02 The Nature of Ethical Judgments Figures and diagrams
Expression of emotion Expression of emotion with no content
Expression of emotion Expression of emotion with no content
Ethical judgments Ethical judgment that is action-guiding and has agreement-seeking content
Review The consequences of ethical judgments being both action-guiding and agreement-seeking Ethical judgments Action-guiding"is/ought" gap "ought" implies "can" Agreement- seeking Universality "No" to ethical relativism
Ethical theories Ethical Theories Identity-based Virtue ethics Feminist ethics of care Principle- based Duties Rights Justice Consequence- based Objective Utilitarian Ethical egoism
Plurality of ethical considerations SelfOwnersEmployee s SuppliersCustomer s Communi ty GlobeEnvironme nt Character- based Virtue Ethics Feminist Ethics Principle-based Duties Rights Justice Consequence- based Objective Utilitarian Ethical Egoism
Ethical pluralism and conflicting obligations Virtue Feminism Rights Justice Egoism Utilitarianism YES NO
Ethical pluralism: The Chief Ethics Officer (CEO) makes a decision after hearing from all divisions of ethical theory Ethics Conference Table CEO VP Virtue VP Justice VP Egoism VP Feminism VP Rights VP Utilitarianism
The decision-maker must balance ethical reasons for and against that are from various ethical theories and of different strengths Utilitarianism Egoism Justice Care Ethics Virtue Ethics Rights