PHILOSOPHY FINAL

Deontology

asserts that the rightness or wrongness of an action is inherent in the action itself, regardless of the consequences. (duty-based / rule-based)

consequentialism

ethical theory judges the morality of action based on its consequences. A morally right action is one that produces good outcomes or consequences.

Immanuel Kant focuses on…

Deontological ethics

Virtue theory (basis of virtuous action)

centers on the character and moral virtues of an individual as the primary focus for ethical evaluation.

virtue theory asks…

“What kind of person should I be?” and “how can I live a good life?”

Basis of virtuous action framework lies…

in the cultivation and possession of virtues, which are stable character traits that enable individual to act well and flourish as human beings.

Hobbes’ state of nature

hypothetical condition of humanity before the existence of formal governments, laws and social order. outlined in his work, Leviathan.