PHIL 1550 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Deontological Ethics, Consequentialism, John Stuart Mill
19 Apr 2016
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Right and wrong are a function of the consequences of our actions. Our actions are right or wrong only because of their consequences. Take in account what value the action has as well as the goodness or badness of its effects. Morally right action for an agent to perform is the one that has the best consequences or that results in. This principle is also relevant for evaluating the consequences of someone refraining form acting. We are likely to be ignorant, misjudge, or overlook. Action with the greatest value can produce poor results (and visa versa) the most good (28) Agent-neutral and independent about judgements of right and wrong. Objective means that we are discussing whether one outcome is better than another independent of each. A judgement about good or bad consequences - good or bad states of affairs - is made independent of.
