 ETHICAL ABSOLUTISM  RIGHT and WRONG are static, absolute, universal concepts  Nothing changes their definition  NOT situational.

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 ETHICAL ABSOLUTISM  RIGHT and WRONG are static, absolute, universal concepts  Nothing changes their definition  NOT situational

 UTILITARIANISM  Right and wrong are determined by impact on the greatest good for the greatest number  Jeremy Bentham

 MORAL RELATIVISM  Right and wrong are all relative to situations, cultures, locations, etc.  There are no absolute, universal rights and wrongs

 EGOISM  Self-interest is the only standard of conduct

 DEONTOLOGICAL ETHICS  From the Greek “deon” meaning “duty”  Kant’s Categorical Imperative  Act out of obligation to duty  Consequences do not matter

 SITUATED ETHICS  Correct morality exists within a given situation  Aristotle  The mean

 How would each system evaluate the Cold Equations? 1. Ethical Absolutism 2. Utilitarianism 3. Moral Relativism 4. Egoism 5. Deontological Ethics (Kant) 6. Situated Ethics (Aristotle)