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Ethics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Society | Group organized under system of rules intended to advance the good of the members |
| Morality | Rules of conduct, what you should and should not do |
| Ethics | Study of morality, focus on voluntary moral choices |
| Not workable theories | Subjective relativism, cultural relativism, divine command theory, ethical egoism |
| Subjective Relativism | No universal right or wrong, each person decides for self. Blurs right vs want |
| Cultural Relativism | Right and wrong is determined by place and time, existence of many acceptable practices does not mean all practices are acceptable |
| Divine Command | God is the major decider of right and wrong, many religions disagree |
| Ethical Egoism | Doing what's right = doing what's best for you, self interest is not always best for others |
| Workable Theories | Kantianism, Act utilitarianism, rule utilitarianism, social contract theory, virtue ethics |
| Kantianism | Categorical imperative, do not use others as a means to an end, |
| Pro/con Kantianism | Treats people as equals, holds everyone to same standard, produces universal guidelines | extenuating circumstances not acknowledged, no way to resolve conflict between rules (perfect > imperfect, but no solution to perfect vs perfect) |
| Categorical Imperative | Unconditional rule that applies no matter what: 1) only follow rules you can imagine others following 2) do not use others as a means to an end |
| Act Utilitarianism | Action is good if benefits outweigh harms, involves math, focuses on consequence |
| Utility | tendency of object to produce happiness |
| In favor of act utility | Focuses on happiness, practical, comprehensive | unclear of who and when to include in consequences, ignores inherent sense of duty, cannot predict consequences accurately, subject to luck |
| Rule Utilitarianism | Adopt moral rules if followed by everyone will bring everyone the most happiness |
| Pro/Con of rule utility | moral rules survive extraordinary circumstances, no math, avoids moral luck, reduces bias, appeals widely | All consequences must be measured on single scale, ignores unjust distribution |
| T/F utilitarianism = greatest good for greatest number | FALSE, utilitarianism is greatest good full stop |
| Social Contract Theory | Does action follow socially accepted rules that rational people are willing to accept |
| Kinds of rights | Negative, positive, absolute, limited |
| Negative right | Often absolute, right guaranteed by being left alone. ex right of privacy |
| Positive right | Often limited, right guaranteed by others doing something on your behalf. ex right of education |
| Absolute right | W/o exception, ex freedom from torture |
| Limited right | may be restricted, ex freedom of speech |
| Difference principle | Social contract theory, greatest benefit to the most disadvantaged |
| Pro/Con of social contract theory | Framed in language of rights, explains acting in self interest, provides analysis for government issues | Nobody agreed to the contract, some actions have multiple characterizations, there may be conflicting rights |
| Virtue ethics | Right action is what a virtuous person acting in character would do |
| Pro/Con virtue ethics | Virtues make sense, takes into account time place and relationships, recognizes development and emotion | Different people disagree on necessary traits for human flourishing, cannot guide government policies, makes it difficult to hold people responsible |
| Virtues | Intellectual: reasoning and truth, Moral: disposition to act and feel a certain way |
| PC Bangs | Korean internet cafe / gaming center |
| Most preference to save in car scenario | Stroller |
| Least preference to save in car scenario | Cat |
| Progression to paper | Clay tablets, slates, paper |
| Progression to email | Telegraph, typewriter, teletype, radio, arpanet, email |
| What does the picture of London at night represent? | Shows interconnected communities |
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