PHIL 1104 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Utilitarianism, Philosophy, Ethics
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Principles that are looked at are principles like let conscience be your guide , love your neighbors as you love yourself and the golden rule. Utilitarianism - an act being morally right or wrong depends solely on the consequence. Deontology- the view that certain features in the act itself have intrinsic value, it derived from greek deon(duty) and logos (science). Deontology is when ethical theories that place special emphasis on the relationship between duty and the morality of human actions. Deontology focuses on the rightness or wrongness of action themselves, as opposed to the rightness or wrongness of the consequences of those actions. Teleological ethics (consequentialism) - the theory that the center of value is the outcome or consequence of the act; if the consequences are on balance positive then the action is right; if negative then the action is wrong. A teleologist would judge whether lying was morally right or wrong by the consequence it produced.
