Moral Theories Flashcards
(15 cards)
Moral theories used to resolve dilemma
Utilitarianism
Kan deontology
Virtual ethic
Social contract
Principlism
Utilitarianism
-consequences
-amount of happiness be pain/suffering
Deontology
-focus on action itself not the consequence
-killing is wrong but killing to protect your family is right
Virtue ethics
-Character + action
-it is right to give money to the charity without legal obligations
Social contract
People live together in a society in accordance with an agreement that establishes moral and political rules of behaviour
Problems associated with utilitarianism
Utilitarianism vs integrity
Utilitarianism vs human rights
Utilitarian
Other theories:
Liberal individualism
Focuses on respect for autonomy
Communitarianism
Focuses on public interest than autonomy
Ethics of care
Assumption that the dependence of the other demands the personal acceptance of responsibility
Define ethics
Right or wrong
What and how we think
Morals
What we do
Dilemma
A situation in which “moral obligations”demand that a person adopt each of two or more alternative actions
3 core claims of utilitarianism
Judged right or wrong ONLY by their CONSEQUENCES
Amount of happiness regarding consequences
Each person’s happiness counts the same
Deontology aka
Rule morality- strict rules of behaviour
Where do these rules come from
From our capacity as human beings
1. Capacity for reason
2.Capacity for freedom
