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Mostofyouareprobablyfamiliarwiththisterm.Butwhatdoesthismean?Ethicsaretheruleswefollowtodecidewhatisrightandwhatiswrong?So,inthisclass,we’llbeaskingourselveswhatisethicalindifferentsituation?Howdowedecidewhatiswrongorright?Wearelookingdifferentethicalprinciplestodothis.We’llusethisethicalprinciplestoanalyzesituationandjustifyourdecisionaboutwhattodo.So,todaywearegoingtouseanexample.Theexample,fromyourhomeworkandlookatitfromtwodifferentethicalprinciples.Wearelookatitfromtheprincipleofindividualrightsandprincipleofcommongood.
First,I’lljustreviewtheexample.Awomanisdying,shehas10000$inthebank,butshehasnofamily.Thewomantoldherfriendstousehermoneytoholdveryexpensivefuneral.Shetellherfriendtobuyalotofflowersandmostexpensive…howeverthefriendsthinkisawasteofmoney.Thefrienddecidedtousesomeofthemoneyforasimplefuneral,andthengivemostofitforschools’homelesschildren.However,thefriendsliestothewomanandsayshewilluseallhermoneytopayforthefuneral.Nowisthislieethical?
Let’sstartoftheprincipleofindividualprinciple.Thesortsofthisprincipleisthewritingofmanualaccount,theGermanphilosophyof18st.
Can’tbelievethatthemostimportantrightsofhumansistheirabilityofthinkandmakedecisions.Unlikeanimal,eachpersonhasthepowertomakechoicesandthinkaboutwhatwearedoing?Animalcan’tdecideandthinklikepeoplecan.Thisabilitytothinkiswhatmakesushuman.Therefore,tobeethical,youmustthinkandIrespectingthewriterofotherpeopletothinkandmake

decisions.sothatishowcanidefiedtheprincipleofindividualrights.torespectotherpeople’srighttothinkandmakedecisions.Sowhatwecansayaboutourexample:thedyingwomanandherfriend.
Canwejustifythelieundertheprincipleofindividualrights.Well,usingthisprinciple,thefriendsliesarebasicallywrong.Actuallyanykindlieiswrong.Becauseeachpersonhastherighttoknowthetruth.
11.Lyingiswrongbecausewhenwelie,wetakeawaytheotherperson’sabilitytothinkandmakedecisions.So,inourexample,thefriendsarenotrespectthedyingwoman’srighttomakedecisionsabouthermoney.Sofollowingtheprincipleofindividualrights,alieisnotethical,itiswrong.
12.Doyouseethat?
13.theprincipleofcommongood.Let’sstartbydefyingcommongood.Thesortsofcommongoodisthewritingbygerrybens.wholivedinEnglandduringthe17stand18st.commongoodsbasicallyischoosingwhatevergoodformostpeople.ThisprinciplesaysthatitisOKto…hurtsomepeoplesometime.Butonlythesameactionhelpsmorepeople.Sobasically,theprincipleofcommongoodmeansthattobeethicalshouldchoosetheactionthathelpsthemostpeopleandhurtsthefewestpeople.Irepeatthat.Theactionthathelpsthemostpeoplehurtsthefewestpeople.Wellthefriendcantellthetruthtothedyingwoman,hecantellthattheywon’thappyatthefuneral.Thathegivethemoneytoschool.Butthenwhat?Thedyingwomanmaydisagree.Shemaysomeoneelsetoorganizethe

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