Deontology
Utilitarianism
Existentialism
Natural Law
Moral Dilemmas!
100
Deontology suggests that all rational beings should be threated as an 'ends' and never as this.
What is a means?
100
Utilitariansm seeks to maximize this.
What is Utility?
100
Existentialism says that "Existence preceeds" this:
What is essence?
100
Natural law claims that if you do the right thing you will be get more of this than if you treat people badly.
What is pleasure?
100
Dostoyovsky asks us to consider whether it is 'worth it' to torture a baby so that the entire world is made happy. This ethical theory would agree with this deal.
What is utilitarianism?
200
Deontology gets its name from the French word "Deont" meaning this.
What is Duties?
200
Utilitarianism seeks to maximize utility, and to minimize pain, and maximize this.
What is pleasure?
200
This person, who was both blind and deaf, did not let her situation she did not choose limit her choices in life. She became a world famous intellectual and said "Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything good in the world."
Who is Helen Keller?
200
The theory of natural law we studied in this class is that of this world religion (that has 700 million adherants worldwide).
What is Buddhism?
200
This word meaning "physician assisted suicide" has nothing at all to do with either youth or Asia.
What is Euthanasia?
300
Deontology says we should ask ourselves "what if everyone else did this?" This is also known as this.
What is Universalization?
300
You are on a lifeboat with someone else, and there's only enough food for one person. Your companion is a utilitarian, should you fear for your life?
It depends on who the utilitarian thinks is more useful!
300
Existentialism suggests that this person is the only and best person to make decisions for you right now in this moment.
Who is you?
300
Buddhism was founded by this enlightened individual.
Who is Buddha?
300
In the abulance dilemma you must choose between saving 2 unpleasant people or 1 person who is very important to you. This ethical theory suggests you save the 2 people, even though you your prefer to save the 1 who is more important to you.
What is Deontology?
400
What is the name of this famous deontological prase: "Act only in a way that could be followed by everyone and still be good".
What is the Categorial Imperative?
400
Is it better to be an unhappy human being or a happy pig?
Human pain and pleasure is more ethically important than animal pleasure and pain. Even an unhappy human is more valuable than a happy pig.
400
Existentialism does not provide strict rules to people. Who does existentialism say you should listen to to make up your mind?
What is yourself.
400
The fundamental problem of life, according to Buddhism, is this human experience.
What is suffering?
400
A streetcar is rolling down the tracks towards 5 people! It will certainly kill them. You are standing near a switch which you can turn to send the streetcar along another track - but on that track ther eis one person! Would a deontologist turn the switch? Would a utilitarian?
A utilitarian would, a deontolgist would not.
500
You are hiding Anne Frank in the basement, and Nazis are knocking on your door! You are a deontologist, can you lie to the Nazis?
No.
500
You are a utilitarian and you are watching a gladiator battle a lion in an ancient Roman Colosseum. Many thousands of people will get great pleasure if one person loses their life. Do you join the crowd and cheer for death?
If it's enough pleasure, it could outweigh the pain of the one person or lion.
500
The existentialist Soren Kierkegaard famously said "life makes sense backwards, but it must be lived forwards". What does this mean?
500
Name the ethical rules that make up the 8-fold path
1. Right view 2. Right intention. 3. Right speech 4. Right action 5. Right livelihood 6. Right effort 7. Right mindfulness 8. Right concentration
500
Someone has hidden a bomb at Younge-Dundas Square! You are a super hero and have captured the person you think has done it. You can torture them to get the location of the bomb. Should you do it? What do our 4 theories say you should do?
Utilitarianism: Yes Deontology: No Existentialism: Maybe Natural law: No
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