Situation Ethics and Utilitarianism

It argues that the right course of action is one that maximizes overall happiness.

• Utilitarian ethics

• Kantian ethics

• Social ethics

• Bioethics

It is essentially opposed to ethical theories that consider God's will or some inner sense of faculty.

• Act utilitarianism

• Utilitarianism

• Consequentialist ethics

• Rule utilitarianism

It is the principle of utility used to decide the validity of rules of conduct.

• Act Utilitarianism

• Consequentialist Ethics

• Rule Utilitarianism

• Teleological Ethical System

It is the principle of utility applied directly to every alternative act in a situation of choice

• Utilitarianism

• Consequentialist Ethics

• Rule Utilitarianism

• Act Utilitarianism

What is the meaning of latin term "utilis" ?

• Useful

• Grateful

• Honest

• Good

Considered a main proponent of the moral theory called Utilitarianism

• Charles Stevenson

• Jeremy Bentham

• Aristotle

• Henry Sidgwick

Who was Jeremy Bentham?

• An influential German philosopher who developed the idea of Deontology

• A British thinker who developed the idea of Utilitarianism and ordered his head to be mummified after his death

• A Greek philosopher who taught Alexander the Great and founded a school in Athens

• A British philosopher who survived the English Civil War and developed the idea of the Social Contract

What is Utilitarianism?

• The ethical theory that someone is morally good if he/she has a virtuous character

• The ethical theory that the best choice in any situation is the one that will produce the greatest good for the greatest number of people

• The ethical theory that actions are good or bad according to a clear set of rules

• The ethical theory that society is based on an agreement that gives certain rights to all people and sees everyone transfer some rights to one person (who uses those rights to uphold justice)

What is the key idea of Utilitarianism?

• Good people

• Good rules for living

• Good outcomes

• Good use of rights

In which year did Fletcher write his book Situation Ethics?

• 1952

• 1962

• 1966

• 1956