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Duty Ethics Quiz 8/31Categorical Imperative - ✔✔"I ought never to act except in such a way that I can also will that my maxim
should become universal law."
Categorical Imperative Meaning? - ✔✔GOLDEN RULE, treat others as you would like to be treated.
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Define Deontology - ✔✔the study of the nature of duty and obligation.
Deontological Ethics - ✔✔The word deontology derives from the Greek words for duty (deon) and science (or
study) of (logos).
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Duty - ✔✔When you make a decision, you need to ask yourself who you owe a duty to and which is more
important.
Ethical actions follow universal moral laws, please list three (3) universal moral laws. - ✔✔- Don't break the
rules of your particular duty/job.
- Don't take things that aren't yours, have a good set of 'morals' and common sense.
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- Don't lie
How can strictly following the moral principles of Deontology produce a negative result? - ✔✔If kids are
drowning in a lake on private property, your first thought would be to save them- but if you trespass on that
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property you are breaking a rule.
How does Deontology differ from Utilitarianism? - ✔✔Deontology is more about your personal duties rather
than the majority of people's feelings/thoughts.
Maxim - ✔✔rule or principle
Moral agent - ✔✔An agent is a person who performs an action; a moral agent is a person with the capacity to
act morally.
Objections - ✔✔- Creates problems when two absolute duties conflict with each other.
Example: To tell the truth?
- Allows acts that could make the world a less good place.
Example: Discounts outcomes.
This form of ethical theory is associated with what famous philosopher? - ✔✔Immanuel Kant
What is Jesus' definition of neighbor? - ✔✔"Jesus was asked, "Who is my neighbor?" Jesus asks him back,
"Who acted as a neighbor?" The word Neighbor, therefore, is not a person, but a perspective."
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