ADM1301- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 43 pages long!)

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Administration
• Course: ADM 1301
• Professor: Daina Mazutis

Document Summary

Deontological moral systems are characterized by a focus upon and strict adherence to independent moral rules or duties. To make the correct moral choices, we have to understand what our moral duties are and what correct rules exist to regulate those duties. When we follow our duty, we are behaving morally. When we fail to follow our duty, we are behaving immorally. Typically in any deontological system, our duties, rules, and obligations are determined by god. Being moral is thus a matter of obeying god. Deontological moral systems typically stress the reasons why certain actions are performed. Simply following the correct moral rules is often not sufficient; instead, we have to have the correct motivations as well. This might allow a person to not be considered immoral even though they have broken a moral rule. That is, as long as they were motivated to adhere to some correct moral duty (and presumably made an honest mistake).