Aristotle- Golden Mean- "virtue lies at the mean between two extremes of excess and deficiency"
-don't go overboard.
-don't go off too far in either direction
-advice for the principal "don't show your authority just because you can"
-advice for student- "don't push your luck, but don't sit back and take any crap either"
-advice for chief justice roberts- "take another look at this case, are you sure you want to make this ruling like you are?"
Immanuel Kant- based on the notion that it is the act itself, rather than the person who acts, in which moral force resides.
ties it back to the golden rule
Jereny Bentham- The consequences of actions are important in deciding whether they are ethical
Thursday, March 6, 2008
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