Presentación sintética (en inglés) de la Ética, sus corrientes y sus principales representantes

1. ETHICS?ETHICS?

2.  What is Ethics…
 Well-known ethics figures
-Greek philosophers
-Modern philosophers
 Ethics theories
-Virtue Ethics
-Consequentialism: utilitarianism
-Deontology
 Contemporary philosophers
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3. Philosophical ethics be called the study of what is right
and wrong.
Ethics has to do with…
-moral knowledge
-free human action, which can be range from good
or evil

4. 
 Greek philosophers
 Modern influences
Ethics theoriesEthics theories
 Virtue Ethics
 Consequentialism
 Deontology
Well-known ethics figuresWell-known ethics figures
Plato
Aristotle
Kant
Seremy Bentham
John Stuart Mill
Utilitarianism

5. 
He claims that the good man is
one who lives to reach a goal, the
telos and the way to reach the
telos is to live of virtue.
Viurtue EthicsViurtue Ethics
Human Telos
Good man

6. 
The consequences or effects of an action will
determinate whether an action is right or wrong.
Utilitarianism: the utility is understood as
«happines» or «pleasure», so one action is good if it
produce more pleasure than pain.
ConsequentialismConsequentialism
John Stuart Mill
Jeremy Bentham

7. 
 Deontology has to do with
the duties. («What´s my
duty?»)
 Only the intention matters
Categorical Imperative:
«act only according to that
maxim by wich you can at the
same time will that it should
become a universal law»
DeontologyDeontology

8. 
 Morality can´t be grounded in a reason alone.
Contemporary moralContemporary moral
philosopherphilosopher
Alasdair MacIntyre Richard Rorty Bernard Williams