Question

Ethical Actions

Explain and apply consequentialist approaches

Understand and explain the key elements of Ethical Egoism

Describe Ethical Egoist view on co-operation and self-sacrifice

Describe the key criticisms of an Ethical Egoist approach

Understand and explain the key elements of Utilitarianism

Ends / Consequentialist

The test for classic utilitarianism: Maximum total utility or happiness/pleasure

Describe the key criticisms of Utilitarianism

for Business Law & Ethics

Answer 1

1st step

Ethical egoism tend to self interest of people. He will do such work which have only his own interests and it is different from psychological egoism.so key elements of ethical egoism us self centered, self interested only.

2nd step:

Coperation to helps for betterment of some.ethical egoism who believes in self intereste , are describe cooperation will be that where people have self interest and ofcourse it should have good action.

Self scrifice means being a selfish in the sense not hurting anyone but for only make good ownself.

Step-3 critism

1.a person can not be self interst only for making good one self .it can be against in moral ethics .

2.coperation and self scadifice should not be develop only for good ownself but we need understand real meanings of self scarifice and cooperation.

Utlitarianism: utlilism is ethical theory that tend to stated us that the best action is that which have maximum utility.the key elements of utilitarianism is that pleasure and happiness that truely has intrinsic values.everyone happiness should count equally.

Criticism :utilitirain philosophy is simple and widely acepted because it gives true reason of our happiness which is consequences of our action. .in another prespective utlitarianism is derided as unworkable and absurd.it has argued that there is no adequate defining meaning of happiness and suitable method to quantify the measure of happiness.