World Civ test (Harvard thing)

Consequentialist Moral Reasoning

Locates morality in the consequences of an act

Categorical Moral Reasoning

Locates morality in certain duties and rights

Which Moral reasoning is most like enlightenment thinking?

Categorical

Utilitarianism

the right thing to do is the thing that maximizes utility (happiness), “the greatest good for the greatest number”

Cost-benefit analysis 

used by governments and businesses to determine the right thing to do

Two cons of utilitarianism

Failing to respect individual/minority rights, Not all values can be measured on a single scale of utility $

In the trolley problem, which scenario illustrates consequentialist reasoning?

Pulling the lever to divert the trolley from five people onto one — saving five at the cost of one.

In the trolley problem, which scenario illustrates categorical morality?

The fat man scenario — you must not push a man off the bridge to stop the trolley.