tort law - Answer todd the toddler "legally can be sitting getting coffee & can watch the
toddler get hit by truck"
are law and morality the same? - Answer no
Ethical Fundamentalism (Absolutism) - Answer individuals look to a central authority or
set of rules to guide them in ethical decision making could be religious
Ethical Relativism - Whether an action is right or wrong is up to personal judgement
about what feels right or wrong by each individual in each circumstance. Everybody is
left to decide for her/himself
situational ethics - Answer this framework requires that you look at the specific
SITUATION of the actor involved i.e. " I had to lie to my mother and take $100 from her
wallet, because of the unique circumstances of I needed to a birthday gift for my close
friend.
Ulitarianism - Answer(good v evil; cost v benefit) moral actions are those that produce
the greatest benefit for the greatest number
Act Utilitarianism - Answer Does this specific act generate more pleasure than pain?
Rule Ulitarianism - Answer Establish general rules where sometimes benefit does not
outweigh cost.
Utilitarianism - Questions What if a country uses forced underpaid labor of some group
to mine precious minerals to make batteries for electric vehicles?
, Deontology (Immanuel Kant) - Questions Instead of consequences, actions should be
based upon the means/motives behind it (and an outcome of justice)
Kant's Categorical Imperative-for something to be moral, an action must 1) be
potentially a universal law that can be consistently applied and 2) respect the autonomy
and rationality of all human beings
KANT concepts - Answert-Universal ("if I allow you to do this, then I must allow
everybody to do so")
-Motives (the end does NOT justify the means; motives count)
-Practical: "I meant and intended to do something good/helpful, but a band result
occurred." That is okay.
Social Egalitarians - Answer society should provide all its members with equal amounts
of goods and services regardless of their relative contributions
Social Egalitarians - Answer "Let's give everybody a welder, stethoscope, and ceramic
kiln." SARS stimulus checks not provided to all persons.
Distributive Justice(john rawls) - Answerequal opportunity NOT equal results. Some
people will end up doing better than others, but having an equal/fair share for all gives
opportunity. ($100 Tuition for all)
Distributive Justice - Answerauthorities have a budget of 3 million who should it go to?
Social Ethics Theories(libertarians) - Answere market based outcome subject to the
rules, against the redistribution of wealth
Progressive taxation - Answer federal & state income tax rates increased based upon
income
-poor persons pay nothing
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