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INTL 250

Terms in this set (42)

Ethics
Branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles
Moral principles that govern a person's or group's behavior
Globalization
Increasing interdependence of global society economically, socially, culturally, and politically
Global Ethics
An approach/framework/toolkit with variations and some common elements
Moral Relativism
The ideology that there are no moral values that are universally shared and that different times, places, and cultures produce different morals
Moral Universalism
The ideology that some moral values are shared worldwide and that moral concerns are relative across the globe
It focuses on the nature of morality and not on its expression alone
Utilitarianism
A type of moral theory with its focus on consequences and outcomes
Goal is to make as many people as happy as possible
Impartiality and equality (no bias)
Maximize pleasure and minimize pain
Kantianism
Type of moral theory that says certain acts are intrinsically morally right or wrong irrespective of outcome
Applies equally
Categorical imperative
Humans as ends not only means
Universalizability principle
Universalizability Principle
Piece of Kantianism
Idea that one should only act a certain way if he/she is willing to be okay with that action being a universal law
Virtue Theory
From Aristotle
Live virtuously
Humans must grow and find the mean
Eudaemonia is the goal of life
Virtue Ethics
Not formulaic but the idea that if you are a good person then good acts will follow
Focus on character and motive
Agent-focused (person focused)
Pursuit of Eudaemonia
Eudaemonia
The goal of life according to Aristotle and Virtue Ethicists
Flourishing and excellence
Fulfillment
Cosmopolitanism
Moral sphere transcends boundaries
World citizenship
All individuals have equal moral value
Focus on relation to political forces
Weak Cosmopolitanism
Some moral obligations go beyond borders and apply to all people
Strong Cosmopolitanism
All moral obligations go beyond borders and apply to all people
Moral Cosmopolitanism
All individuals have equal moral status
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