EECS 1022 Lecture Notes - Lecture 35: Virtue Ethics, Consequentialism, Family Values
22 May 2020
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Moral analysis when there is confusion about competing alternatives of action: background: ethical perspectives and values, awareness: questioning. Values: family values, religious values, etc: reasoning: using frameworks and critical thinking tools. Judgement: what is morally right: decision: motivation and justification. Motivation: responsibility and commitment: action and evaluation. Virtue makes an act right or wrong. Virtue ethics emphasize that our actions both build and reflect our character. Maximizes amount of outcome that is deemed good and intrinsically valuable or desirable. Consequentialists bring about the greatest good for greatest number of people. Bentham and mill developed utilitarianism: form of consequentialist ethics. Pleasure is the good that must be maximized and pain is the evil that must be minimized. Principle based ethics respect, justice, nonmaleficence, beneficence. Respect for persons / autonomy acknowledge a person"s right ot make choices, have views. Nonmaleficence (do no harm) not to inflict harm intentionally. Beneficence (do good) provide benefits to persons and contribute to their welfare.
