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LES 305: Week 1 Vocab
Blanchard and Peale - ANS Is it legal? Is it balanced? How does it make me feel?
Categorical Imperative (Kant) - ANS One ought only to act such that the principle of one's act
could become a universal law of
human action in a world in which one would hope to live
Contractarians and Justice - ANS Putting ethical standards in place by a social contract; using
rational thinking people
develop a set of rules for everyone.
Divine Command Theory - ANS Ethical standards are based upon religious beliefs.
ex: Ten Commandments
Ethical Egoism - ANS We all act in our own self-interest and limit our judgments to our own
conduct, not the
conduct of others.
ethics - ANS The unwritten rules we have developed for our interaction with each other.
Methods avoid facing ethical dilemmas - ANS Re-labeling (copyright infringement vs. peer-to-
peer file sharing) and rationalizing.
LES 305: Week 1 Vocab
Blanchard and Peale - ANS Is it legal? Is it balanced? How does it make me feel?
Categorical Imperative (Kant) - ANS One ought only to act such that the principle of one's act
could become a universal law of
human action in a world in which one would hope to live
Contractarians and Justice - ANS Putting ethical standards in place by a social contract; using
rational thinking people
develop a set of rules for everyone.
Divine Command Theory - ANS Ethical standards are based upon religious beliefs.
ex: Ten Commandments
Ethical Egoism - ANS We all act in our own self-interest and limit our judgments to our own
conduct, not the
conduct of others.
ethics - ANS The unwritten rules we have developed for our interaction with each other.
Methods avoid facing ethical dilemmas - ANS Re-labeling (copyright infringement vs. peer-to-
peer file sharing) and rationalizing.
