Ethical Reasoning and Decision Making · Applied Ethics

Utilitarianism vs. Rights

Comparing the ethics of the greatest good for the greatest number against the protection of individual rights.

Key Questions

  1. 1Is it ever ethical to sacrifice the rights of a few for the benefit of many?
  2. 2How do we measure the 'common good' in a pluralistic society?
  3. 3What rights should be considered absolute and non-negotiable?

MOE Syllabus Outcomes

MOE: Ethical Reasoning - S1MOE: Values and Ethics - S1
Level: Secondary 1
Subject: CCE
Unit: Ethical Reasoning and Decision Making
Period: Applied Ethics

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