Chapter 6- Ethical and Moral Philosophy

Question 0

Relativism

Answer 0

• Evaluates ethicalness solely on the basis of individual and group experiences
• Lets the group decide rather than making an individual decision
• Assumes that ones persons opinion is equal to another

Question 1

Deontology

Answer 1

preservation of individual rights and on the intentions associated with a particular behavior rather than on its consequences

• judges morality of actions based on its adherence to rules
• decision of morality is based on comformity to moral principles.

Question 2

Utilitarianism

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• Right or acceptable actions as those that maximize total utility or the greater good for the number of people.
• Maximize pleasure for the greatest number of people

Question 3

Virtue Ethics

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• Rights based
• “means as opposed to ends.”
• makes an ethical decision based on what society thinks is good or bad.
• “what would a person of good moral do?”

Question 4

Justice

Answer 4

• evaluates ethicalness based on fairness

- legal standards.

Question 5

3 types of Justice

Answer 5

• Distributive
• Procedural
• Interactional