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- ACT UTILITARIANISM step 1
- IDENTIFY ETHICAL DECISION TO BE MADE
- STEP 1 IN APPLYING ACT UTILITARIANISM
- IDENTIFY ETHICAL DECISION TO BE MADE
- STEP 2 IN APPLYING ACT UTILITARIANISM
- CONSIDER ALL POSSIBLE OPTIONAL ACTIONS
- STEP 3 IN APPLYING ACT UTILITARIANISM
- CONSIDER ALL PEOPLE AFFECTED
- STEP 4 IN APPLYING ACT UTILITARIANISM
- DETERMINE THE NET UTILITY OF EACH OPTION
- STEP 5 IN APPLYING ACT UTILITARIANISM
- CHOOSE THE OPTION WITH THE HIGHEST NET UTILITY
- STEP 1 IN APPLYING RULE UTILITARIANISM
- LIST MORAL RULES THAT WOULD BE RELEVANT
- STEP 2 IN APPLYING RULE UTILITARIANISM
- DETERMINE THE NET UTILITY IF EVERYONE FOLLOWED IT
- STEP 3 IN APPLYING RULE UTILITARIANISM
- CHOOSE MORAL RULE WITH THE HIGHEST NET UTILITY
- STEP 4 IN APPLYING RULE UTILITARIANISM
- APPLY THIS RULE TO THE ETHICAL PROBLEM
- STEP 1 IN APPLYING EGOISM
- CONSIDER OPTIONAL ACTIONS THAT COULD BE TAKEN
- STEPS 2 IN APPLYING EGOISM
- DETERMINE THE MOST PROBABLE CONSEQUENCE OF EACH OPTION
- STEPS 3 IN APPLYING EGOISM
- CHOOSE OPTION IN YOUR OWN LONG TERM BEST INTEREST
- STEP 1 IN APPLYING NATURAL RIGHTS
- CONSIDER ALL POSSIBLE OPTIONS
- STEP 2 IN APPLYING NATURAL RIGHTS
- ELIMINATE ANY OPTIONS THAT VIOLATE ANYONES NEGATIVE RIGHTS
- STEP 3 IN APPLYING NATURAL RIGHTS
- DETERMINE IF ANY REPRESENT POSITIVE RIGHTS
- STEP 4 IN APPLYING NATURAL RIGHTS
- ALL ACTIONS THAT DO NOT VIOLATE ANY POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE RIGHTS ARE PERMISSABLE
- STEP 1 IN APPLYING NATURAL LAW THEORY
- CONSIDER ALL OPTIONS
- STEP 2 IN APPLYING NATURAL LAW THEORY
- EVALUATE EACH OPTION TO SEE IF IT VIOLATES W/ ANY UNIVERSAL HUMAN GOODS
- STEP 3 IN APPLYING NATURAL LAW THEORY
- ELIMINATE ALL OPTIONS THAT CLEARLY VIOLATE HUMAN GOODS
- STEP 4 IN APPLYING NATURAL LAW THEORY
- ANY OPTIONS REMAINING ARE MORALLY PERMISSABLE
- STEP 1 IN APPLYING VIRTUE ETHICS
- ASSUME THE NATURAL HUMAN DESIRE FOR HAPPINESS AND FULFILLMENT
- STEP 2 IN APPLYING VIRTUE ETHICS
- DETERMINE VIRTUES FOR THE SITUATION
- STEP 3 IN APPLYING VIRTUE ETHICS
- EVALUATE OPTIONS WITH GOLDEN MEAN SOLUTIONS
- STEP 4 IN APPLYING VIRTUE ETHICS
- CHOOSE ACTION CONSISTANT W/ VIRTUES AND GOLDEN MEAN
- STEP 1 IN APPLYING KANT'S THEORY
- CONSIDER ALL POSSIBLE OPTIONAL ACTIONS
- STEP 2 IN APPLYING KANT'S THEORY
- APPLY UNIVERSALITY, DETERMINE A RELEVANT PRINCIPAL THAT YOU COULD LOGICALLY WILL FOR EVERYONE TO FOLLOW
- STEP 3 IN APPLYING KANT'S THEORY
- APPLY RESPECT FOR PERSONS ELIMINATE ALL THAT EXPLOIT
- STEP 4 IN APPLYING KANT'S THEORY
- ALL REMAINING OPTIONS REPRESENT ETHICAL ACTIONS
- STEP 1 IN APPLYING CONTRACTARIANISM
- CONSIDER ALL POSSIBLE OPTIONAL ACTIONS
- STEP 2 IN APPLYING CONTRACTARIANISM
- PLACE YOURSELF BEHIND THE VEIL OF IGNORANCE THINKING AS IF YOU MIGHT BE ANYONE IN THIS SITUATION
- STEP 3 IN APPLYING CONTRACTARIANISM
- KEEP THE PRIMARY GOODS IN MIND THEY ARE THE VALUES THAT RATIONAL PEOPLE WOULD WANT TO PROMOTE FOR THEMSELVES
- STEP 4 IN APPLYING CONTRACTARIANISM
- CHOOSE THE OPTION THAT SEEMS MOST FAIR TO EVERYONE INVOLVED LOOK AT SITUATION FROM EVERY PERSONS POINT OF VIEW THE MOST EQUAL IS MOST FAIR
- STEP 5 IN APPLYING CONTRACTARIANISM
- IN SITUATIONS WHERE THINGS CANNOT BE COMPLETELY EQUAL CHOOSE THE OPTION THAT BEST PROTECTS THE LEAST ADVANTAGED