You have six views of ethics as quickly summarized below:
1) Kantian: There are "solid" absolute rights and wrongs. Everything leads to the
(Deontology) categorical imperative (Kant's golden rule).
2) Nietzsche We are no rights and wrongs, other than what we create, but make it worthwhile
(Existential) and grand - because we "paint our own picture" of morality.
3) Plato Figure out what's "right" and create "balance" among those things......such as
(Charecter) Truth, Justice, Equity, Integrity, Honesty
4) Utiltarian Morality needs to be practical, maximize the positive, minimize the negative.
(Practical) Ethics should/"ought" to create standards for health, safety, protection. We need to
get the "most good" out of every action, and focus on the "community".
5) Noddings Intuition is sometimes greater than rationality, Relationship is sometimes
(Femanist) greater than truth
6) Objectionist/
(Rational Selfishness) Looking out for number one, might not be all that bad. Ethics should reward the
motivated, the designers, and the risk-takers, while leaving the "leaches and the
moochers" to fend for themselves, rather than enable them.
QUESTION: So considering these above views that vary heavilly:
"How should we then therefore live?"
Remember:
-Ethics Test this Friday: April 26th
-Readings assigned have been: 282-289, 292-296; 297-315, 308-318, 320-326,331-343,
347-353.
