Moral Theories
Across
- 4. theory that morally right actions are those that directly produce the greatest overall good, everyone considered
- 5. theory that the morally right action is the one that advances one's own best interests
- 6. theory asserting that the morally right action is the one that god or gods command
- 8. moral theory asserting that the rightness of an action does not depend on its consequences
Down
- 1. according to Kant, a command that we should follow regardless of our particular wants and needs; a principle from which all other maxims are derived
- 2. theory that the morally right action is the one covered by a rule that if generally followed would produce the most favorable balance of good over evil, everyone considered
- 3. moral theory asserting that what makes an action right is its consequences
- 7. a theory asserting that the morally right action is the one that follows the examples of nature
- 9. a useful theory should be this, in order to be internally consistent