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    The document outlines several common ethical theories including relativism which judges actions based on alignment with God's will, divine command theory which also relies on God's will, ethical egoism which focuses solely on self-interest, consequentialism which evaluates actions based on their consequences, and Kantianism which emphasizes the nature of the action over its consequences.

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    The document outlines several common ethical theories including relativism which judges actions based on alignment with God's will, divine command theory which also relies on God's will, ethical egoism which focuses solely on self-interest, consequentialism which evaluates actions based on their consequences, and Kantianism which emphasizes the nature of the action over its consequences.

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    The document outlines several common ethical theories including relativism which judges actions based on alignment with God's will, divine command theory which also relies on God's will, ethical egoism which focuses solely on self-interest, consequentialism which evaluates actions based on their consequences, and Kantianism which emphasizes the nature of the action over its consequences.

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    VARIOUS COMMON ETHICAL THEORIES

    RELATIVISM
    Based on the idea that good actions are
    those aligned with the will of God and
    bad actions are those contrary to the will
    of God

    DIVINE COMMAND THEORY


    ETHICAL EGOISM

    is the philosophy that each person


    should focus exclusively on his or
    her own interest
    CONSEQUENTIALISM
    KANTIANISM

    emphasizes the type of action rather


    that the consequences of that action
    PERSUASIVE POWER OF ETHICS AND THE LAW
    THANK YOU

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