotle points out that if you wish to change your life, you should first try to change your habits and character, not perform a specific act or adopt a state of mind. 2. The business / organisational framework has no influence on ethical behaviour. 3. A Deontological approach to business ethic ...
Yr 9 Test = Revision
... the rightness or wrongness of an action is determined by the amount of happiness it causes. There is no such thing as an absolute right as something is right only when it produces the most amount of happiness for the greatest number of people. UTILITARIANISM ...
... the rightness or wrongness of an action is determined by the amount of happiness it causes. There is no such thing as an absolute right as something is right only when it produces the most amount of happiness for the greatest number of people. UTILITARIANISM ...
Project Team Development
... Ethical Theories Utiliarianism • Utilitarianism - the view that we ought to produce the most good for the most people, giving equal consideration to everyone affected – Rule-Utilitarianism is applying those rules that if generally adopted would produce the most good for the most people – Act-Utilit ...
... Ethical Theories Utiliarianism • Utilitarianism - the view that we ought to produce the most good for the most people, giving equal consideration to everyone affected – Rule-Utilitarianism is applying those rules that if generally adopted would produce the most good for the most people – Act-Utilit ...
Online Privacy Issues Overview
... What is “right” and “wrong” depends upon a society’s actual moral guidelines These guidelines vary from place to place and from time to time A particular action may be right in one society at one time and wrong in other society or at ...
... What is “right” and “wrong” depends upon a society’s actual moral guidelines These guidelines vary from place to place and from time to time A particular action may be right in one society at one time and wrong in other society or at ...
Major Ethical Theories - Michigan State University
... What is right is to perform the act which maximizes the value preferences that are achieved for the greatest number of people (I.e., the most people possible get more of what they value) ...
... What is right is to perform the act which maximizes the value preferences that are achieved for the greatest number of people (I.e., the most people possible get more of what they value) ...
ii. Ethical Egoism and Social Contract Theory (A coagulation of
... unfavorable only to the agent performing the action. Ethical Altruism: an action is morally right if the consequences of that action are more favorable than unfavorable to everyone except the agent. Utilitarianism:an action is morally right if the consequences of that action are more favorable t ...
... unfavorable only to the agent performing the action. Ethical Altruism: an action is morally right if the consequences of that action are more favorable than unfavorable to everyone except the agent. Utilitarianism:an action is morally right if the consequences of that action are more favorable t ...
File - ERC with Mrs. G. Brum
... This section presents the concepts that must specifically be learned in ERC. The concepts are compulsory since they are important to the development of the 2 competencies. Their learning will be progressive throughout high school. Dialogue is a great way to learn these concepts. Value: a quality tha ...
... This section presents the concepts that must specifically be learned in ERC. The concepts are compulsory since they are important to the development of the 2 competencies. Their learning will be progressive throughout high school. Dialogue is a great way to learn these concepts. Value: a quality tha ...
YourLifeinChrist PowerPoint Chapter 2
... We must always ask how our proposed actions will affect others. We must heed the advice of those who are wiser than us. ...
... We must always ask how our proposed actions will affect others. We must heed the advice of those who are wiser than us. ...
Search out the Facts Intention
... We should never act without considering the consequences of our actions. Consequences are not the only or decisive factor in the morality of actions; the moral object is the decisive factor. Ask the following question: Would I be willing to allow everyone in a similar situation to act this way? ...
... We should never act without considering the consequences of our actions. Consequences are not the only or decisive factor in the morality of actions; the moral object is the decisive factor. Ask the following question: Would I be willing to allow everyone in a similar situation to act this way? ...
Right Reason in Action
... We must always ask how our proposed actions will affect others. We must heed the advice of those who are wiser than us. ...
... We must always ask how our proposed actions will affect others. We must heed the advice of those who are wiser than us. ...
Moral Philosophy and Business
... consistently willed to be universal law. By maxim, Kant meant the principle or rule that people formulate to determine their conduct. If a maxim could not be universally applied without contradiction then it would not pass the test of the categorical imperative, and hence could not lead to a moral a ...
... consistently willed to be universal law. By maxim, Kant meant the principle or rule that people formulate to determine their conduct. If a maxim could not be universally applied without contradiction then it would not pass the test of the categorical imperative, and hence could not lead to a moral a ...
moral philosophy
... 1. Persons are self-interested. Their preferences and interests do not necessarily include the well being of others. 2. Persons are presumed to want the benefits of social interaction if they can be had without sacrifice of individual self-interest. 3. Justice, and so a social contract, is only poss ...
... 1. Persons are self-interested. Their preferences and interests do not necessarily include the well being of others. 2. Persons are presumed to want the benefits of social interaction if they can be had without sacrifice of individual self-interest. 3. Justice, and so a social contract, is only poss ...
Ethical Concepts and Theories
... ∗ People who do not keep their systems updated – Who would be harmed ∗ People who use networks ∗ People whose computers are invaded by buggy anti-worms ∗ System administrators – Conclusion: Harm outweighs benefits. anti-worm is wrong. ...
... ∗ People who do not keep their systems updated – Who would be harmed ∗ People who use networks ∗ People whose computers are invaded by buggy anti-worms ∗ System administrators – Conclusion: Harm outweighs benefits. anti-worm is wrong. ...
Pwrpt - People Server at UNCW
... collapses this distinction. 2. Singer’s argument ignores the option of giving a reasonable amount of aid, while preserving our own happiness and well-being. 3. Singer’s claim that distance or personal feelings we have for the victims is irrelevant is contrary to human nature. ...
... collapses this distinction. 2. Singer’s argument ignores the option of giving a reasonable amount of aid, while preserving our own happiness and well-being. 3. Singer’s claim that distance or personal feelings we have for the victims is irrelevant is contrary to human nature. ...
moral luck
... partly or entirely by their intrinsic value • Consequentialist theory—Asserts that the rightness of actions depends solely on their consequences ...
... partly or entirely by their intrinsic value • Consequentialist theory—Asserts that the rightness of actions depends solely on their consequences ...
Theories of Morality - Fort Thomas Independent Schools
... your will a universal law of nature 3). Always act so as to treat humanity, whether in yourself or others, as an end in itself, never merely as a means 4). Always act as if to bring about, and as a member of, a Kingdom of Ends (that is, an ideal community) ...
... your will a universal law of nature 3). Always act so as to treat humanity, whether in yourself or others, as an end in itself, never merely as a means 4). Always act as if to bring about, and as a member of, a Kingdom of Ends (that is, an ideal community) ...
ethics and human conduct in the society
... ethical theory called ethical hedonism is an ethical theory that interprets the rightness or wrongness of an action in this way. ...
... ethical theory called ethical hedonism is an ethical theory that interprets the rightness or wrongness of an action in this way. ...
Ethical Decision Making in Business
... that society. Laws are seen as necessary to preserve social order and ensure basic rights of life and liberty. Right is defined in terms of general individual rights and standards that have been agreed upon by the whole society. Ethical principles are self-chosen and based on abstract concepts such ...
... that society. Laws are seen as necessary to preserve social order and ensure basic rights of life and liberty. Right is defined in terms of general individual rights and standards that have been agreed upon by the whole society. Ethical principles are self-chosen and based on abstract concepts such ...
EECS 690
... • Since reason is of supreme moral importance, it will be immoral to treat rational beings as if they are not rational beings. • In Kant’s language, “So act that you use humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any other, always at the same time as an end, never merely as a means” • ...
... • Since reason is of supreme moral importance, it will be immoral to treat rational beings as if they are not rational beings. • In Kant’s language, “So act that you use humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any other, always at the same time as an end, never merely as a means” • ...
Consequentialism
Consequentialism is the class of normative ethical theories holding that the consequences of one's conduct are the ultimate basis for any judgment about the rightness or wrongness of that conduct. Thus, from a consequentialist standpoint, a morally right act (or omission from acting) is one that will produce a good outcome, or consequence. In an extreme form, the idea of consequentialism is commonly encapsulated in the English saying, ""the ends justify the means"", meaning that if a goal is morally important enough, any method of achieving it is acceptable.Consequentialism is usually contrasted with deontological ethics (or deontology), in that deontology, in which rules and moral duty are central, derives the rightness or wrongness of one's conduct from the character of the behaviour itself rather than the outcomes of the conduct. It is also contrasted with virtue ethics, which focuses on the character of the agent rather than on the nature or consequences of the act (or omission) itself, and pragmatic ethics which treats morality like science: advancing socially over the course of many lifetimes, such that any moral criterion is subject to revision. Consequentialist theories differ in how they define moral goods.Some argue that consequentialist and deontological theories are not necessarily mutually exclusive. For example, T. M. Scanlon advances the idea that human rights, which are commonly considered a ""deontological"" concept, can only be justified with reference to the consequences of having those rights. Similarly, Robert Nozick argues for a theory that is mostly consequentialist, but incorporates inviolable ""side-constraints"" which restrict the sort of actions agents are permitted to do.