Philosophy 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 38: False Dilemma, University Of Western Ontario, Moral Agency
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There must be at least two legitimate options. The right thing to do is the one that produces the most good. (271) you see your friend cheating on an exam. Good consequences preserves the integrity of the grades at uwo prevents one student from getting ahead unfairly. Bad consequences you lose a friend you get a reputation as a squealer your friend faces disciplinary action, possible expulsion. Good consequences: your friend isn"t in trouble, you keep your friend, your reputation is saved. Critiquing consequentialist reasoning: an option is overlooked, some consequences have been overlooked, the evaluation of how good or bad a consequence is has been improperly assessed. We will use both methods of reasoning realizing that each has weaknesses and that they can come into conflict with other. There is no simple resolution to such conflicts. Historically, the views on ethics we have discussed were developed based on the moral experiences of men.