JOURN 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Ethical Egoism, Primum Non Nocere
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In the end, journalism is an act of character . The good of the many outweighs the good of few . Utilitarianism: the individual gets lost in the course of promoting the good of a group. Veil of ignorance : act as though neither person"s rights are more important than the other. Majority rules, minority rights love/caring incorporates justice, peace, and obedience. Egoism: believing in your own self-importance, everything begins and ends with yourself. Jayson thought what he did was justify-able but society knew he was unethical he tried using ethical egoism to defend himself. Journalists have an obligation to exercise their personal conscience. Based in virtue: combination of virtue and duty. Values change from grade school to high school to college. Reparation: making up for any harm caused.
