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ETHICS

ETHICS. ETHICAL SYSTEMS. ETHICAL ABSOLUTISM RIGHT and WRONG are static, absolute, universal concepts Nothing changes their definition NOT situational. ETHICAL SYSTEMS. UTILITARIANISM Right and wrong are determined by impact on the greatest good for the greatest number Jeremy Bentham.

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ETHICS

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  1. ETHICS

  2. ETHICAL SYSTEMS • ETHICAL ABSOLUTISM • RIGHT and WRONG are static, absolute, universal concepts • Nothing changes their definition • NOT situational

  3. ETHICAL SYSTEMS • UTILITARIANISM • Right and wrong are determined by impact on the greatest good for the greatest number • Jeremy Bentham

  4. ETHICAL SYSTEMS • MORAL RELATIVISM • Right and wrong are all relative to situations, cultures, locations, etc. • There are no absolute, universal rights and wrongs

  5. ETHICAL SYSTEMS • EGOISM • Self-interest is the only standard of conduct

  6. ETHICAL SYSTEMS • DEONTOLOGICAL ETHICS • From the Greek “deon” meaning “duty” • Kant’s Categorical Imperative • Act out of obligation to duty • Consequences do not matter

  7. ETHICAL SYSTEMS • SITUATED ETHICS • Correct morality exists within a given situation • Aristotle • The mean

  8. ETHICAL SYSTEMS • How would each system evaluate the Cold Equations? • Ethical Absolutism • Utilitarianism • Moral Relativism • Egoism • Deontological Ethics (Kant) • Situated Ethics (Aristotle)

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