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some people have the brightest eyes...beautiful...
i had a wonderful time yesterday over a chicken chop and some pointless discussions.
important realizations: i'll pick my loved one over three hundred children anytime.
SUMMARY OF ETHICS TYPES
Ethical relativism
* Often disparaging, what's ethical depends on the individual, the group, the culture, tradition, background
* E.g., Student caught breaking into computer says that, at another university where he came from, it was accepted and encouraged
* Argument against: Just because one class of individuals does something, doesn't mean it's right
Utilitarianism
* One must act to achieve the greatest good for the greatest number
* Places public good over private good
* Possible harmful to minorities and individuals, sacrificed for the majority
* The ends justify the means
Deontological theories
* It's about moral obligation
* It's about actions (not ends)
* Rejects acts that harm minorities, individuals
* Stems from Immanual Kant
* Opposite of utilitarianism
* "Do what is right, though the world should perish."
i had a wonderful time yesterday over a chicken chop and some pointless discussions.
important realizations: i'll pick my loved one over three hundred children anytime.
SUMMARY OF ETHICS TYPES
Ethical relativism
* Often disparaging, what's ethical depends on the individual, the group, the culture, tradition, background
* E.g., Student caught breaking into computer says that, at another university where he came from, it was accepted and encouraged
* Argument against: Just because one class of individuals does something, doesn't mean it's right
Utilitarianism
* One must act to achieve the greatest good for the greatest number
* Places public good over private good
* Possible harmful to minorities and individuals, sacrificed for the majority
* The ends justify the means
Deontological theories
* It's about moral obligation
* It's about actions (not ends)
* Rejects acts that harm minorities, individuals
* Stems from Immanual Kant
* Opposite of utilitarianism
* "Do what is right, though the world should perish."