Teleological Ethics = Consequentialist Ethics Morality of an act is based on the outcome or consequence of the act Deontological Ethics = Non - Consequentialist Ethics Morality of an act is based in the 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
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divided into separate jobs. (False; moderate; p. 266) 3. The concept of work specialization can be traced back a couple of centuries to Adam Smith’s discussion of division of labor. (True; moderate; p. 267) 4. Originally‚ when work specialization was implemented‚ employee productivity rose because it wasn’t widely used. (True; moderate; p. 267) 5. Today‚ most managers see work specialization as a source of ever-increasing productivity. (False; moderate; p. 267) 6. Grouping jobs on the
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laws would become a longer process because one would need to take every individual’s opinion into account. Thus‚ public authorities‚ who have the power to act for the common good of the community which they rule‚ should be the makers of law. Law commands a certain way of life that public authorities have the power to induce. Lastly‚ all laws must be promulgated‚ for without promulgation‚ law would not fulfill its purpose. In order for any law to be able to fulfill its innate power of commanding and
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divinity and humanity is that the divine are seen as all powerful‚ while humanity is put on the earth to please the divine. The divine’s relationship with humanity can be seen in two ways: as being providers and takers. However‚ no matter what position humans are put in they should not lose their trust in the divine. In both the Odyssey and Tanakh‚ in order for the relationship between humanity and the divine to thrive not only do humans have to trust the divine‚ but the divine must trust humanity. In the
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In the Euthyphro‚ Socrates asks an important question concerning the nature of piety. Socrates is skeptical and asks‚ "Is conduct right because the gods command it‚ or do the gods command it because it is right?" This question is very significant and has become one of the most famous questions in philosophy. Antony Flew‚ the British philosopher‚ thinks that whether a person can grasp and force the point of this proposed question‚ is a good determiner of their aptitude for philosophy. The significance
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benefit from the consequences. Such consequences include Heaven for those that follow the demands of God‚ and Hell for those that choose to disobey his requests. If people live their lives harmoniously with God’s commands‚ they will be living a moral life. Arthur disputes the Divine Command Theory by saying that it is part of human nature to worry about simple consequences such as “will I get caught” or “what will someone think if they see me”. He points out that we often do not think about religion
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Moral schools of thought dictate ethical behavior‚ however‚ every culture assigns ethical and moral values differently (Lecture 1). Without a moral or ethical structure‚ society would not prosper. Clashing cultural values make defining morality complicated. Ethicists argue the minimum conception of morality establishes a starting point based on reason that defines and installs a code of morality or ethics. The minimum conception of morality is an “effort to guide one’s conduct by reason—that is
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and can be saved if we were to commit a murder‚ we still cannot murder as G-d’s laws are absolute thus they cannot be adjusted to fit the circumstance. Similarly to Judaism being an absolute ethical theory‚ the divine command theory is also a main aspect of Jewish ethics. The divine command theory is based on the idea that good and bad is defined by G-d‚ even something which is intrinsically wrong such as murder‚ can be considered good if G-d approves of it. For example‚ when G-d commanded Avraham
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References: Austin W.‚ Michael. (2006‚ August 21). Divine Command Theory. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved February 19‚ 2012 from http://www.iep.utm.edu/divine-c/. Byrne‚ Peter. (2007‚ December 4). Moral Arguments for the Existence of God. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved February 19‚ 2012 from http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/moral-arguments-god/
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For example‚ Christians will take the authority of the teaching of the Bible as their source of morality. Other sources of moral teachings are unreliable and could be false. According to divine command theory‚ things are morally good or bad‚ or morally prohibited because of God’s command. The divine command theory is often thought to be refuted by an argument called The Euthyphro dillemma‚ which begins by asking a question; are morally good acts willed by God because they are morally good? If someone
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