chapter 3 Flashcards
what is deontological ethical system
concerned with whether an act itself is good
teleological ethical system?
focused on the consequences of an act
what do ethical formalism believe in?
that there is a universal law that includes clear rights and wrongs
what is ethical formalism
deon telo
deontological system, they focus on the act.
what do utilitarianism believe in?
determines morality based on how many people were helped by the act. even if the act is bad or good it focuses on what happens after
what is utilitarian
telo or demo
telogoical system.
religious perspective believe in?
what is good is that which comforms to god will/
religious perspective
telo or demo
Both, they are interested in the means and endes. what they god wants them to do and what it will come out of it.
when are natural law used?
time wise
cross cultural over time. they are not relative or place
what do natural law believe in?
what is good is that which is natural. what is universally understood to be right and wrong.
rights and wrongs are clear through reason
what do ethics of virtue believe in?
whether a person is good. to be virtues. it comforms to the golden mean
what do ethics of care believe in
they are all about good act. care and concerned
is ethics of care a demo or telo
deontolological perspective
ethics of care, for men or women
women, it is believed that women are more concerned about care of others.
what do egoism believe in?
the needs of self are most important.