PHO 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Private Foundation, Deontological Ethics, Immanuel Kant
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Instead of looking at the consequences of a particular act, rule-utilitarianism determines the rightness of an act by finding the best rule of conduct. This is done by finding the value of the consequences of following a particular rule. The rule, the following of which, has the best overall consequences is the best rule. Have to use reason-logic: they are also sometimes called non-consequentialist since these principles are obligatory. Irrespective of the consequences that might follow from our actions: famous deontologist: immanuel kant (it is the motive); he believes in a. Moral law- that cannot be broken: deontology is a duty based ethical theory, a duty based ethics may be based on, following god"s commands (divine command theory, respecting the rights of other people (rights based theory) (ex. Universal right of hospitality: for kant, our duty is to a single guiding principle: the categorical.