PHIL 347 Exam 2 Complete Study Guide
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Consequentialism
an ethical system that determines the level of goodness or evil from the effect or result of an act
Deontology
Approach to ethics that judges the morality (right or wrong) of an action based on the action's
adherence to rules. Described as duty or obligation, because rules 'binds you to your duty'
Virtue Ethics
An ethical philosophy claiming that morality's primary function is to develop virtuous character,
Aristotle, mean of virtues and vices
Morally Permissible
An action that is morally permissible to do but not obligated to do.
morally obligatory
Immoral if you don't commit to obligatory act. Either absolutely moral or absolutely immoral - moral
obligation. Must do!
morally impermissible actions
Actions that one ought not to do: lying, stealing, killing, etc. One has a duty not to do it.
morally supererogatory
actions that are not duties but are praiseworthy, acts that go above and beyond.
The Naïve View (about moral responsibility and mental disorder)
Having a mental disorder itself implies something about one's freedom and moral responsibility.
Typically, the naïve view is appealed to when we want to excuse someone from moral responsibility
for wrongdoing. Naive view would say culpability decreases if someone has a mental disorder.
The Nuanced View (about moral responsibility and mental disorder)
There is no general relationship between moral responsibility and psychopathology.
Argument from Pathology
Because mental disorders are pathological in nature, or act as a disease within the agent, the agent's
actions therefore must be pathological and disarranged as well. That is to say, the agent is sick, and
because they are sick they need to be treated as such: controlling the pathological disorder and
reducing blame as if they are a child.
Argument from Ultimacy
the agent cannot be responsible for their actions because they didn't choose to have the disorder. An
agent has no control when, where, and how they acquired a certain disorder
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Consequentialism
an ethical system that determines the level of goodness or evil from the effect or result of an act
Deontology
Approach to ethics that judges the morality (right or wrong) of an action based on the action's
adherence to rules. Described as duty or obligation, because rules 'binds you to your duty'
Virtue Ethics
An ethical philosophy claiming that morality's primary function is to develop virtuous character,
Aristotle, mean of virtues and vices
Morally Permissible
An action that is morally permissible to do but not obligated to do.
morally obligatory
Immoral if you don't commit to obligatory act. Either absolutely moral or absolutely immoral - moral
obligation. Must do!
morally impermissible actions
Actions that one ought not to do: lying, stealing, killing, etc. One has a duty not to do it.
morally supererogatory
actions that are not duties but are praiseworthy, acts that go above and beyond.
The Naïve View (about moral responsibility and mental disorder)
Having a mental disorder itself implies something about one's freedom and moral responsibility.
Typically, the naïve view is appealed to when we want to excuse someone from moral responsibility
for wrongdoing. Naive view would say culpability decreases if someone has a mental disorder.
The Nuanced View (about moral responsibility and mental disorder)
There is no general relationship between moral responsibility and psychopathology.
Argument from Pathology
Because mental disorders are pathological in nature, or act as a disease within the agent, the agent's
actions therefore must be pathological and disarranged as well. That is to say, the agent is sick, and
because they are sick they need to be treated as such: controlling the pathological disorder and
reducing blame as if they are a child.
Argument from Ultimacy
the agent cannot be responsible for their actions because they didn't choose to have the disorder. An
agent has no control when, where, and how they acquired a certain disorder
