Exam 1 Flashcards
also known as ‘consequentialism’?
teleological approach
analysis based on rules and principles?
Deontological approach
what are the two major branches of ethical analysis?
Teleological (based on outcomes)
Deontological (based on rules and principles)
What are the four approaches to ethical analysis?
Utilitarian approach
Individual Rights Approach
Justice and Fairness Approach
Virture approach
“greatest good for greatest number” represents which approach?
Utilitarian
Pleasure = good
Pain = evil
who said it?
Jeremy Bentham
Two classes of pleasure
1. lower (animal)
2. higher (uniquely human)
who said it?
John Stuart Mill
What ethical approach is based on intent?
Individual rights approach
respect for persons?
individual rights approach
freedom, choice and dignity?
individual rights approach
Who is known for the Right Approach?
Kant
Deontology is also known as what?
Kantiasm
“The intention behind an action (rather than its consequences) is what makes an action good” who feels this way?
Kant
“There is therefore but one categorical imperative, namely, this: act only on that maxim whereby thou canst at the same time will that it should become universal law”
Kant
Who is known for the categorical imperative?
Kant
What are the three formulations of the categorical imperative?
- act only on maxims which you can will to be universal laws of nature
- treat humanity in a person as an end, not as a means
- act as if you were a member of an ideal kingdom as both subject and sovereign
This approach is based on balancing benefits and burdens
Justice and Fairness Approach
What approach deals with punishment, compensation, and accommodation?
Justice and Fairness
What approach compares and weighs claims of conflicting parties and tries to strike a balance between them?
Justice and Fairness
Approach concerned with comparative treatment
Justice and fairness
What are the three categories of the Justice and fairness approach?
- Distributive
- Retributive
- Compensatory
Fair distribution of societies benefits and burdens?
Distributive Justice
Just imposition of punishment and penalties of those who have done wrong
Retributive justive
just way of compensating people for what they lost when they were wronged by others
compensatory justice
This approach is based upon habits, and actions of highest character
Virtue approach
What is morality?
Universal principles of right and wrong
What is ethics?
the study of morality