Posted by alexandra_k on March 2, 2005, at 2:09:13
In reply to Re: Are we happy with my answers then???, posted by Rach on March 2, 2005, at 1:18:14
> But for me the utilitarian perspective as way too black and white. :)
Really???
Most people say that deontological / rights based / intrinsic value theories are much more rigid. The idea that certain maxims hold - no exceptions (such as 'it is wrong to kill' etc).
It is typically thought that utilitarian / consequentialist based ethics is much more flexable because it allows for CONTEXT more (though we can try to build that in to the moral laws) and mostly because they consider the consequences.
Could you say more about why you think it is inflexible? I would be interested in understanding that a bit more...
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