Moral Philosophy is concerned with ideas about how we should live our lives, as well as ethical theory. We have listed one or two moral philosophers associated with each focus area below, but there are also many others who have contributed to these well-respected focus areas.
CHARACTER / Color: GREEN / Animal: OTTER
Aristotle and Elizabeth Anscombe: Their work on the character traits that a person should have provide the basis for the Character approach. A Virtue approach. For more information see: OTTER
CODE / Color: RED / Animal: HAWK
Immanuel Kant: His work on the Categorial Imperative provides the basis for the Code approach. A Deontological approach. For more information see: HAWK
CONSEQUENCES / Color: BLUE / Animal: WOLF
John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham: Their work on Utilitarianism provide the basis for the Consequences approach. A Teleological approach, also known as Consequentialism. For more information see: WOLF
CARE / Color: YELLOW (GOLD) / Animal: BEAR
Carol Gilligan, Confucius and the many proponents of the Golden Rule: Their work on a care based approach with a focus on seeing things from other’s perspectives provide the basis for the Care Approach. This approach may be seen as a mix between a Character (Green) Approach and a Code (Red) approach, a mix between Green and Red light. For more information see: BEAR
CONSULT / Color: GREY (SILVER) / Animal: ELEPHANT
Daniel Kahneman: Although many other people throughout history have stressed the importance of consulting with others to get beyond our own areas of ignorance, Nobel prize winner Kahneman’s work on heuristics and biases has been very influential. This approach may be seen as a mix between a Character (Green) focus, a Code (Red) focus, and a Consequences (Blue) focus, a mix between Green, Red light, which can create grey light. For more information see: ELEPHANT
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