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1. Measuring ethics & moral is focused from the aspects of deontological &
teleological.
2. Deontological stress the intention and action of a circumstances & teleological
stress the consequences produced from the actions taken.
3. The correlation between intention & action can be seen as below
Action
Intention
Good
Bad
Right
Wrong
Good
Intention,
Right Action
Bad Intention,
Right Action
Good
Intention,
Wrong Action
Bad
Intention,
Wrong Action
Ethics is Relativism
1. Many believe that ethics is relative.
2. What is right for you may not be right for me
3. Negative claim No universal moral norms. No single standard for all human
being.
4. Positive claim The right & wrong of circumstances are relative to the society.
5. E.g. Slavery, Robbery, Abortion and so on.
Making Ethical Decision
Legal
Illegal
Ethical
Unethical
Unethical
Illegal
&
Law
Court-enforcement.
Penalty based on what being
written in the constitution.
No abstract.