What is morality

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What is morality?
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Whats the worst?

• Stealing 5 from a pensioner
• Stealing 1000 from a millionaire
• Malicious lying
• Thinking an unpleasant thought about someone
• Being violent
• Getting drunk
• Using drugs
• Watching TV
• Under age sex
• Being materialistic
• Hating someone

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Whats the worst?

• Worst action
• Least worst action

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Are some things always right or always wrong?
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• Deontologist when someone believes things are
  either right or wrong
• Consequentialist when its the outcome that
  matters.

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• Write a paragraph to explain why you think they
  are a Deontologist, a Consequentialist or
  sometimes both you must use examples.

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Different theories

• Hedonism
• - pleasure for yourself
• Ethical egoism
• - to achieve the best balance of Good over
  evil in life
• Utilitarianism
• - the greatest happiness for the
  greatest number
• Situation ethics
• - To do the most loving thing

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• Written work
• Explain which theory best describes your
  attitude?
• If neither of them, what is it that guides you in
  making a moral decision?
• Give good reasons for your answers

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Key words

• Hedonism
• Ethical egoism
• Utilitarianism
• Situation ethics
• Deontologist
• Consequentialist

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