PHILOSOPHY

Ethics
Sayfa 106-107
Before you Listen
You’re about to listen to this unit’s lecture on ethical decision making. The speaker will discuss two
approaches: the rights approach and the utilitarian approach. Based on the meanings of the words rights
and utilitarian, how do you think these two terms will be defined?
The rights approach: An ethical decision is an action that is ___________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________.
The utilitarian approach: An ethical decision is an action that is ________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________.

Listen for Main Ideas

A. Close your book. Listen to the lecture and take notes.
B. Use your notes. Circle the best answer, based on the lecture.
1. According to the rights approach, an ethical decision must ________.
a. be agreed to by each individual
b. help the most people
c. respect an individual’s choices
2. According to the utilitarian approach, an ethical decision must ________.
a. be good for each individual
b. create the greatest good for the community
c. give people the right to make choices
3. The speaker gives the example of smoking in public to illustrate _________.
a. the rights approach
b. the utilitarian approach
c. the difference between the rights and utilitarian approaches
4. The speaker suggests that _______ to make a decision about public smoking.
a. the rights approach works best
b. the utilitarian approach works best
c. the rights and utilitarian approaches work equally well
Listen for Details
A. Close your book. Listen to the lecture again. Add details to your notes and correct any
mistakes.
B. Use your notes. Check ( ) the approach that the sentence is describing based on the
lecture.

Key

Sources
Contemporary Topics 1 Academic Listening and Note-taking Skills by Helen Solarzona and Laurie
Frazier