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NON-CONSEQUENTIALISM
by Lucinda, Bonny, Bethany and Rebecca
Duty - to give him the opportunity to have his work reviewed
Treat with equality
Duty - fairness and quality in assessment
Duty - to be objective in hearing their opinion
Treat with equality
Duty - to protect from legal action
Duty - to protect the teacher and their credibility
Treat with equality
John Locke 1632-1704 identified all humans to have three core natural rights that cannot be taken from us:
- life
- liberty
- property
A characteristic of natural rights is ‘human freedom’, similarly this cannot be taken away from you.
Natural rights brings about EQUALITY for ALL.
Founded by Immanuel Kant (l724-1804)
Kantian ethics is a form of
non-consequentialism based on deontology.
Categorical imperatives: act in duty regardless
of the consequence
The Golden Rule: The principle of respect
'Non-consequentialism is an approach to ethics based on some clear intrinsic view of what is right or one's duty to do. The basis of non·consequentialism is that certain acts are right or wrong in themselves.
Non-consequentia!ism adheres to the principle of equal respect for persons. This principle states that humans are intrinsically worthwhile and that they must, therefore, be treatcd accordingly. It is sometimes restated in terms of the Golden Rule, that we have a duty to accord others the same kind of treatment that we expect them to accord to us.' Freakley and Burgh
Motives as opposed to duty as the fundamental basis for ethical judgments.
Rightness or wrongness of a given action is dependent upon the motive from which the action was done.
1. What counts as a good motive?
2. How do we practically ascertain what a persons motive is/was?
Intuition - that we just know intrinsically what is right and wrong and can therefore base our moral judgements on our intuition.
Rationality - use our reason in order to find out how we ought to behave. This system relies on the assumption that all humans possess a universal and essential capacity for reason.
- deon = duty
- perform duty regardless of consequences
- 'at first appearance'
- weigh up conflicting duties
Duty to herself - to act on her beliefs about what she ought to do
Duty - to ensure the child is protected
Treat with equality
Intuition - she should act on what she feels is the right thing to do
Golden Rule
Duty to report to the principle
Duty - respect and honour the other teacher's decision
Motive - what was the other teacher's motive?
Treat with equality
Pros:
- Some actions are always wrong no matter
what consequences they produce (e.g laws that govern
our society)
- Provides a basis for human rights
Emphasises the value of human beings as equal value
Cons:
- There is no consideration on feelings or empathy
- It is difficult to establish what is morally wrong or
right
- May cause difficulties when conflicts between
duties arise