Ethical Reasoning
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Purpose:
Question(s):
Information:
Inference(s):
Concept(s):
Assumption(s):
Implication(s):
Point(s) of View:
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Purpose:
To act so as to help rather than harm other persons or sentient creatures.
Question(s):
How should we act so as to help rather than harm others?
Information:
Information about our options for action, with special emphasis on the information that helps us avoid harming others.
Inference(s):
Judgments about what helps or harms others.
Concept(s):
The concept of contributing to, rather than undermining, the well-being of others.
Assumption(s):
Humans are capable of distinguishing ethics from other modes of thinking, grasping fundamental ethical principles, and acting consistently with them.
Implication(s):
If we behave ethically, innocent persons and creatures are helped rather than harmed by what we do.
Point(s) of View:
Seeing the world as a place wherein individuals and groups often act so as to harm innocent persons and creatures; seeing humans as obligated to help, rather than harm others.
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