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105. Ethics: Mountain hieghts and a forgotten child: Virtue/Rights/Utilitarianism
Ethicists! Can we bring Utilitarianism, Rights and Virtue together; Can we use them all if we stack them on top of each other? The Ethics Stack might look like this,
Virtue (be a good person)
Rights (show respect for our own and others’ rights)
Utilitarianism (we do what produces the most overall benefit)
First the first, second the second, third, the last. Does this work? In what follows we will explore a simple event I experienced in the ultra-high country of the Rocky Mountains in the US. Enjoy the account. Yes, it happened just as I say. So what is the Virtue/Rights/Utilitarianism war going to do?
So: Please, provide me in this week a few thoughts on your part: What would you have done about this lost child we found, and how would you relate this to Virtue (good person) Theory, Rights Theory and Utilitarianism?
Cheers~
Dr. Lee Basham
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