Ethics: A Brief Overview
... What does Aristotle consider a full human? How does this impact the way we view those with mental illness? ...
... What does Aristotle consider a full human? How does this impact the way we view those with mental illness? ...
Moral Theory
... relations are not cold and abstract They suggest that moral emotions such as care and empathy should be included in the considerations about right action. (e.g., warm and cold doctors) ...
... relations are not cold and abstract They suggest that moral emotions such as care and empathy should be included in the considerations about right action. (e.g., warm and cold doctors) ...
Philosophy 220
... Thus, an action is right iff its consequences would be at least as good as the consequences of any alternative action that the agent might instead perform. ...
... Thus, an action is right iff its consequences would be at least as good as the consequences of any alternative action that the agent might instead perform. ...
Basic Framework Normative Ethics
... They provide a relatively precise and objective method for moral decision making ...
... They provide a relatively precise and objective method for moral decision making ...
Utililitarianism
... The good of the many outweighs the good of the few, but remember, the few may include you. He or she must selflessly give equal consideration to all involved, including him or herself. One might be called to give up ones own life for the good of the whole. ...
... The good of the many outweighs the good of the few, but remember, the few may include you. He or she must selflessly give equal consideration to all involved, including him or herself. One might be called to give up ones own life for the good of the whole. ...
Ethical Principles
... then determine on a case by case basis whether an action is morally right or wrong i.e. wasting time by watching TV is morally wrong since our time could be spent on charity work for greater ...
... then determine on a case by case basis whether an action is morally right or wrong i.e. wasting time by watching TV is morally wrong since our time could be spent on charity work for greater ...
Ethical Framework summaries File
... At least from the simple forms of ethical hedonism, it also follows that pleasure is good whenever it is had, even in matters that are themselves worthless or worse. Some hedonists are willing to bite such bullets; others develop more complex forms of ethical hedonism that seek to soften the bullet ...
... At least from the simple forms of ethical hedonism, it also follows that pleasure is good whenever it is had, even in matters that are themselves worthless or worse. Some hedonists are willing to bite such bullets; others develop more complex forms of ethical hedonism that seek to soften the bullet ...
Introduction to Ethical Theory II
... action it is. What matters is doing our duty. There are many kinds of deontological theory ...
... action it is. What matters is doing our duty. There are many kinds of deontological theory ...
Types of Ethical Theories
... In this situation, act X is right because it produces consequence Y for Z. So I should do X; and so should any/everyone in a similar situation. --What is Y? eg: happiness; security; pleasure/pain; power; knowledge, selfrealization, spiritual perfection… If it is pleasure: hedonic consequentialism -- ...
... In this situation, act X is right because it produces consequence Y for Z. So I should do X; and so should any/everyone in a similar situation. --What is Y? eg: happiness; security; pleasure/pain; power; knowledge, selfrealization, spiritual perfection… If it is pleasure: hedonic consequentialism -- ...
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.