Kent Paul Japay GED124 Ethics 5:30 – 7:00 pm

BASIS RELATIVISM NATURALISM UTILITARIANISM DEONTOLOGY

Give the Theory Theory Theory Theory
constituents of the
human Act? This theory that Natural law theory refers to the general Utilitarian belongs to a theory This theory is an
 Knowledge holds that there view that moral rules and principles are in morality that can be act or conduct is
 Freedom are no objective, absolute and universal truths labeled as consequentialist. considered good
 Voluntariness universally valid that can be discovered in the nature of What solely matters is the or right thus
moral things and in the structure of life itself result of the deed, not the justified morally,
principles. This through the used of reasoned reflection. deed itself. not by showing
mean that all that is has good
moral values and beneficial
are not valid consequences or
relative to effects but by
culture or virtue of its being
individual an action that
choice. emanates from a
sense of duty or
moral obligation.
View on truth Stoics View Aristotle’s St. Thomas Jeremy John Stuart View on Duty
on Natural view on Aquinas’ Bentham’s Mill’s view
No matter how Law Natural Law view on view on on pleasure
we answer that Natural Law pleasure recognizes only
question, we The stoics For those actions that
must equated Aristotle, we According to He claims He claims are done out of
acknowledge nature with can learn by him, to say that the good that pure duty as the
that an act or law and nature what that law as life is one pleasures ones having
conduct may be reason and we ought to an that is spent are two moral worth.
both right or taught that do and not ordinance for pursuit of types, which Everything else
wrong at the what was do because simply bodily are the does not give an
 same time- say, important nature means it is a pleasures. In quantity and act any moral
right in one was to live a intends thatcommand or fact, the quality. value or ethical
culture but life certain thing
directive goodness is He says, significance.
wrong in according to be done or emanating equated with pleasure of
another. To put nature. not done.
from a pleasure of the mind or
it simply, So, the point
legitimate sensual the spirit are
differing moral applies authority. pleasure. higher than
views about the equally to
And since it pleasure of
same action inanimate is an order, flesh and of
may be both nature. “it is binding the body.
right at the upon the
same time. subjects to
obey.”
Give the Who is a Who is a Who is a Who is a Who is a Who is a Who is a moral
determinants on moral person moral moral moral moral moral person according
the morality of an according to person person person person person to Immanuel
act. relativist according according according according to according to Kant’s moral
moral to stoic’s to to St. Jeremy John Stuart framework?
 The act itself framework? moral Aristotle’s Thomas Bentham’s Mill’s moral
 The end or framework moral Aquinas’ moral framework?
motive of the ? framework? moral framework? He claims that
agent They believe in framework? what makes an
 The moral right and They According to act right/good
circumstance wrong. It is just believe that Aristotle’s Aquinas’ For Mill’s moral and wrong/bad
s that they a wise moral framework is utilitarianism, framework, does not depend
contend that person framework is to be right and one should on its results or
what is knows that to be good obedience wrong, are spend part of consequences,
basically right things must therefore is were good is dependent it to feed since all these
and wrong for be as they to be to be done on the one’s mind are simply
an individual or are and reasonable. and evil is to pleasure or and soul not beyond one’s
group may be achieves To be be avoid. pain that an just to satisfy control, hence a
wrong or for happiness reasonable act will bring one’s bodily matter of luck or
others. and sense is to act in result to. If an need and accident.
of purpose accordance act will result physical Therefore,
by learning with our to pleasure it cravings. morality as the
how to nature which is considered sole and
accept the is our right or good exclusive domain
necessities rationality. but if it of rational
of things To be good results to beings, should be
and events. is to be pain then the something of
rational in act is which one should
our actions considered have total
and wrong or control.
conduct. bad.