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    Utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism are consequence-based or teleological theories that determine the morality of actions based on their outcomes and consequences. Utilitarianism holds that the morally right action is the one that produces the greatest happiness or pleasure for the greatest number of people. Rule utilitarianism assesses the morality of rules based on their overall utility or consequences when applied broadly. In contrast, deontological theories like Kant's view morality as depending on the intrinsic nature of the act itself rather than outcomes. For Kant, morally right acts are those that can be universalized and conform to categorical imperatives like treating people as ends in themselves, not merely as means.

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    Utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism are consequence-based or teleological theories that determine the morality of actions based on their outcomes and consequences. Utilitarianism holds that the morally right action is the one that produces the greatest happiness or pleasure for the greatest number of people. Rule utilitarianism assesses the morality of rules based on their overall utility or consequences when applied broadly. In contrast, deontological theories like Kant's view morality as depending on the intrinsic nature of the act itself rather than outcomes. For Kant, morally right acts are those that can be universalized and conform to categorical imperatives like treating people as ends in themselves, not merely as means.

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    Utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism are consequence-based or teleological theories that determine the morality of actions based on their outcomes and consequences. Utilitarianism holds that the morally right action is the one that produces the greatest happiness or pleasure for the greatest number of people. Rule utilitarianism assesses the morality of rules based on their overall utility or consequences when applied broadly. In contrast, deontological theories like Kant's view morality as depending on the intrinsic nature of the act itself rather than outcomes. For Kant, morally right acts are those that can be universalized and conform to categorical imperatives like treating people as ends in themselves, not merely as means.

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    DECISION MAKING IN VALUE ISSUES

    TEOLOGICAL (CONSEQUENCE-ORIENTED) THEORIES


    Judge the rightness and wrongness of decisions based upon outcomes or
    predicted outcomes. Those following consequence-based theories would decide
    what is right also maximizes some good. The right thing to do then, is the good
    thing to do. The purest form of this line of reasoning is act utilitarianism.

    Utilitarianism is where the decision is based on listing the possible alternatives


    for action, weighing each in regard to the amount of pleasure or utility it provides,
    and selecting the course of action that maximizes pleasure. To a utilitarian, the
    good resides in the promotion of happiness or the greatest net increase of
    pleasure over pain.

    The basic formulation for act utilitarianism can be captured in the principle that
    one ought to act as to produce the greatest balance of happiness over
    unhappiness, everyone considered utilitarian systems are referred to as
    teleological theory, taken from the Greek word telos, which means end. The basic
    concept is that the right act is that which brings about the best outcome.

    Rule Utilitarianism holds that action can be deemed to be right if it conforms to a


    rule that has been validated by the principle of utility. The principle of utility
    requires that the rule bring about positive results when generalized to a wide
    variety of situations. Rules forbidding the abridgement of speech or the forceful
    housing of military in private hones might qualify as suitable, even if under certain
    rare situations they might bring about a decrease in happiness or pleasure.

    Agape is defined by Joseph Fletcher as a general goodwill or love for humanity.


    He holds that human need to determine what us or is not ethical. If an act helps
    people, it is a good act. If it hurts, it is a bad act. He provides six guidelines for
    making ethical choices:
    Compassion for people as human beings
    Consideration of consequences
    Proportionate good
    Priority of actual needs over ideal or potential needs
    A desire to enlarge choice and reduce chance
    A courageous acceptance of the need to make decisions and the equally
    courageous acceptance of the consequences of our decisions

    DEONTOLOGICAL (DUTY-ORIENTED) THEORIES


    The basic rightness or wrongness of an act depends upon its intrinsic nature
    rather than upon the situation or the consequences. An act is in itself would
    either be right or wrong. It could not be both.

    Groundwork of the Metaphysic Morals by Immanuel Kant


    The consequences of an action were essentially relevant. We are rational beings
    and a central feature of this rationality was that principles derived from reason
    were universal. An action could be known to be right when it was in accordance
    with a rule that satisfied a principle he called a “categorical imperative”.
    By categorical, he meant they do not admit exceptions. An imperative is a
    command derived from a principle. These imperatives have 3 elements:
    1. Universal application
    2. Unconditionally
    3. Demanding an action
    Example : the unconditional duty of a lifeguard to enter the water to save a
    drowning man.
    People have absolute value based upon their ability to make rational choices. One
    such maxim relevant to health ethics is “We must always treat others as ends and
    not as means only”.

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