MEJO 141 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Aristotle - answer o Happiness is the ultimate human good
- focus on ACTOR.
o Virtue comes from a strong character, citizenship, and upbringing
o Ends don't justify the means
Aka: Final product wasn't worth what it took to get it
The Golden Mean - answer - Aristotle's theory
- virtues lies at the mean between two extremes
Aristotle's Application to Media - answer the sensational and extreme is discouraged, balance
and fairness are key
Kant - answer - believed in higher truths beyond human reason
- focus on the ACT
- what you do is more important than who you are
Kant's Categorical Imperative - answer - rules are unconditional
- outcomes are not considered
- ethical standards are applied to all
Kant's Application to Media - answer - don't ever lie
- no undercover reporting
- no lying to sell a product
- tell the truth even if it will hurt the company
, Mill - answer - main ethical goal- preventing pain and promoting pleasure
-CONSEQUENCES
- nobody's happiness is more important than anyone else's
Mill's Utilitarianism - answer - all about the greatest good for the greatest number of people
- it can be ethical to harm one person for the benefit of the group
Mill's application to media - answer - a news story that hurts someone can be good if it's good
for society
- undercover reporting is good
Ross - answer - there is more than one ethical value to be considered
- focus is on the ACTOR, who has to choose between different options
Ross's Pluralistic Theory of Value - answer - competing ethical values aka duties
- ethical duties carry equal weight
- must determine which duty is most significant in certain circumstances
- appreciate the situation / context without losing sight of the rules
Ross' 7 duties (+2): Pluralistic theory of value - answer o Fidelity - keep your promises
o Reparation - right your wrongs
o Gratitude - return the favor
o Justice - balanced fairness
o Beneficence - care for others
o Self-improvement - virtuous and knowledgeable
o Not injuring others - non-malfeasance
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