The Greatest Happiness Principle: Humans only act for the sake of ... By happiness is intended pleasure, and the absence of pain; by unhappiness, pain, ...
Act-egoism: The act egoist would likely advise Jack to take the money, as long ... Rule-egoism: The rule egoist might respond to the situation by applying a ...
Utilitarianism or Consequentialism Good actions are those that result in good consequences. The moral value of an action is extrinsic to the action itself.
Consequentialist Theories of Ethics Do Consequences make an action right? Many ethicists have argued that we should decide moral right and wrong by looking at the ...
Hedonism: we should pursue pleasures that are not mixed with pain (prudence, ... satisfy natural desires (food, sleep), & avoid vain desires (fame, fashion) ...
Hedonism: the good is pleasure. Pursue pleasures not mixed with pain (beauty, prudence, honor, justice, courage, ... this implies that the end justifies the means ...
Utilitarianism. The Principle of Utility ... Utilitarianism. Features of Classical Utilitarianism: ... Utilitarianism. Classical Objections to Utilitarianism: ...
maximise social well-being based on (consequentialist) utilitarianism ... Distributive justice - 'political' or 'social' philosophy - concerned with outcome ...
Acting on consequentialism has bad consequences because if we were to take time ... According to consequentialism, it is ... Eric Clapton 'Tears in Heaven' ...
Deontological Approaches Consequences of decisions are not always the most important elements as suggested by the consequentialist approach. The way you make ...
Deontological Approaches Consequences of decisions are not always the most important elements as suggested by the consequentialist approach. The way you make ...
Why do we need medical ethics? What are medical ethics? ... deontology (rules) teleology (purpose) consequentialism (results) principlism (autonomy, etc) ...
Introduction to Ethics Lecture 12 ... A Consequentialist moral theory might permit or even require you to punish an innocent ... Philosophy 100 Kantian Ethics Author:
Deontological ethics or deontology (Greek: Deon meaning obligation or duty) is a ... Consequentialism (Teleological Model) refers to those moral theories that hold ...
Introduction to Utlilitarianism What do we already know about Utilitarianism? It s a Consequentialist Theory: focuses on outcomes. It s a Teleological Theory ...
Historical Nuremberg, Geneva Convention, Declaration of Human Rights. Philosophical. Consequentialist (e.g., utilitarianism) Deontological (e.g., rights or duties) ...
... 'machine[s]' as the tools through which that skill is ... Shades of Learned Hand? Pragmatic (consequentialist) interpretation vs. 'scholastic' textualism ...
Ethical Theories: Conclusion Nanoethics Lecture III Roderick T. Long Auburn Dept. of Philosophy Utilitarianism A consequentialist theory: standard for the rightness ...
Ethical Egoism (Objectivist Ethics) Ayn Rand(1905 1982) Russia 20th Century Philosopher ... Ethical Egoism; Relativism; Freedom; Consequentialist. I do what I ...
Deontology and Consequentialism are too abstract. They simply construct rules for moral behaviour ... integral part of the quest for truth is understanding the ...
Four categories of service that the natural environment ... a particular form of Utilitarianism, which is 'consequentialist' and 'subjectivist' in nature. ...
Utilitarianism provides a standard by which we judge which actions are right or wrong, good or bad. Applying the theory Identify the Alternative courses of action ...
An act is Good if it results in the greatest happiness for the greatest number ... Utilitarianism provides a standard by which we judge which actions are right or ...
Ethical egoism - to achieve the best balance of Good over evil in life. Utilitarianism ... Ethical egoism. Utilitarianism. Situation ethics. Deontologist ...
Moral judgment of economic behavior under risk in relation to moral ... P's asked to evaluate how much anger, disgust and contempt they would feel (on a ...
Discussion 9 Consider the selection by Mill which states that the sole criterion of moral is to maximize happiness. Now, consider an instance where you are riding a trolley car.
The Ethical Use of GMOs 25 March 2005 Dr. Sakarindr Bhumiratana President National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) GM Products: Benefits and ...
EECS 690 April 9 A top-down approach: This approach is meant to generate a rule set from one or more specific ethical theories. Wallach and Allen start off ...
Bioethics Vocabulary and Theory Ethics A field of human inquiry that examines the bases of human goals and the foundations of right and wrong human actions that ...
Daunting Dilemmas and Dualities Corporate Grantmakers Conference June 9, 2005 Graham Phaup The Institute for Global Ethics If you think making money raises ethical ...
A maxim is a principle of action- the contractor who breaks a promise acts on ... Universalizing this maxim he would be willing that promises be broken whenever ...
... (CIOMS: the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences) Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights (UNESCO; United Nations ...
Bioethics, Chapter 4 Truthfulness can be specified by two hypothetical commands: If you communicate, do not lie (refusing to communicate is not lying) You must ...
Senior Research Fellow, PRIO (Int'l Peace Research Institute, Oslo) ... connection between our 'ethics' and our 'morals' between what we think and who ...
Justice in Adaptation to Climate Change A Framework of Analysis and Justice in International Environmental Law on Adaptation Jouni Paavola W. Neil Adger
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... (speciesism) Weak anthropocentrism Pathocentrism Biocentrism Ecocentrism A selection of prominent issues Should scientists consider the possibility that their ...
Ethics-Opening Questions-Area of Study-Terms-Goals-Guiding Questions Opening Questions 1). How do you know if you ve made a morally right or morally wrong decision?
A convoy of food trucks is on its way to a refugee camp during a famine in Africa. ( Airplanes cannot be used.) You find that a second camp has even more refugees. ...
The Ethical Basis for Journal Disclosure of Author/Editor Financial Interest Sheldon Krimsky Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155 www.tufts.edu/~skrimky
... accused of encouraging formula over breast feeding among developing countries) ... claims related to either the benefits, rewards or hazards related to the ...
Chapter 12: Sexual Morality Foundational Introduction - Various Sexual Practices and Behaviors What Is Sexual and What is Not? Embodied persons as the object of ...
Deal with local conditions not controlled. Methods. Interviews. Observation. Material Culture ... Research. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education. ...
Consequences: if we do this, then this is what will probably happen. ? What good and bad things count as ... Ayn Rand; USA famous book 'The Fountainhead' ...