All morality is defined by individuals or cultural, not universal
Relativism
Different cultures disagree about right and wrong _____; therefore, right and wrong _____ are matters of _____ not ________
Actions, actions, opinion, objective
If cultures disagree about ____ and ___, there is no _____ or ______
Right, wrong, right, wrong
Most people speed
Descriptive
It's okay to drink in high school
Normative
Good/bad based on actions/rules
Deontology/ Divine Command
Focused on consequences, good/bad based on outcome, the ends justifies the means, whatever benefits most good for most people
Consequentialism (Utilitarianism)
Building upself
Egoism
Character
Virtue Theory
Fundamental laws of human beings (according to Aquinas)
Natural Law
What are the 3 laws of Natural Law?
Preservation of Life, procreation and educating youth, can't help but want to know the truth
T/F: goodness and being are the same thing
T
We try to keep ourselves alive, instinct to preserve life
Preservation of life
We are animals, have offspring and raise them, take care of young
Procreation and educating youth
We are all seeking goodness, no matter what it is, people are naturally curious, we like knowing "why?
Can't help but want to know the truth
What ought people should and shouldn't do
Normative
If one is speeding on a highway, the fear of getting caught suggests this morality
Morality of obligation
If one is speeding on a highway, the fear of getting into a crash suggests this morality
Morality of happiness
This sense of morality focuses on the rules which guid the decision making of an individual
Descriptive
This sense of morality focuses on the objective rightness or wrongness of actions
Normative
Set of rules/principles that one lives by
Moral code
Which version of the trolley problem would consequentialists support?
The fat man (because you're killing someone either way)