This document provides an analysis and overview of consequentialist ethics, specifically utilitarianism and egalitarianism. It discusses key aspects of these approaches, including that utilitarianism evaluates actions based on their consequences and producing the greatest good for the greatest number, while egalitarianism focuses on fairness and equal treatment of people. Examples are provided to illustrate how these ethical frameworks could be applied to issues like public health decisions, resource allocation, and difficult moral dilemmas. The learning objective is to help understand the different foundations of consequence ethics.

1. Communicating Ethically:
ANALYSIS of Consequence Ethics
Nina Ohakam,Andrea Kwamya,Yu Wang

2. Chapter 2 and 3 Recap
Character Duties
Virtues
Ethos
Practical Wisdom
Unchanging Duty
“The Golden Rule”
Divine Command

3. Learning Objective
To Understand theVarious
Foundations of Consequence Ethics

4. Consequentialism
Utilitarianism Egalitarianism
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A moral person will refrain from
lying to others, cheating, harming,
or exploiting them ‘because these
things are wrong’
-Scanlon
The ethical or right action
is the one that results in
the greatest good for the
greatest number.
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-Neher & Sandin

5. Utilitarianism utility (yo͞oˈtilədē/)
- the state of being useful, profitable, or beneficial.
Act
Rule
Ethical Egoism
Ethical Altruism
The sacrifice of innocents to bring about
some benefit for all.
Respect for justice and human rights, serve better to
promote the greatest good of the greatest number.
If one acts always in self-interest, it will lead
to the best consequences.
If one acts in the interest of others,
it will lead to the best consequences.

6. Egalitarianism equity (ˈe-kwə-tē)
- fairness or justice in the way people are treated.
spoken or unspoken agreement give up
some rights to do what is for the good of all.
i.e. Harmful behavior leads to a loss of unity and community.
Impartial thinking about what role or
position one will occupy in life.
Contractualism
Reasonable obligation to maintain goodwill;
fair does not mean equal.
Original Position
Veil of Ignorance
Difference principle
Principle of justice that will govern lives
are all rational and equally available.

7. Riding a Fine Line
Utilitarianism Egalitarianism
Level the playing
field by telling the
vendor in Brazil the
truth.
Sacrifice the
vendor for the
good of the
company.

8. Utilitarianism
Immunizations

9. Shots or Not?
A B
Vaccinate
Child
Refrain from
Vaccination

10. Leonidas
Utilitarianism

11. Dumbledore
Utilitarianism

12. Dumbledore’s Dilema
A B
Sacrifice
Harry, Severus
& Hundreds of
Innocents
Tell the truth,
and risk losing
the fight with
Voldemort

13. Egalitarianism
Shared Resources

14. Egalitarianism
SlovEnia
Free University

15. You Always have
choices if you look
hard enough
-FranK Oswald
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16. Questions?