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

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

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

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

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

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

8.  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)