Midterm Flashcards
Utilitarianism
An action is morally right if it produces the greatest sum of good for everyone effected by it counting oneself no more and no less than anyone else
Ethical Hedonism
The only thing in life that is intrinsically good for me is pleasure
Ideal Morality
Counting everyone’s happiness as the same
Utilitarian moral values
No difference between actively killing and passively letting die
Passive
If I wasn’t there it would have happened anyway
2 Conditions for Euthanasia
- Person is alive
2. It has been agreed that the person would be better off not being alive
Active Euthanasia
When death is brought about by an act eg lethal injection
Passive Euthanasia
When death is brought about by omission eg do not resuscitate
Voluntary Euthanasia
When a competent person asks not to be alive
Non-voluntary Euthanasia
The person has not expressed their wishes or is unable to
Involuntary Euthanasia
Going against the persons wishes by ending their life
What is Modus Tollens
If p then q
It’s not true that q
Therefore it’s not true that p
(Always or never)
Natural Law Theory
- Some actions are unnatural they are perversions of nature
- These actions are morally wrong because they are unnatural
Deontological view of Natural Law Theory
Condones passive euthanasia and rejects active euthanasia
Ross’ Theory
7 bottom line moral obligations (prima facie duties)
