Introduction

Introduction

Social Ethics
1. Rousseau
2. Needs justice
Justice Ethics
1. John Rawls
2. Unaware of own rank
Combined Ethical Thinking
1. Deontological
  1. Autonomy
2. Consequentialist
  1. Likely outcomes
3. Virtue
  1. Underlying motives
4. Social Contract
  1. Duties to society
5. Justice
  1. fairness to society
Ethical Matrix
1. Benicence
2. Non-maleficence
3. Autonomy
4. Justice
Consequentialist
1. Judge actions according to consequences
2. J.S. Mills
  1. Benefit the greatest number of people
3. NHS
  1. Restricted availability of new drugs
  2. Obese people
  3. Benefit to many huge,harm to minority tiny
Virtue Ethics
1. Judge according to intentions
Natural Law
1. Divine Plan
2. Roman Catholicism and Contraception
  1. Purpose of sex
    1. Voided if more than one purpose
    2. Homosexual acts immoral
Natural Law
1. Biological existance
2. Amoral
Rights Theories
1. Human rights inborn
2. Same rights if vegetative
3. Autonomy
The Dead-ends
1. Rational Egoism
2. Moral Relativism
  1. Morality depends on society
  2. Lincoln and slavery
Immanuel Kant
1. Deontological
2. Overwhelming sense of duty
3. No exploitation
4. Don't treat people as a means to an end
5. Against including animals
David Sharp
1. Everest
2. Commercial interest
Dimensions of ethical choices
1. Social
  1. More = Conformist
2. Personal
  1. More = Individualist
3. Little of either
  1. Rebel

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