1. Is this theory consistent with our considered moral judgments? Is it consistent with our judgments regarding the punishment of criminals? acts of war? providing for one’s family as opposed to providing for all persons equally? 2. Is this theory consistent with our experience of the moral life? According to this theory, are moral judgments possible? Can we have moral disagreements? Can we ever act immorally? 3. Is this theory workable? Does it help you make moral decisions in these situations? a. Your beloved mother has a terminal illness, which causes her unimagi- nable pain, and she begs you to kill her. b. You promise to buy your beloved spouse a car, but a half-dozen home- less people beg you to give them the money that you had set aside for the car. c. You are a doctor who must decide which of one hundred patients should receive a life-saving organ transplant. You can choose only one, though you love all of them. Some are elderly; some, in great pain; some, very young; and some, Nobel laureates. 4. What is your final assessment of the ethics of love theory? Is it a good theory? Is it a better theory than traditional utilitarianism?
1. Is this theory consistent with our considered moral judgments? Is it consistent with our judgments regarding the punishment of criminals? acts of war? providing for one’s family as opposed to providing for all persons equally? 2. Is this theory consistent with our experience of the moral life? According to this theory, are moral judgments possible? Can we have moral disagreements? Can we ever act immorally? 3. Is this theory workable? Does it help you make moral decisions in these situations? a. Your beloved mother has a terminal illness, which causes her unimagi- nable pain, and she begs you to kill her. b. You promise to buy your beloved spouse a car, but a half-dozen home- less people beg you to give them the money that you had set aside for the car. c. You are a doctor who must decide which of one hundred patients should receive a life-saving organ transplant. You can choose only one, though you love all of them. Some are elderly; some, in great pain; some, very young; and some, Nobel laureates. 4. What is your final assessment of the ethics of love theory? Is it a good theory? Is it a better theory than traditional utilitarianism?
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1. Is this theory consistent with our considered moral judgments? Is it consistent with our judgments regarding the punishment of criminals? acts of war? providing for one’s family as opposed to providing for all persons equally?
2. Is this theory consistent with our experience of the moral life? According to this theory, are moral judgments possible? Can we have moral disagreements? Can we ever act immorally?
3. Is this theory workable? Does it help you make moral decisions in these situations?
a. Your beloved mother has a terminal illness, which causes her unimagi- nable pain, and she begs you to kill her.
b. You promise to buy your beloved spouse a car, but a half-dozen home- less people beg you to give them the money that you had set aside for the car.
c. You are a doctor who must decide which of one hundred patients should receive a life-saving organ transplant. You can choose only one, though you love all of them. Some are elderly; some, in great pain; some, very young; and some, Nobel laureates.
4. What is your final assessment of the ethics of love theory? Is it a good theory? Is it a better theory than traditional utilitarianism?
Transcribed Image Text:The Ethics of Love Theory
According to the ethics of love theory, what makes an action right
is that it is based on love toward others. Love is the only universal
moral good. In any situation where a moral choice must be made,
this theory says that we must ask ourselves: "Which action would
demonstrate the greatest degree of love for others, everyone con-
sidered?" So in this theory, actions that demonstrate love (such as
respecting others, telling the truth, treating people equally, caring
for them, protecting them from harm) would always be preferred
over actions that do not demonstrate love (discriminating against
persons, lying to them, harming them, stealing from them, ig-
noring them if they ask for help). Also, actions that demonstrate
great love (such as risking your life to save theirs) would be pre-
ferred over those that exhibit only small degrees of love (such as
being courteous).
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