CRM/LAW C163 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Consequentialism, Virtue Ethics, Ethical Egoism
19 Apr 2016
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Define ethics and describe what it aims to provide. Define values and explain the difference between instrumental and intrinsic values. Describe the focus of and relationship between meta-ethics, normative ethics, and applied ethics as levels or realms of ethical inquiry. Describe the problem of ethical minimalism and describe an example (e. g. , a specific form, or source). Explain the difference between: egoism and altruism, psychological egoism and ethical egoism. Explain the meaning of and at least one problem with the following: ethical objectivism, ethical relativism. Imagine that two people encounter ethical dilemmas and are inclined toward utilitarian and deontological ethical frameworks, respectively. Rights-based ethics sees rule making as a means of establishing normative ethical conduct. Regarding these rights, explain: the idea of rule consequentialism, the difference and ideal priority between natural and legal rights, and why that priority, the correlativity of rights and duties. Regarding virtue ethics, generally, explain: the difference between moral virtues and vices, the idea of practical wisdom.
