ETHICAL CONTEXTS WAYS TO STRUCTURE ETHICAL ANALYSES.

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ETHICAL CONTEXTS WAYS TO STRUCTURE ETHICAL ANALYSES

NATURAL LAW ETHICS ORDER IN THE PHYSICAL UNIVERSE ORDER IN THE UNIVERSE OF HUMAN ACTIONS

DIVINE COMMAND ETHICS ORDER IN THE UNIVERSE DIVINE AUTHORSHIP HUMAN RESPONSE[IBILITY]

DEONTOLOGY UNIVERSAL HUMAN NATURE INNER SOURCE OF MORAL LEGISLATION CATEGORICAL V. HYPOTHETICAL IMPERATIVE

UTILITARIAN CONSEQUENSTIALIST NO UNIVERSAL MORAL LAWS OUTCOMES OF ACTIONS GREATEST GOOD FOR GREATEST NUMBER OVER LONGEST TIME FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY THE ACTION

VIRTUE ETHICS AVOIDANCE OF STRICT, ABSTRACT RULES HITTING THE MEAN BETWEEN EXTREMES

FEMINIST ETHICS AVOID ABSTRACTIONS ETHICS OF CARE (DOMINANT CATEGORY)

KEY PROBLEM WHAT IS A REALISTIC ETHICAL FRAMEWORK FOR A PLURALISTIC SOCIETY?