https://padlet.com/dmcmillion/askpz1wwxynyzm1m en-us 2020-09-08 15:01:30 UTC 2020-10-22 19:59:47 UTC hello@padlet.com dmcmillion https://padlet.com/dmcmillion/askpz1wwxynyzm1m/wish/727572618 Deontology in principle treats all people equally, but utilitarianism does not rely on that to be true to achieve its goal of the most happiness for the most people. Utilitarianism allows people to suffer as long as their suffering is outweighed by the benefits reaped by society as a whole. This makes utilitarianism harder to extend to strangers in situations that have glogal impaccts with externalities that are hard to quantify.]]> 2020-09-08 15:06:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dmcmillion/askpz1wwxynyzm1m/wish/727572618 dmcmillion https://padlet.com/dmcmillion/askpz1wwxynyzm1m/wish/727694647 I would probably cover for my father if I saw him stealing the sheep. This goes to show how different people actually ended up getting treated differently based on their relationship. I feel like most people probably would say the same if they have a strong sense of family. The treatment also depends on the situation quite a bit; for example it would likely be different if your father comitted murder or something.]]> 2020-09-08 15:27:08 UTC https://padlet.com/dmcmillion/askpz1wwxynyzm1m/wish/727694647 dmcmillion https://padlet.com/dmcmillion/askpz1wwxynyzm1m/wish/727776143 Confucian ethics is not based on a strict priciple that treats all people equal. Confucian ethics depends heavily on context. Context tells what kinds of responsibilities and individual has based on his social roles, and the morality of an action is derived from the social roles. Confucian ethics is about how the moral agent extends their love and care onto others, which is not always equal. Utilitarianism and deontology do not focus as much on the development of the moral agent.]]> 2020-09-08 15:41:21 UTC https://padlet.com/dmcmillion/askpz1wwxynyzm1m/wish/727776143