Morality in the Broad Sense

all things that guide your understanding and progress in life (values, ideals, aspirations)

Act Utilitarianism

assesses each separate act according to whether it maximizes pleasure over pain

Rule Utilitarianism

supports rules that on balance produce the greatest pleasure for society, considers long-term
and societal benefits

Morality in the Narrow Sense

principles that should regulate people's conduct and interactions with others

Consequentialism

determines the level of goodness or evil from the effect or result of an act

Nonconsequentialism

actions are right or wrong according to the morality of the acts themselves, not by the result

Egoism

self-interest as a guiding principle; morality = self-interest; consequatialist form of morality

Kantian Ethics

-people should be treated as ends and never purely as means to the ends of others

-Universalize your actions, make no exceptions for yourself

Groupthink

A situation in which group members seek unanimous agreement despite their individual doubts,
usually under pressure to get things done faster

Hedonism

happiness is the only thing worth pursuing

Psychological Egoism

the theory that people always act in their own self interest, whether they know it or not

Morals

Concerns behavior in relation to human welfare

Ethics

a system of moral principles telling you what's right or wrong and restrains you from acting
purely from a place of self-interest

Ethical Relativism

something is right or wrong depending on the determinations of the culture or society

Etiquette

norms of conduct in a polite society

Paradox of Hedonism

people who are concerned with their own interests tend to have less happy and less satisfying
lives
Consience

morals developed from a young age from parents, teachers, etc. (following it is amoral)

Organizational norms

established standards in a community that are commonly accepted