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Making Ethical Decisions (2)

Making Ethical Decisions (2). A Systematic Approach. Based on two questions: WHO is to make the ethical decision? WHAT criteria should I use in making a relevant & meaningful ethical decision?. WHO????. Could be decided elsewhere Two schools of thought: Authoritarian decisions &

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Making Ethical Decisions (2)

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  1. Making Ethical Decisions (2)

  2. A Systematic Approach • Based on two questions: • WHO is to make the ethical decision? • WHAT criteria should I use in making a relevant & meaningful ethical decision?

  3. WHO???? • Could be decided elsewhere • Two schools of thought: • Authoritarian decisions & 2. Autonomous decisions

  4. AUTHORITARIAN DECISIONS Characteristics: • Right & wrong are given/already made by: Deity – society – family responsibilities • Not product of personal experience • Rules/Laws are immutable & final • People should know the rules and use them to make ethical decisions

  5. AUTONOMOUS DECISIONS Characteristics: • Arise from within • Ethical decisions are inner motivated • Grounded in genuine interest in the well being of others

  6. WHAT??? • Or…What is the source of then data which I should take into account in making an ethical judgment? • The answers: • 1. The formalist 2. The relativist 3. The contextualist

  7. The formalist • Universal laws (Kant) which apply to all • People must be responsible to be informed of the rules ahead of time… • …so they can be applied to concrete situations

  8. The Relativist • Notions of right & wrong are relative to a particular society • What is right: what works for that society • What works: is what is right for the society • Person is ethically bound to obey a society’s customs & codes • Meaningful ethical decisions only in social context

  9. The Contextualist

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