NORMATIVE ETHICAL THEORIES Objective • Discuss the normative ethical theories L2: Normative Ethical Theories Beliefs about how people should behave can be classified into at least 2 major categories: Teleological theories (Consequentialism) Right actions are those that produce the most or optimize the consequences of one’s choices. Behaviour is ‘ethical’ if it results in desirable behaviour 1. 2. 3. 4. Ethical egoism Ethical elitism Ethical parochialism Ethical universalism Deontological theories
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by stating a Philosophical experiences or case laws c. Compare & Contrast the ethical theories. d. Developments from deontology and teleology approaches eg utilitarianism and other consequential approaches; e. Contribution of Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) and Stuart Mill (1808-73); f. Conclusion 1.2 Compare and contrast absolute and relative ethics g. Define absolute ethics and give example by stating a Philosophical experiences or case laws h. Define relative ethics and give
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environment issues on Wontanggi desalination plant. For Kant’s theory‚ the Victorian Government was made a correct decision to build the Wonthaggi desalination plant‚ which located in south Victoria‚ in short term. According to Johnson Robert (2012)‚ Kant believed that only when human act from duty does human’s action have the moral worth and moral requirements are based on a standard. In short term‚ the Victorian Government decided to build the Wonthaggi desalination plant one could solve the problem
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Humor Theories There are three leading theories of humor that serve as the intellectual foundation for what is considered funny. These three theories are the superiority‚ relief‚ and incongruity theories. The superiority theory focuses on the dark side of comedy‚ asserting that we laugh in response to our perceived supremacy over other’s unfortunate situations or social rank. The relief theory claims that humor is a form of releasing excessive energy. Lastly the incongruity theory says that something
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Philosophy 6: Ethical Issues in Business Midterm Essay Chase Novak Dr. Parker Need or Greed? New Protocol: How Drug’s Rebirth as Treatment for Cancer Fueled Price Rises Immanuel Kant-Kantian Deontology John Locke- The Justification of Private Property Adam Smith-Benefits of the Profit Motive Milton Friedman- The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits Thesis: An examination of the case study New Protocol: How Drug’s Rebirth as Treatment for Cancer Fueled Price Rises
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Absolutist An absolutist is a rule that is true in all situations. The rule says things are basically right‚ no matter what the circumstances‚ there is no room for manoeuvre. What makes an ethic deontological is that it pays no regard to consequences‚ as the name makes clear‚ coming from the Greek duty. For example stealing is always wrong. It makes no difference who does it‚ what the reasons were‚ what culture they live in o whether it took place hundreds of years ago. Stealing is just one of those
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that action. Deontology also considers the individual rights of those affected by an action. Kant agreed that we still have moral duties to ourselves and those around us‚ but believed that the categorical imperative is the foundation of duty. The categorical imperative‚ as defined by Kant‚ is a moral obligation that applies to all rational beings‚ with no qualifications. There are three laws regarding
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irrationally to keep it. This would not be sustainable in such a world. Step 2: Form an opinion What would Kant probably have said about Whitey Basson (or you) earning ZAR 620‚000‚000.00? (You might want to do a bit of research into the nature of Whitey Basson’s 2010 earnings). First‚ Kant argues that to act in the morally right way‚ people must act from duty (deon). Second‚ Kant argued that it was not the consequences of actions that make them right or wrong but the motives of the person
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In this paper‚ I will argue on the argument which is about proving that every action that gets us what we want is good and that all good actions are moral. This argument is not a sound argument. This is because the conclusion of the argument on morality is not supported by the premises. The argument fails to define what is good and what is moral‚ that morality is not all about what is good for us but is good for others‚ and that there are also actions that get us what we do not want. The argument
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understanding. He argues this in the following way. First‚ that empiricism is a flawed as a mode of making reasoned inferences‚ a contention that Hume posits as the result of poor conditioning of thought and poor training of blind trust in causality. Kant adds to this debate‚ stating that it is the propositions that have woken
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