BIOL 2470 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Jeremy Bentham, Consequentialism, Anthropocentrism
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Where do i collimate ethical decisions can be intuitive we just know or feel what is right, without undertaking extensive conscious deliberation. Professionals do more than simply act on their gut feeling . Ethical tools or frameworks that are used in veterinary ethics to aid ethical decision-making. Ensure a robust, logical and consistent approach to decision-making. Ethical theory aims to distinguish all morally right from all morally wrong actions. It might be a set of statements or rules based on values (what is good and what is bad) An ethical framework is a tool to facilitate practical decision-making, usually based on one or more ethical theories. What does ethical decision-making involve: identifying and characterising ethical concerns, identifying stakeholders, determining the information and evidence required to make a decision, using ethical frameworks to make a considered judgement. Decision good if it leads to the greatest good for the greatest number of stakeholders.
