Philosophy 2030 Class #12 4/19/16 Hand in Midterm Exam. Movie: High Noon (1:24) Discuss Chapter 6 – Deontology in relation to the movie

Student Portfolio: Assignment #5 What after all is the “Best for All”? Find an excerpt from a TV show, or a short video or tell us a story from your own life, etc. illustrating someone acting for the benefit of others in which the consequences turned out positively. Evaluate how there might have been (or might still be) unfortunate consequences. 2) Find an excerpt from a TV show, or a short video or tell us a story from your own life, etc. illustrating someone acting for the benefit of others but in which the consequences turned out quite badly. Evaluate how the person might have predicted the consequences better before hand with better judgment. Describe the truly good utility action that should have been taken.

whether it has good consequences. Intentions Utilitarianism The morality of an act depends on whether it has good consequences. Intentions are irrelevant to whether or not an act is right!

Although it appears correct to some degree, utilitarianism has many critics. It seems not to account for the importance of duties and obligations and intentions. Consider the case of a man who attempts to shoot his friend out of rage and jealousy and misses and hits instead a sniper who is about to shoot a rifle into a crowded mall. Did this man act morally? If only consequences matter, we would probably have to say that he did.

A marshall, personally compelled to face a returning deadly enemy, finds that his own town refuses to help him.

After we watch the movie, we will discuss: What are the Ethical issues or dilemmas? Does Marshal Will Kane “do the right thing?” Do anyone else “do the right thing?” Why would John Wayne call this movie “un-American?” Should we “do the right thing” in spite of negative consequences?