ITM 407 Chapter 2: Chapter 2.docx
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Ethical concepts and ethical theories: establishing and justifying a. Morality: system of rules for guiding human conduct, and principles for evaluating those rules. Policies: rules of conduct that have a wide range of application (could be formal laws, informal, implicit guidelines, etc) Two kinds of rules of conduct: directives: guide our conduct as individuals (at the mircolevel, social policies: framed at the macro level. Social policies, unauthorized duplication of software should not be allowed. Principle of social utility: greatest good for the greatest number: litmus test, see if a policy of don"t duplicate software has moral grounds. Morality, system whose purpose is to prevent harm and evils: also to promote human flourishing. Fundamental purpose of a moral system to prevent or alleviate harm and suffering. Gert, moral system is both public and informal: public, everyone must know what the rules are that define it.