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A Brief Overview of Western Ethics. M. Blake Hargrove University of Texas at Arlington . Ethics Taxonomy. CLASSICAL & MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY Socrates, Plato, & Aristotle Augustine & Aquinas EMOTIVISM Hume. REVEALED/CULTURAL SYSTEMS Moses CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE Kant LIBERTARIANISM
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A Brief Overview of Western Ethics M. Blake Hargrove University of Texas at Arlington
Ethics Taxonomy CLASSICAL & MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY Socrates, Plato, & Aristotle Augustine & Aquinas EMOTIVISM Hume REVEALED/CULTURAL SYSTEMS Moses CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE Kant LIBERTARIANISM Nozick STOCKHOLDER THEORY Friedman JUSTICE THEORY Rawls COMMUNITARIANISM Sandel UTILITARIANISM Mill, Bentham EGOISM Rand Virtue-based Theories Deontological (Rule-based) Theories Consequentialist Theories
Virtue Theories • Solve problems by assessing character • Phronesisfronhsiς(moral or practical wisdom) • Eudemonia eudaimonia(flourishing, well-being) • Areteareth(excellence or virtue) • Classical Ethics • Aristotle • Christian Ethics • Aquinas
Deontological Theories • Solve problems by assessing duty • Deontology – deon (obligation, duty) logia (to speak), • the study of duty • Revealed Ethical Systems • Reason-based Ethical Systems • Kantian Ethics • Libertarianism • Justice Ethics • Communitarianism
Consequentialist Theories • Solve problems by assessing consequences • Utilitarianism • Mill • Emotivism • Hume • Egoism • Rand
Assess a Problem It is wrong to murder because… • Rules • Moses • Kant • Rawls • Consequences • Mill • Virtue • Aristotle