CMN 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Deontological Ethics, Normative Ethics, Meta-Ethics

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 2101
• Professor: unknown

Document Summary

The broad scholarly discipline of ethics refers to the principles of right of conduct or doing the right thing . The word ethics comes from the greek word ethos which means character . Morality: a society"s set of beliefs and morals. Ethics: pertains to the individuals thinking and conduct. Aristotle (384-322 bc: moral reasoning theories. It views ethical obligation in two different ways: teleological ethics underscores the consequences of an act of decision, deontological ethics: emphasis the nature of an act or decision. 8 broad perspective examining media ethics: political perspective, human nature perspectives, dialogical perspective: kinds of attitudes people have, situational perspective, religious perspective, utilitarian perspective, legalistic perspective: if an action is illegal, it is unethical, feminist perspective. Four sets of ethical theories developed by philosophers: golden mean, categorical imperative, utilitarianism, golden rule. More good then evil: golden rule: (the judeo-christian ethic)