Studied by 1 persondeontological
focus on action
teleological
focus on end result
synderesis rule
do good avoid evil
5 primary precepts
preserve innocent life / reproduce to continue species / educate kids / worship God / maintain order
secondary precepts
rules coming off primary precepts
apparent good
wrong action even if good outcome
double effect
bad effect is unintended side effect
Proportionalism
Vardy / follow nm law unless there is proportional reason to go against
“taking into account unintended but
foreseeable side effects of our actions” - Hoose
Situation Ethics Joseph Fletcher
right and wrong depend on situation / no universal moral rules or rights / Christian / only applies to humans
agape
unconditional love
6 fundamental principles
only intrinsic good is love / love and justice same thing / only norm is love / love is not liking / love justifies the means / love decides there and then
conscience
verb not noun / make decisions creatively and constructively / before not after decision
4 propositions
pragmatism, relativism, positivism, personalism
pragmatism
doing most practical thing to reach end goal
personalism
putting people first because created in God’s image
positivism
seeing God’s love in everything
relativism
never say never, depends on situation
“You are what you do”
James Rachels, virtue ethics quote
Virtue ethics
character-based / Aristotle / only applies to humans
intellectual virtues
art / scientific wisdom / practical wisdom / philosophic wisdom / intuitive reason
eudaimonia
ultimate happiness
courage / generosity / honesty
-cowardice +rashness / -stinginess +extravagance / -secrecy +loquacity
Hursthouse virtue ethics scholar
the way we treat animals reflects how virtuous we are
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