ME 4133 : Fall 2013 Test 1 Pg3
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Morality : this is ethical, what society deems right or wrong. Question- how old is this notion: as long a first society, however, the scientific study of ethics started with socrates(5th century bc) and aristotle(4th century bc) There are two trends(families of theories) of ethical theories: a)teleological- it comes from the word telos -end or means (diff from the word tele -from far away. A specific theory: 1) utilitarianism(facts, formalized by two british philosophers jeremy. Utility: negatives of this theory, the rights of minorities may suffer. Ex: professor may want to host a meeting that most people can make but not all can make: using company"s email system. Actions: company monitors emails, 1) we tell the people, 2) we do not tell people, company does not monitor emails. The leakers and tell them information. may find. Some trust on another way to the company. leak. If discovered it but do not tell leak. then major lost them.
