Absolutist Ethics

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  • all actions are intrinsically right or wrong
    • e.g. stealing is always wrong even if done for the wellbeing of others
    • form of deontology
      • Absolutist Ethics
        • pros/ cons
          • strong disagreements about which moral principles are correct/ incorrect
          • makes creation of laws/ a judicial system easier
          • allows society to evaluate the morality of another society
          • gives authority to human rights legislation
          • enables comities to share common values
          • no account of cultural differences/ situation/ historical development
          • can make quick ethical decisions
          • harsh- law must be obeyed regardless of the outcome
          • for morals to be truly absolute, they would need to have a universally unquestioned source, interpretation, and authority- arguably impossible
      • Ancient Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle believed in a kind of moral absolutism
      • contrasts consequentialism
  • form of deontology
    • Absolutist Ethics
      • pros/ cons
        • strong disagreements about which moral principles are correct/ incorrect
        • makes creation of laws/ a judicial system easier
        • allows society to evaluate the morality of another society
        • gives authority to human rights legislation
        • enables comities to share common values
        • no account of cultural differences/ situation/ historical development
        • can make quick ethical decisions
        • harsh- law must be obeyed regardless of the outcome
        • for morals to be truly absolute, they would need to have a universally unquestioned source, interpretation, and authority- arguably impossible
    • Ancient Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle believed in a kind of moral absolutism
    • contrasts consequentialism

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