Ethics

Question 1

define ethics of conduct

Answer 1

which sort of actions we should perform

Question 2

define ethics of character

Answer 2

which sort of people we should be

Question 3

define consequentialism

Answer 3

the right action is the one that produces the most intrinsic good

Question 4

define aristoteleanism

Answer 4

virtue is a mean between extremes of action or passion

Question 5

define utilitarianism

Answer 5

greatest thing for the greatest number (actions are right if they are useful for the majority of people)

Question 6

define ethical egoism

Answer 6

doing what is in your own interest

Question 7

define deontology

Answer 7

the good is defined independently of the right (doing what you believe is right)

Question 8

virtue ethics

Answer 8

good person doing a good thing

Question 9

define kantianism

Answer 9

actions must satisfy the categorical imperative (the rightness or wrongness of an action doesn’t depend on the consequences, but on whether the action fulfils our duty or not)