PHI 2600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 58: Euthanasia, Rights
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Rights ethics: stem from our entitlement as members of society, based on the assumption that morality arises from a social contract that self- Interested people would abide by in order to secure a degree of peace, prosperity and. An action which causes a serious harm may be permissible if that harm is an unintended. Natural law theory: morality is grounded in our rational human nature rather than in god commands, Personal feelings or cultural norms: morality is universally binding on everyone regardless of their religion or lack there. Deontology (duty ethics: morality is based on reason, and moral duties are absolute, there cannot be conflicts between moral duties, an absolute duty is one that is always morally binding regardless of the. Circumstances. (example: even if lying will save someone"s life it is morally wrong to lie. : duties can be both positive and negative, hypothetical imperative tells us that we should do something if we have a certain.
