PHIL 2075 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Consequentialism, Deontological Ethics, Virtue Ethics
28 Nov 2018
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Cons to consequentialism: too demanding; absolute, must make a sacrifice (big or small) for the greater good, does not differentiate between things we ought to do and omissions. I must help the poor , i cannot simply merely stand around and do nothing: requires that we actually do something to produce the most utility as an end result. Key features: options, we may pursue things that does not necessarily result in a greater good, constraints. How does his or her rights come into play: when is it okay to do something, to whom do the options, constraints, and rights apply to, animals eating them, experimenting with them, etc. What most deontologists can agree on, is rights: problem: a lot of people make false rights and claim that they know it is a right. This is how consequentialists differ from other ethical theories: it is. Absolute: the only thing that matters is that the consequence trumps all, regardless of the situation.
