Calculating the Cost of Health, Safety, and Public Health in Situational Ethics
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What is the focus of situational ethics according to Joseph Fletcher (1966)?

  • Promoting individual rights
  • Following rules and principles
  • Seeking personal gain
  • Consequences of actions (correct)

    • What is considered intrinsically good?

  • Adherence to rules
  • Love (correct)
  • Respect for authority
  • Personal gain

    • What does the 'Golden Rule' propose as the most important guide for ethical behavior in organizations?

  • Manipulating others for personal gain
  • Treating others as you would want to be treated (correct)
  • Ignoring the consequences of actions
  • Pursuing self-interest

    • How does Joseph Fletcher view the validity of rules and principles in situational ethics?

    <p>Valid only if they serve love in a specific situation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines a person's actions as ethical according to the text?

    <p>Well-intentioned and in line with a person’s duty to society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key problem with the Utilitarian Theory according to the text?

    <p>Difficulty in deciding whose interest is primary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Situational Ethics, what is the primary focus when making decisions?

    <p>Serving Christian love (Agape)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the Kantian Theory, what is emphasized when considering ethical duties?

    <p>Duties and obligations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does deontological ethics differ from utilitarianism?

    <p>Focusing on following duties regardless of consequences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Joseph Fletcher advocate in situational ethics?

    <p>Acting in a way that serves Christian love in specific situations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In ethical decision-making, what would a utilitarian approach primarily focus on?

    <p>Calculating the immediate consequences of actions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of egoism in teleological theories?

    <p>Consequences of behaviors on the self only</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which category of ethical egoism believes that everyone should act in the individual's own interest?

    <p>Individual ethical egoism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to ethical egoism, what is considered ethical behavior?

    <p>Actions that promote one's own interests</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of consequential ethics focuses on the ratio of goodness or badness an action produces?

    <p>Utilitarianism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main motivation behind personal ethical egoism according to Hinman (2007)?

    <p>&quot;I am going to act only in my own interest, and everyone else can do whatever they want.&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of consequential ethics is based on the principle 'do unto others as you would have them do unto you'?

    <p>The Golden Rule</p> Signup and view all the answers

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