Which three main ethical theories are presented?
Consequentialism, deontology, and virtue ethics.
Which source defines consequentialism as evaluating something by its positive consequences?
Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, *Consequentialism*, Winter 2023 Edition.
Which source presents preference consequentialism as answering the experience-machine objection while raising the problem of evil preferences?
Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, *Consequentialism*, Winter 2023 Edition.
According to deontology, when is an action considered good?
When it conforms to a moral duty or norm.
What are stated limitations of Kantian deontology?
It rejects non-universal maxims, allows conflicting duties, and may ignore consequences such as saving someone by lying.
According to virtue ethics, when is an action good?
When it comes from a virtuous character.
What is a common criticism of virtue ethics?
It is circular and does not specify which actions are right.
What does meta-ethics examine about morality?
What morality is and whether moral claims can be true or false.
How does quasi-realism characterize morality and ethical positions?
Morality must be real rather than relativist, while ethical positions are subjective and develop over time and across cultures.
What do moral preferences concern?
Judgments about what is just or unjust, right or wrong, and fair or unfair.
Answer 10 questions on Moral Preferences and Career Choices.
1. A student is classifying three broad approaches to ethics. Which set names the three main ethical theories?
2. A committee judges a proposed action to be good because it is expected to produce beneficial results, without specifying that those results must increase well-being. Which view best fits this judgment?
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