Utilitarianism
What is Utilitarianism concerned with?
The greater good
What is Deontology?
Duty is the foundation of morality
A moral philosophy whereby a person’s actions are evaluated based on the consequences
Utilitarianism
Right and wrong, good and bad, fair and unfair are examples of ___ and ____?
Ethics and morals
What is a Hedonists?
Analyzing happiness in terms of pleasure and
pain
Who developed categorical imperative?
Immanuel Kant
A form of moral reasoning that looks to customs and public opinion, instead of personal opinion, for moral standards.
Cultural Relativism
___ developed the Stage of Moral Development.
Kohlberg
According to utilitarianism, what is the universal desire
Happiness
What is categorical imperative?
"Act only on that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it
should become a universal law"
morality is defined in terms of oneself-considered egotistical.
Preconventional
___ plays a role in making the right decisions using moral reasoning.
Critical thinking
Two of the earliest followers of utilitarianism
John Stuart
Mill and Jeremy Bentham
Name a philosopher that disagreed with Utilitarianism
W.D. Ross
morality is characterized by looking to others for moral guidance and affirmation—wanting to earn the approval of others.
Conventional
___ or your moral compass?
Subconscious
Who developed Utilarian Calculus
Jeremy Bentham
What is Prima Facie?
Binding at first sight, without taking into
consideration conflicting circumstances
morality involves recognizing that social rules need to be justified. Just because something is a law does not make it moral or just.
Postconventional
The three stages of Moral Development are ___, ___, and ___.
Preconventional, conventional and postconventional