Ethics Theories: Review Guide
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These flashcards cover key concepts from various ethical theories including their definitions and key principles.
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Ethics
The rules and principles that help us decide what's right and wrong.
Utilitarianism
An ethical theory that focuses on outcomes and consequences, aiming to generate the most happiness for the most people.
Deontology
An ethical theory that emphasizes following moral rules and duties regardless of the outcomes.
Virtue Ethics
A moral philosophy that emphasizes personal character and relationships over rules.
Justice Theory
An approach focusing on fairness in resource distribution, proportional punishment, and repairing harm.
Meta-Ethics
The area of study that explores the meaning and origins of moral language and concepts.
Normative Ethics
The branch of ethics that creates guidelines for how one should behave.
Jeremy Betham and John Stuart Mill
Who developed Utilitarianism?
Immanuel Kant
Who developed Deontology?
Aristotle
Virtue ethics is rooted in whose philosophical traditions?
John Rawls’ “Theory of Justice”
Theoretical contributor to the Justice Theory.
