PHIL 148 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Deontological Ethics, Consequentialism, Gene Therapy

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Ethics comes from greek and means disposition or custom, emphasizing individual character. Moral comes from latin and means essentially the same thing, just emphasizing social expectations. Some propose a controversial distinction: ethics= theory of the good life/what is valuable, morality= Example 1: berta takes a religious life to be the correct conception of the good. However, she respects the right of others to be atheists. However, she still thinks that they lead a misguided life. Example 2: berta loves sports and thinks life without it is impoverished. She still understands that she cannot impose these views on the world. We will be dealing with the questions of the right (moral), questions of the. Deontological arguments: the focus is one principles about what the rights of others requires us to do. Consequentialist arguments: the focus is on bringing about the best outcome. Deontological ethics: yes, it is wrong (act) consequentialist ethics: no, it is the right thing to do .

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