Results Based Theories It's Your Duty Quotes for Theories People in the Ethics Miscellaneous
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What is Utilitarianism.
This promotes the greatest happiness for the greatest number.
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What is Divine Command Theory?
This wants you to look to scripture for answers to moral questions.
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What is utilitarianism?
“I support paying taxes for schools because it will
benefit society.”
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Who is Jeremy Bentham?
He founded Utilitarianism and, even in death, tried to promote the greater good.
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Who is a utilitarian?
One flips the rail switch on a trolley line to save 5 people instead of one.
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What is hedonism.
This promotes personal pleasure.
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What is Deontologism?
This wants you to look at the act itself, rather than the
results of the act.
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Who is a deontologist?
“I think lying is immoral because, no matter the result, it is using others.”
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Who is Immanuel Kant?
He created the Categorical Imperative.
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What is "nonsense on stilts".
Bentham said that Jefferson and the Americans insistence on the existence of inalienable rights is like this.
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Deontology/Divine Command utilitarian
Which theory says one cannot use another as a means unto an end, and who says one can use another as a means to an end?
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What is the Golden Rule?
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
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Who is a hedonist?
“I’d eat that candy bar, but the satisfaction of eating it is outweighed by the pain of having to work it off at the gym.”
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Who is Aristotle?
He is the author of the Golden Mean.
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What is euthanasia?
This is the ending of life voluntarily one all hope is gone.
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What is the Harm Principle?
This is John S. Mills test of an act's worth.
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What is the Golden Mean?
“Choose the best compromise between two extreme choices.”
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What is a Divine Command Theorist?
“I would not serve in the military because the Book of Exodus says, ‘Thou shall not kill.’”
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Who is Peter Singer.
He is the famous, or infamous Australian Utilitarian now at Princeton who draws protesters and fans when he speaks.
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Who is a consequentialist?
A person in this category would help someone out of an expectation of reward (for himself OR the GREATER GOOD).
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What is felicific calculus?
This is an example of quantification of feelings.
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What is the Categorical Imperative?
“Imagine if your act became a universal law for all to follow.”
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Who is a Virtue Theorist?
"I could eat this whole cake, or I could abstain from
dessert; I guess I’ll have a reasonable slice of cake.”
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Who is Epicurus.
He was the founder of Hedonism who likely resents what his theory is often associated with in the common mind.
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Who is John Stuart Mills?
He said "The right to swing your arm ends at the tip of my nose".






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