Johnson- Chapter 2 Test
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- majority rule
- elected representatives vote for law acceptable for the majority
- law
- enforcable rules of conduct in society
- integrity
- the capacity to do what is right, even in the face of temptation
- civil disobedience
- an open, peaceful, violation of law to protest its alleged injustice
- inpartiality
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-the idea that the same ethical standards are applied to everyone
-wrong for me is wrong for you - Consequence Based Reasoning and Steps
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-1st look for alternative ways to alter the current situation
-then forcast the consequences from the alternatives
-evaluates consequences to select the alternative that will produce the greatest good - Fundamental Ethical Rules
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-the acts themself are judged as right or wrong
-comes from human reasoning or central authority - universalizing
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-if you envision everyone doing a particular action
-rule based - scofflaws
- people who do not respect the laws
- fidelity bond
- an insurance policy that pays the employer money in case of theft by employees
- The Good
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-selecting the standard for judging consequences as right or wrong
-involves alternative basic goals such as love, justice, truth, and pleasure -
-impartial
-based solely on reason - ethical decisions are...
- profit maximization
- ethical and humane situations of the people involved
- right
- Majority rule is not always _______.
- Ethical decision/dilemma
- affect you and/or others in a significant way
- Example of an ethical decision/delima
- blue jeans vs. life support
- consequential ethics
- goes along with majority rule
- part of rule-based reasoning; "benchmark"
- "Irrational, illogical, self-defeating."