Famous Ethicists
Author of The Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (1785); famous deontologist
Who was Immanuel Kant?
The use of scripture (sacred writings) as a guide to moral decision-making implies this basic type of moral reasoning, similar to that promoted by Kant
What is deontology?
Watching a violent hockey game, boxing match, or football game makes viewers more likely to fight, according to this theory
What is stimulation theory?
This theory says that sports and games are defined by the rules of the sport or game
What is formalism?
The opposite of normative ethics, this type of ethics describes what actually happens in real instances of sports and games
What are descriptive ethics?
Who was Aristotle?
This part of deontological ethics says that your decision or action, if ethical, would be good as a universal answer in all situations like the one you are deciding or acting upon
What is the categorical imperative?
Similar to culture theory, this theory is about the environment and culture of the team that encourages or discourages ethical activity
What is Ethical Climate Theory (or ECT)?
The Buffalo Bills were AFC champions for four consecutive years, but lost each of the Superbowls in those years. Some would call them losers because they lost the Superbowls. This is an example of ____ _____ theory (two words)
What is social construction theory?
According to this theory, if you are not following the rules of a sport or game (that is, if you are cheating), you can not win because you are not playing the sport/game.
What is logical incompatibility theory?
This author published Utilitarianism in 1863
Who was John Stuart Mill?
These 3 types of basic moral decision-making methods are informal, and are sometimes used to make quick ethical decisions
What are stench (smell), mom, and media tests?
As originally conceived by Joseph Fletcher, this is the sole criterion needed for making ethical decisions
What is love?
When you enter an ethical decision-making process with no principles or maxims to guide you, you are engaging in what Joseph Fletcher called _________.
What is antinomianism?
"If you're not cheating you're not trying" is a quote attributed to this NASCAR driver
Who is/was Tony Stewart?
In the world of influential consequential ethicists, this man did not write Utilitarianism, but his clothed skeleton is preserved and on display in University College London's Student Centre.
Who was Jeremy Bentham?
The answer you give to this thought experiment will indicate the strength of your tendency toward utilitarianism.
What is the trolley problem?
If following formalism automatically results in ethical behavior, and the person who follows formalism has been coached and raised to be ethical, this theory applies
What is virtue theory?
"Manufactured consent" is the phenomenon of "buying into" subjugating/oppressive systems and behaviors. It is part of _______________ theory.
What is critical?
When your need for resources (instrumental rationality) is stronger than your ethical standards, this theory comes into play
What is resource dependence theory?
This author's views on situation ethics changed over time, and the popular beliefs about situational ethics don't necessarily mesh with what he initially wrote about the topic. Although he died in 1991, he remains a significant philosopher of this type of ethics.
Who was Joseph Fletcher?
This way of thinking is similar to Kant's deontology, but goes by the name of moral ____________
What is realism?
The theory that good ethical choices are the ones made in your own self-interest is known as _____
What is ethical egoism?
Permeability (communicating between units) and requisite variety (having the number of workers needed to get work done) are key principles of this theory
What is systems theory?
When your team is not living up to its potential, even though each individual may be terrific on their own, your team is suffering from this
What is nonsummativity?