Deontology
This philosopher is most closely associated with deontological ethics.
Who is Immanuel Kant?
This philosopher is most closely associated with utilitarianism.
Who is John Stuart Mill?
This ancient philosopher is the founder of virtue ethics.
Who is Aristotle?
This principle emphasizes promoting good.
What is beneficence?
According to Kant, moral worth lies in this, not in consequences.
What are intentions?
Utilitarianism defines happiness as this.
What is pleasure and the absence of pain?
According to Aristotle, the highest human good is this.
What is happiness (eudaimonia)?
This principle focuses on avoiding harm.
What is non-maleficence?
Kant’s first formulation of the Categorical Imperative asks us to act only on maxims that can be willed as this.
What is a universal law?
Mill argued that these types of pleasures are superior to physical ones.
What are intellectual and moral pleasures?
Aristotle believed that virtues lie between these two extremes.
What are excess and deficiency?
This principle is about fair distribution of benefits and burdens.
What is justice?
Kant’s second formulation of the Categorical Imperative emphasizes treating humanity always as this.
What is an end, never merely as a means?
Mill’s famous quote: “It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a ___ satisfied.”
What is a pig?
This kind of wisdom is needed to determine the virtuous action in context.
What is practical wisdom (phronesis)?
This principle supports freedom of thought and action.
What is autonomy?
Kant believed that moral law is derived from this
What is reason?
This principle limits personal freedom only when harm to others is involved.
What is the Harm Principle?
Name one virtue and its corresponding vices of excess and deficiency.
Various Possibilities: What is bravery (rashness and cowardice)?
Autonomy was a key justification for this Canadian legislation.
What is MAiD (Medical Assistance in Dying)?