ETHICAL PRINCIPLES/THEORIES Situation Ethics o Situation ethics views Pornography as moral if and only if it is used in moderation and with the right mind set of the individual to use it to benefit oneself or others in a good way. A married couple who are unable to show their love to each other can use a type of pornography called “cybersex” to help them cope up with the loneliness of being away from their loved one. o But if an individual indulges his/herself into pornography to harm
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different ethical theories that ethicists use to make decisions. If an alien civilization were to come to Earth and offer a cure for all human diseases‚ but would only do it if they were allowed to choose 10‚000 involuntary human subjects for experiments that were most likely harmful‚ different theories would offer different explanations of why they think this situation is morally right or wrong. Two important theories that ethicists could use to help them make this decision are Ethical Relativism
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Explain the main features of the theory of Utilitarianism The theory of Utilitarianism takes its name from the Latin word Utilis‚ meaning ‘useful’. It was first developed by Jeremy Bentham‚ a philosopher and legal theorist of the 18th century. Bentham sought to produce a modern and rational approach to morality which would suit the changing society of the industrial age. This was also the era of the French and American Revolutions‚ and of the Enlightenment‚ so orthodox morality was challenged
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and Legal Compliance “What does it mean to say that a rule would produce the best consequences?” The theory of “utilitarianism is a huge interest and influence. Additionally we may ask how “utilitarianism” is discussed and how might it be criticized or defended? Utilitarianism Jeremy Bentham an English philosopher and political thinker has been described as the modern father or utilitarianism. According to Law (2012)‚ “He defended the greatest happiness principle‚” which claims that an action
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act itself. Types of Teleological Ethics 1. Utilitarianism – Utilitarian moral theory is classical utilitarianism‚ 2. Varieties of ancient Greek virtue ethics – Aristotle Ethics is an Example a. The goal of ethics is to explain how one achieves the good life for human beings. There are only two basic kinds of prescriptive moral theories: teleological theories‚ deontological theories TELEOLOGICAL ETHICAL THEORIES Teleological moral theories locate moral goodness in the consequences of our
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Coming clean is at the heart of this deontological theory. Despite the fact that Kant had no chance to get of knowing the self-sacrifice that is regularly required in whistleblowing‚ I believe that Kant would need a person to stand firm in coming clean‚ regardless of personal result. Virtue theory requires a person to personify trustworthiness and boldness. Reporting unethical colleagues‚ patient safety violations‚ or health
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The Idea of Mill ’s ethical theory is his Greatest Happiness Principle in that “actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness and they are wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness. Happiness is the intended pleasure and the absence of pain. Unhappiness is the pain and the lack of pleasure. Pleasure and freedom from pain are the only desirable things.” Mill ’s view of happiness is hedonistic‚ which suggests that the only good thing in a person is pleasure and the
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to lie is self-defeating and goes straight away from the categorical imperative. The categorical imperative is a moral law that all should follow without exception. This lead into the key idea of deontology‚ which is that human beings are the control source of moral value. The value theory of deontology is people because
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There are many ethical theories used to decide which actions are morally right or wrong. Philosophers create theories in which they describe imperatives or rules to help people decide how to conduct themselves to be their moral best. Some are very basic‚ while some are more complex. Philosophers may agree with the entire theory or may pick them apart and only follow pieces as they see fit. Two of these theories are the Natural Law Theory and Utilitarianism‚ which vary in how much they regulate behavior
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Utilitarianism and the Ford Pinto Case The goal of utilitarianism is to seek out pleasure and base your decision making on creating the greatest possible happiness for the greatest number of people. Utilitarianism is only concerned with producing a desirable result‚ regardless of whether the action taken to arrive at the desired result was good or bad. In business‚ all sorts of factors are involved in creating products ranging from where to purchase raw materials‚ where to build a factory
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