ADMS 3660 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Discourse Ethics, Virtue Ethics, Hedonism

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 3660
• Professor: Douglas Kong

Document Summary

Normative ethical theories: ethical theories that propose to prescribe the morally correct way of acting. Ethical theories are the rules and principles that determine right and wrong for a given situation. Two extreme positions by richard de george (not really useful) Ethical absolutism: there are eternal, universal applicable moral principles. Ethical relativism: opposite of ethical absolutism; it depends on the person making the decision and the culture in which they are located; morality is culturally determined. Descriptive relativism: different cultures have different ethics, both sets of beliefs can be equally right. Accepts different moral convictions and backgrounds, yet still suggest a consensus on basic principles and rules in a certain social context can, and should be reached. Normative ethical theories: north american and european origins and. Most of the literature in english is dominated by an anglo american. Differences view, whereas the european and asian ones are not as widely received.