SAS#5

Question 1

Derives moral obligation from what is good or desirable as an
end to be achieved. Morality of an action is contingent on the
action’s outcome which means that the rightness or
wrongness

Answer 1

TELEOLOGICAL ETHICS
(CONSEQUENTIALISM)

Question 2

Moral duty is exclusive for the self which means that
one ought to do/pursue whatever is in one’s own best interest (e.g.,
developing a career).

Answer 2

Ethical Egoism

Question 3

Believes that human actions and social institutions
should be judged right or wrong depending upon their
tendency to promote the greatest amount of pleasure
or least amount of pain.

Answer 3

JEREMY BENTHAM’S PRINCIPLE OF UTILITY

Question 4

It is not the quantity of pleasure but the quality of
happiness that is central to utilitarianism. An action
should be judged right or wrong if it has the tendency to
achieve happiness for the greatest number of
people.

Answer 4

JOHN STUART MILL’S GREATEST
HAPPINESS PRINCIPLE

Question 5

We ought to live by rules which lead to the
greatest good in general. Avoid
short-timeutility, instead focus on achieving
long-term utility (e.g., equality for women)

Answer 5

Rule Utilitarianism.

Question 6

Derives moral obligation from what is good or desirable as an
end to be achieved. Morality of an action is contingent on the
action’s outcome which means that the

Answer 6

rightness or
wrongness

Question 7

Consequences of actions are more favorable
than unfavorable to everyone which means that one ought to
perform actions which tend to produce the greatest overall
happiness for the greatest number

Answer 7

Utilitarianism.