Morality Flashcards
What is a moral agent?
Moral agents are persons who can be able to tell right from wrong. They are said to have the ability to foresee the consequences of one’s actions.
Moral agents are persons who can be sensibly blamed/praised for their actions.
What are moral patients?
Moral patients are things (living or otherwise)that have no moral agency but yet deserve moral consideration.
Who/what you believe deserve moral consideration affect how you treat people, animals and nature.
What is the difference between dilemma and moral dilemma?
Moral dilemma— both actions may not be in your self interest
What is a moral theory?
A moral theory is a theory that helps us determine what the morally right or wrong action is in a moral situation.
A moral theory should try to encompass as many of our moral intuitions as possible.
What is consequentialism?
Consequentialism is a moral theory that says the morally right action is the one that maximise good consequences.
It considers only consequences or outcomes when evaluating the rightness or wrongness of an action.
When would consequentialism be a false moral theory?
If there is something else that matters other than consequences, then consequentialism is a false moral theory.
What is classical utilitarianism?
Classical utilitarianism is an example of consequentialism.
It says that the right action is to maximise total happiness, since happiness is the only thing that is intrinsically valuable. If the happiness are mathematically equal, then the person who believe in classical utilitarianism would have a preference.
Intentions are ______ when it comes to ________.
Intentions are morally important when it comes to morally right actions.
Is this true in the supervillain thought experiment in the workbook?
Even when the amount of suffering is the same, it seems bad to make one person suffer the pain for everyone else.
Yes
Does happiness apply to both reality and facade?
It depends on how you argue for it.
From ChatGPT Utilitarianism: A utilitarianism might argue that if the facade leads to greater overall happiness, then it could be considered valid. However, this perspective might still question whether this happiness is sustainable or ethical if it involves deception or self-deception.
