[LGS 200] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (29 pages long)

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: Legal Studies
• Course: LGS 200
• Professor: Ruth Ann Hall

Document Summary

A set of moral principles or values that governs the conduct of an individual group. The rule of law and the rule of ethics may demand. Looking to an outside source for ethical rules or commands (ex. A moral theory which dictates that people must choose the action or follow the rule that provides the greatest good to society. It is difficult to estimate the good that will result from the action. It is difficult to apply in an imperfect world. It treats morality as if it were a math formula. A moral theory which says that people owe moral duties that are based on universal rules. Consistency - all cases are treated alike reversibility - the actor must abide by the rule they use to judge the morality of someone else"s actions. It is difficult to decide what is morally right. A moral theory which asserts that fairness is the essence of justice.