MDSC63H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Communitarianism, Existentialism, Egalitarianism
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Theoretical foundations of ethics: ethics and media, ethics = the study of what we ought to do, ethical questions for media persons: "which parts should i omit?: need to make commitments and decide among alternatives, two main directions for ethical concern, communitarian ethics. Individual ethics: communitarian ethics, media person takes insights from society, colleagues, community, personal/individual ethics, media person emphasizes personal ethical development and puts community priorities second, communitarianism vs. libertarians. The rights of the individual should not be sacrificed for the interest of the community; without happy individuals, there is no happy community. There is no overarching "public good", but just an individual good. The individual should not be treated separately from the community. Would improve society by situating community wishes above personal concerns and by cooperatively making. Would improve society by stressing self- improvement and individual decision- decisions making: chart adapted from textbook re: communitarians vs. libertarians: Anti-media professionalization: comment on henry (1994, p. 19) (textbook p. 7):
