DEONTOLOGICAL ETHICS

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is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do

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ETHICS

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which means duty

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deon

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a category of normative
ethical theories that encompasses any theory which is primarily concerned with adherence to certain rules or duties

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deontology

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Relevance for intention

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deontological ethics

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Consequences do not matter

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deontological ethics

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hold that actions that are morally right are those in accordance with certain rules, duties, or maxims.

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deontological theories

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Actions can be morally good required permitted or forbidden

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deontological ethics

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DEONTOLOGICAL THEORIES
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1. “The Golden Rule”
2. Natural Law & Natural Right Theories
3. The non-aggression principle
4. Kantian Ethics (Categorical Imperative)

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it both tells us what sorts of actions we should take rather than what sort of people we ought to become

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deontological and consequentialism

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Holds that an action is right or wrong depending on the consequence it causes (e.g., happiness, pain)

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consequentialism theories

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Holds that an action is right or wrong depending on its conformity to a certain moral norm, regardless of the consequence (e.g., Right vs. Good)

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deontological theories

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Also known as the ethic of “RECIPROCITY”. It is one of the famous cross-cultural maxim: “Do to others as you want them to do to you”

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the golden rule

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the golden rule is also known as

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reciprocity

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It depends on the mental state of the moral agent (agent-centered) rather than the person being acted upon (patient- centered)

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the golden rule

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the 2 divisions of the golden rule

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1) Mental state of the agent
2) Nature of the agent’s action

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3 AGENT CENTERED THEORIES

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Mental State
Actions
Religious ethics

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3 AGENT CENTERED THEORIES

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Mental States
Actions
Religious Ethics

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An action is right or wrong because of the intentions that motivated it

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Mental States

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We are categorically forbidden for intending to cause evils (such as killing the innocent), even in order to prevent other evils, however, it is acceptable to cause evils unintentionally, even if we foresee them as effects of our actions

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catholic doctrine of double effect

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Focuses on the exact way in which our actions bring about consequences, rather than just the consequences themselves

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actions

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We are categorically forbidden to cause evils (such a killing the innocents) directly, but are permitted to allow, enable, or accelerate them under some circumstances.

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actions

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• Old Testaments Law
• “It is wrong to work on Sabbath
  because God says so”

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Religious ethics

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Theories dealing with rights

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patient-centered theories

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“An action is wrong if it violates the
person’s right to life, liberty, property/pursuit of happiness (influence of John Locke, Thomas Jefferson) or against being used only as a means of producing good consequences without one’s consent”

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patient-centered theories

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this statement is influenced by
“An action is wrong if it violates the
person’s right to life, liberty, property/pursuit of happiness or against being used only as a means of producing good consequences without one’s consent”

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(influence of John Locke, Thomas Jefferson)

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poster child

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immanuel kant

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he said “Nothing in the world —indeed nothing even beyond the world —can possibly be conceived which could be called good without qualification except a good will”

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immanuel kant

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• Supreme principle of morality
• General formal principle
• Specific moral maxims are derived from
the formal principles

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the categorical imperative

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Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law without contradiction

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the categorical imperative

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Act in such way that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any other, always at the same time as an end and never merely as a means to an end

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the categorical imperative

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3 FORMS

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the universal law
treat humans as end themselves
ACT AS IF YOU LIVE IN THE KINGDOM OF ENDS

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“Act only according to that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should be the ________

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the universal law

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Ensures that moral judgements be
impartial and objective and avoid the
dangers of appealing to self-interests

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the universal law

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To admit exceptions would be
inconsistent and therefore illogical

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the universal law

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Act so that you treat humanity, both in your won person and in the person of every other human being, never merely as means, but always at the same time as an end”

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treat humans as end themselves

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✓ Also known as Practical Imperative
✓ Do not use people for your own ends (or goals, or purposes, or to get what
you want)
✓ Respect people as ends in
themselves

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treat humans as end themselves

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People should be treated with respect
and dignity as all human beings are rational beings and therefore worthy of the respect of moral law (Kant = equality)

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treat humans as end themselves

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“Act as if you were through your maxim a law-making member of a kingdom of ends”

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act as if you live in the kingdom of ends

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the CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE is a way of logically determining what is right and wrong and tells us what we ought to do.

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act as if you live in the kingdom of ends

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Kant regarded the moral community as kingdom of people who should apply moral maxims in a way that showed respect for others

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act as if you live in the kingdom of ends

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Maintains the justice of impartiality

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act as if you live in the kingdom of ends

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without exceptions or conditions; absolute;
unqualified and unconditional: a categorial
denial

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categorical

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absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable: It is imperative that we leave

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imperative

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of the nature of or expressing a command; commanding

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imperative