ETHICAL CONTEXTS

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ETHICAL CONTEXTS

• WAYS TO STRUCTURE
• ETHICAL ANALYSES

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NATURAL LAW ETHICS

• ORDER IN THE PHYSICAL UNIVERSE
• ORDER IN THE UNIVERSE OF HUMAN ACTIONS

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DIVINE COMMAND ETHICS

• ORDER IN THE UNIVERSE
• DIVINE AUTHORSHIP
• HUMAN RESPONSEIBILITY

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DEONTOLOGY

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

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UTILITARIANCONSEQUENSTIALIST

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

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VIRTUE ETHICS

• AVOIDANCE OF STRICT, ABSTRACT RULES
• HITTING THE MEAN BETWEEN EXTREMES

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FEMINIST ETHICS

• AVOID ABSTRACTIONS
• ETHICS OF CARE (DOMINANT CATEGORY)

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KEY PROBLEM

• WHAT IS A REALISTIC ETHICAL FRAMEWORK FOR A
  PLURALISTIC SOCIETY?