COMMON GOOD By Marina and Brittany 4/8/2010 LP5 Ethical Theories Presentation.
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COMMON GOODBy Marina and Brittany4/8/2010
LP5 Ethical Theories
Presentation
Definition
A specific good that is shared and beneficial for all (or most) members of a given community
“The greatest possible good for the greatest possible number of individuals."
3 Essential Elements
Respect for persons Social welfare Peace and security
Contributors
Aristotle- “An eye is only a good eye in so much as it can see, because the proper function of an eye is sight”
Contributors (cont.)
Plato- In the Theaetetus, he says such people are "eu a-mousoi", an expression that means literally, "happily without the muses"
Criticisms
Separate but equal?
Criticisms (cont.)
Down with Individuality?
Criticisms (cont.)
California school cuts
Current Dilemma
Corn being used for fuel?
Is it really beneficial for all in the end?
Current Dilemma (cont.)
Pros End dependence
on foreign oil Cost-effective
production Renewable Environmentally
friendly
Cons Need more of it Increased food
costs Damages engines Less for animal
feed
Current Dilemma (cont.)
Pros Domestically
produced from corn
Reduction of toxic emissions
Cons Lowers fuel
economy about 25%
Less energy compared to gasoline
Availability Land
Question #1
What is your opinion on the recent health care bill?
Question #2
Did the no child left behind act work out for all schools?
Question #3
Does making texting while driving illegal help out all motorists?
End Quote
“ We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”