HU245 Unit 2 Assignment
Ethical Theories Comparison Chart
| Utilitarianism | Ethical Egoism | Ethics of Care | Kantianism | Prima Facie Duties | Divine Command Theory | Virtue Theory | |
| How is “good” Determined | This is an act that has the greatest happiness it also promotes the best good for the most people. | This is an act that promotes an individual long-term interest. | For the people that are closest to each other this act will nurture the connection you have. | This act is based on reasons and duties that would be ethical is all individuals did the same thing. | |||
| Most Noted Philosopher(s) | Jeremy Bentham | Ayn Rand | Carol Gilligan | Immanuel Kant | Ross and Plato | St Augustin | Aristotle |
| Major Strengths | To seek the maximum happiness that benefits all parties | This is to encourage independence | To focus on the individuals, we love and those who are closest to us | Focuses on the rights of individuals | The moral duties are absolute | Focuses on what a person is passionate about. | |
| Major Weaknesses | An individual cannot always predict the results to please | An individual can be looked at as selfish | This can threaten one to be transferred into tribalism | This helps make morality into something that is arbitrary | This would depend on the individual’s belief |