Ethics Vocab Review

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Across
  1. 2. What deontologists believe you must act from, regardless of the result.
  2. 4. Entitlements a person is owed simply by being human,central to Kant's Humanity formulation.
  3. 8. A personal rule or principle of action Kant says you should be able to will as universal.
  4. 9. Ethical theory that judges actions by whether they produce the greatest good for the greatest number.
  5. 10. The branch of philosophy concerned with what is morally right and wrong.
  6. 11. A person's capacity to make their own informed, un-coerced decisions.
  7. 12. The outcome or result of an action; what utilitarians focus on when judging it.
Down
  1. 1. ___ imperative: Kant's unconditional moral rule that applies in all situations.
  2. 3. A situation requiring a choice between two difficult or conflicting options.
  3. 5. Ethical approach concerned with fairness in how benefits and burdens are distributed.
  4. 6. Ethics approach focused on character traits like honesty and courage rather than rules or outcomes.
  5. 7. 18th-century philosopher behind the categorical imperative.