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Vaughn Ch 5
Ethics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ethical Egoism | The theory that the right action is one that advances one's own best interest |
| Act- egoism | The theory that to determine right action, you must apply the egoistic principle to individuals acts |
| Rule- egoism | The theory that to determine right action, you must see if an act falls under a rule that, if consistently followed , would maximize your self interest. |
| Psychological egoism | The view that the motive for all our actions is self interest |
| Principle of utility | Bentham's principle which approves or disapproves of every action that augment or diminish the happiness of the party whose interest is in questions |
| Greatest happiness principle | Mill's principle that "holds that actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness |
| Social contract theory ( Contractarianism) | The doctrine developed by Thomas Hobbes that morality arises from a social contract that self interested and rational people would abide by in order to secure a degree of peace, prosperity, and safety |
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