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Student Name: Brandy Sayles Facilitator: Tom Marler
|Ethical Theory |Comparison of Ethical Theories |
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| |Utilitarianism Ethics |Deontological Ethics |Virtue Ethics |
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|Definition | | | |
| |The definition of utilitarianism |The definition of deontological ethics is a |The definition of deontological ethics is |
| |ethics is a theory that states that an|theory that is against that of the |a theory that is against that of the |
| |action is performed and that action |utilitarianism ethics belief in actions |utilitarianism ethics belief in actions |
| |results in the largest good outcome |being based on consequences and instead |being based on consequences and instead |
| |for the largest total of individuals |bases the moral and ethical actions, |bases the moral and ethical actions, |
| |who are affected by the outcome. The |regardless of the consequences, on what is |regardless of the consequences, on what is|
| |use of utilitarianism ethics states |simply right or wrong or moral and unmoral |simply right or wrong or moral and unmoral|
| |that the consequences of the...