Ethics Flashcards
1
Q
Ethical branches
A
Personal
Societal
Professional
2
Q
If animals have no moral status
A
We have no duties towards them
3
Q
I’d animals have instrumental value
A
We have indirect duties due to their value to someone else
4
Q
Animals have intrinsic value
A
We have direct duties to them
5
Q
What is sentience
A
The ability to have feelings
6
Q
Evidence for sentience
A
Pain/fear
Evolution
Physiology/anatomy
7
Q
What is speciesism
A
Only humans have moral status
Animals can’t reciprocate
8
Q
What is utilitarianism
A
Look at conseq of action
Max good outcome
Greatest good for greatest number
9
Q
What is Deontology
A
Principles guiding behaviour more than conseq
Duty based ethics
Treat as ends not means
(Animal rights)
10
Q
What is ethics
A
What is good/bad or right/ wrong
