chapter 4 w301

the set of moral principles or values that defines right or wrong for a person or group

situations that arises when all alternatives or behaviors have been deemed undesirable

the degree of concern people have about an ethical issue

no if you take a paper clip its not the same as a computer

• 1. magnitude of consequence (total harm or benefit)
• 2. social consensus (agreement)
• 3. Probability effect ( something will happen and harm someone)
• 4. Temporal immediacy ( time between action and consequence)
• 5. Proximity effect
• 6. Concentration of effect ( total harm)
• 1 and 2 are most important

• preconventional- self interest
• conventional - societal expectations
• postconventional- internalized principles

the greatest good for the greatest number of people