BLAW 3201 Chapter : Chapter2BLAW3201
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Law is strongly affected by moral concepts (ethics), but law and morality are not the same. Individuals look to a central authority or set of rules guidance, e. g. , the bible, the koran, the writings of karl marx. A theory under which actions must be judged by what individuals subjectively feel is right. This requires one to judge another person"s ation by first putting oneself into that or wrong for themselves person"s situation. Those actions that produce the greatest net pleasure, compared to net pain, are better in. Act utilitarianism assesses each separate act in order to determine whether it produces. Rule utilitarianism supports rules that at their inception would appear to be the best hope producing maximum pleasure for the greatest number of people. (what"s the best outcome for society, even if that outcome includes doing something unethical) Deontology stresses that certain principles are always right or wrong, no matter the outcome .
