PHIL 2750 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Deontological Ethics, Applied Ethics, Greenhouse Gas
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Use examples to support or refute a theory use examples in deiniions. Briely idenify two characterisics of moral theories longer quesions: Need to explain uilitarianism to answer this then choose best objecion. Explain one objecion to the value of applied ethics. Are there any constraints on the promoion of the good? (aka should you be a deontologist?) Test 3 mock questions lomoar cpsd| 987298. Tragic choices are choices where we cannot help but perform a moral wrong. For example, anigone shows where we have duies to family versus duies to the state. No mater what she decided, she will be doing something wrong and she cannot avoid choosing. According to nussbaum, tragic choice quesions cannot be answered with cost-beneit analysis. The point of tragic choices are they can show us that there are deep conlicts between diferent spheres of life and that no mater what you do, you cannot lead a perfect life.