Ethical System Table Essay

Directions:

1. Fill in brief definitions of each primary ethical theory.

2. Identify alternate names or variations of each ethical system based on your reading of the text and supplemental materials.

Match the real-world examples listed below with the corresponding systems. The first one has been completed for you in the table.

a. I believe people should be able to eat sand if they like the taste of it. b. I believe that if sand is going to be eaten, it should be available for everyone to eat. c. I believe people should be able to eat sand because it is the right thing to do. d. I believe people should be able to eat sand because it is good for one’s health. e. I believe people should be …show more content…

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|Consequence-based |“…an ethical decision should |Consequentialist Theories |B | |
|Ethics |maximize benefits to society and | |I believe that if |I know that we signed a contract for a big|
| |minimize harms. What matters is |Utilitarianism |sand is going to |new client but we can’t announce it until |
| |the net balance of good | |be eaten, it |next month. The benefits to morale of the |
| |consequences over bad” (Treviño & | |should be |company and employees outweigh the |
| |Nelson, 2007, Ch. 4). | |available for |consequences of making an early |
| | | |everyone to eat. |announcement. I should make the |
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