Transcript Ethical Universalism
Slide 1
Ethical universalism is a concept in which the
ethical implications of an action applies
universally to anyone, regardless of circumstance.
To summarize, the end justifies the means.
Examples of pseudo-universally wrong actions:
murder, rape, torture
Examples of pseudo-universally good actions:
charity, sacrifice, altruism
For ethical universalism to apply to
anything, a system which determines the
implications of an act must be defined.
Since no two beings can share identical life
experience, and therefore beliefs, there is no
way to define a universal set of morals.
Circumstance must be also considered as
there are moral beliefs which may directly
conflict with another.
Receiving disability payments from a
back injury.
IVF treatments from Dr. Michael
Kamrava in 2001, had six embryos
implanted.
2008, had remaining six embryos
implanted resulting in eight children.
Didn’t want the remaining embryos to
be destroyed.
Main players: Nadya, Doctor Michael
Kamrava
Can’t support the children.
Didn’t follow the ARSM’s guidelines for IVF.
Dangerous for both mother and
children
Mental disorders and premature birth.
To some – Wasn’t natural.
Gained a lot of publicity because it’s so unusual in the
United States.
The Duggar family
-Nadya Suleman: for
Dr. Michael Kamrava: for
Insurance Company: against
Government: against
Population – having so many children shouldn’t be
encouraged.
Safety of the children needs to be taken into
consideration.
Octo-mom bill
Less publicity
Slide 2
Ethical universalism is a concept in which the
ethical implications of an action applies
universally to anyone, regardless of circumstance.
To summarize, the end justifies the means.
Examples of pseudo-universally wrong actions:
murder, rape, torture
Examples of pseudo-universally good actions:
charity, sacrifice, altruism
For ethical universalism to apply to
anything, a system which determines the
implications of an act must be defined.
Since no two beings can share identical life
experience, and therefore beliefs, there is no
way to define a universal set of morals.
Circumstance must be also considered as
there are moral beliefs which may directly
conflict with another.
Receiving disability payments from a
back injury.
IVF treatments from Dr. Michael
Kamrava in 2001, had six embryos
implanted.
2008, had remaining six embryos
implanted resulting in eight children.
Didn’t want the remaining embryos to
be destroyed.
Main players: Nadya, Doctor Michael
Kamrava
Can’t support the children.
Didn’t follow the ARSM’s guidelines for IVF.
Dangerous for both mother and
children
Mental disorders and premature birth.
To some – Wasn’t natural.
Gained a lot of publicity because it’s so unusual in the
United States.
The Duggar family
-Nadya Suleman: for
Dr. Michael Kamrava: for
Insurance Company: against
Government: against
Population – having so many children shouldn’t be
encouraged.
Safety of the children needs to be taken into
consideration.
Octo-mom bill
Less publicity
Slide 3
Ethical universalism is a concept in which the
ethical implications of an action applies
universally to anyone, regardless of circumstance.
To summarize, the end justifies the means.
Examples of pseudo-universally wrong actions:
murder, rape, torture
Examples of pseudo-universally good actions:
charity, sacrifice, altruism
For ethical universalism to apply to
anything, a system which determines the
implications of an act must be defined.
Since no two beings can share identical life
experience, and therefore beliefs, there is no
way to define a universal set of morals.
Circumstance must be also considered as
there are moral beliefs which may directly
conflict with another.
Receiving disability payments from a
back injury.
IVF treatments from Dr. Michael
Kamrava in 2001, had six embryos
implanted.
2008, had remaining six embryos
implanted resulting in eight children.
Didn’t want the remaining embryos to
be destroyed.
Main players: Nadya, Doctor Michael
Kamrava
Can’t support the children.
Didn’t follow the ARSM’s guidelines for IVF.
Dangerous for both mother and
children
Mental disorders and premature birth.
To some – Wasn’t natural.
Gained a lot of publicity because it’s so unusual in the
United States.
The Duggar family
-Nadya Suleman: for
Dr. Michael Kamrava: for
Insurance Company: against
Government: against
Population – having so many children shouldn’t be
encouraged.
Safety of the children needs to be taken into
consideration.
Octo-mom bill
Less publicity
Slide 4
Ethical universalism is a concept in which the
ethical implications of an action applies
universally to anyone, regardless of circumstance.
To summarize, the end justifies the means.
Examples of pseudo-universally wrong actions:
murder, rape, torture
Examples of pseudo-universally good actions:
charity, sacrifice, altruism
For ethical universalism to apply to
anything, a system which determines the
implications of an act must be defined.
Since no two beings can share identical life
experience, and therefore beliefs, there is no
way to define a universal set of morals.
Circumstance must be also considered as
there are moral beliefs which may directly
conflict with another.
Receiving disability payments from a
back injury.
IVF treatments from Dr. Michael
Kamrava in 2001, had six embryos
implanted.
2008, had remaining six embryos
implanted resulting in eight children.
Didn’t want the remaining embryos to
be destroyed.
Main players: Nadya, Doctor Michael
Kamrava
Can’t support the children.
Didn’t follow the ARSM’s guidelines for IVF.
Dangerous for both mother and
children
Mental disorders and premature birth.
To some – Wasn’t natural.
Gained a lot of publicity because it’s so unusual in the
United States.
The Duggar family
-Nadya Suleman: for
Dr. Michael Kamrava: for
Insurance Company: against
Government: against
Population – having so many children shouldn’t be
encouraged.
Safety of the children needs to be taken into
consideration.
Octo-mom bill
Less publicity
Slide 5
Ethical universalism is a concept in which the
ethical implications of an action applies
universally to anyone, regardless of circumstance.
To summarize, the end justifies the means.
Examples of pseudo-universally wrong actions:
murder, rape, torture
Examples of pseudo-universally good actions:
charity, sacrifice, altruism
For ethical universalism to apply to
anything, a system which determines the
implications of an act must be defined.
Since no two beings can share identical life
experience, and therefore beliefs, there is no
way to define a universal set of morals.
Circumstance must be also considered as
there are moral beliefs which may directly
conflict with another.
Receiving disability payments from a
back injury.
IVF treatments from Dr. Michael
Kamrava in 2001, had six embryos
implanted.
2008, had remaining six embryos
implanted resulting in eight children.
Didn’t want the remaining embryos to
be destroyed.
Main players: Nadya, Doctor Michael
Kamrava
Can’t support the children.
Didn’t follow the ARSM’s guidelines for IVF.
Dangerous for both mother and
children
Mental disorders and premature birth.
To some – Wasn’t natural.
Gained a lot of publicity because it’s so unusual in the
United States.
The Duggar family
-Nadya Suleman: for
Dr. Michael Kamrava: for
Insurance Company: against
Government: against
Population – having so many children shouldn’t be
encouraged.
Safety of the children needs to be taken into
consideration.
Octo-mom bill
Less publicity
Slide 6
Ethical universalism is a concept in which the
ethical implications of an action applies
universally to anyone, regardless of circumstance.
To summarize, the end justifies the means.
Examples of pseudo-universally wrong actions:
murder, rape, torture
Examples of pseudo-universally good actions:
charity, sacrifice, altruism
For ethical universalism to apply to
anything, a system which determines the
implications of an act must be defined.
Since no two beings can share identical life
experience, and therefore beliefs, there is no
way to define a universal set of morals.
Circumstance must be also considered as
there are moral beliefs which may directly
conflict with another.
Receiving disability payments from a
back injury.
IVF treatments from Dr. Michael
Kamrava in 2001, had six embryos
implanted.
2008, had remaining six embryos
implanted resulting in eight children.
Didn’t want the remaining embryos to
be destroyed.
Main players: Nadya, Doctor Michael
Kamrava
Can’t support the children.
Didn’t follow the ARSM’s guidelines for IVF.
Dangerous for both mother and
children
Mental disorders and premature birth.
To some – Wasn’t natural.
Gained a lot of publicity because it’s so unusual in the
United States.
The Duggar family
-Nadya Suleman: for
Dr. Michael Kamrava: for
Insurance Company: against
Government: against
Population – having so many children shouldn’t be
encouraged.
Safety of the children needs to be taken into
consideration.
Octo-mom bill
Less publicity
Slide 7
Ethical universalism is a concept in which the
ethical implications of an action applies
universally to anyone, regardless of circumstance.
To summarize, the end justifies the means.
Examples of pseudo-universally wrong actions:
murder, rape, torture
Examples of pseudo-universally good actions:
charity, sacrifice, altruism
For ethical universalism to apply to
anything, a system which determines the
implications of an act must be defined.
Since no two beings can share identical life
experience, and therefore beliefs, there is no
way to define a universal set of morals.
Circumstance must be also considered as
there are moral beliefs which may directly
conflict with another.
Receiving disability payments from a
back injury.
IVF treatments from Dr. Michael
Kamrava in 2001, had six embryos
implanted.
2008, had remaining six embryos
implanted resulting in eight children.
Didn’t want the remaining embryos to
be destroyed.
Main players: Nadya, Doctor Michael
Kamrava
Can’t support the children.
Didn’t follow the ARSM’s guidelines for IVF.
Dangerous for both mother and
children
Mental disorders and premature birth.
To some – Wasn’t natural.
Gained a lot of publicity because it’s so unusual in the
United States.
The Duggar family
-Nadya Suleman: for
Dr. Michael Kamrava: for
Insurance Company: against
Government: against
Population – having so many children shouldn’t be
encouraged.
Safety of the children needs to be taken into
consideration.
Octo-mom bill
Less publicity
Slide 8
Ethical universalism is a concept in which the
ethical implications of an action applies
universally to anyone, regardless of circumstance.
To summarize, the end justifies the means.
Examples of pseudo-universally wrong actions:
murder, rape, torture
Examples of pseudo-universally good actions:
charity, sacrifice, altruism
For ethical universalism to apply to
anything, a system which determines the
implications of an act must be defined.
Since no two beings can share identical life
experience, and therefore beliefs, there is no
way to define a universal set of morals.
Circumstance must be also considered as
there are moral beliefs which may directly
conflict with another.
Receiving disability payments from a
back injury.
IVF treatments from Dr. Michael
Kamrava in 2001, had six embryos
implanted.
2008, had remaining six embryos
implanted resulting in eight children.
Didn’t want the remaining embryos to
be destroyed.
Main players: Nadya, Doctor Michael
Kamrava
Can’t support the children.
Didn’t follow the ARSM’s guidelines for IVF.
Dangerous for both mother and
children
Mental disorders and premature birth.
To some – Wasn’t natural.
Gained a lot of publicity because it’s so unusual in the
United States.
The Duggar family
-Nadya Suleman: for
Dr. Michael Kamrava: for
Insurance Company: against
Government: against
Population – having so many children shouldn’t be
encouraged.
Safety of the children needs to be taken into
consideration.
Octo-mom bill
Less publicity
Slide 9
Ethical universalism is a concept in which the
ethical implications of an action applies
universally to anyone, regardless of circumstance.
To summarize, the end justifies the means.
Examples of pseudo-universally wrong actions:
murder, rape, torture
Examples of pseudo-universally good actions:
charity, sacrifice, altruism
For ethical universalism to apply to
anything, a system which determines the
implications of an act must be defined.
Since no two beings can share identical life
experience, and therefore beliefs, there is no
way to define a universal set of morals.
Circumstance must be also considered as
there are moral beliefs which may directly
conflict with another.
Receiving disability payments from a
back injury.
IVF treatments from Dr. Michael
Kamrava in 2001, had six embryos
implanted.
2008, had remaining six embryos
implanted resulting in eight children.
Didn’t want the remaining embryos to
be destroyed.
Main players: Nadya, Doctor Michael
Kamrava
Can’t support the children.
Didn’t follow the ARSM’s guidelines for IVF.
Dangerous for both mother and
children
Mental disorders and premature birth.
To some – Wasn’t natural.
Gained a lot of publicity because it’s so unusual in the
United States.
The Duggar family
-Nadya Suleman: for
Dr. Michael Kamrava: for
Insurance Company: against
Government: against
Population – having so many children shouldn’t be
encouraged.
Safety of the children needs to be taken into
consideration.
Octo-mom bill
Less publicity
Ethical universalism is a concept in which the
ethical implications of an action applies
universally to anyone, regardless of circumstance.
To summarize, the end justifies the means.
Examples of pseudo-universally wrong actions:
murder, rape, torture
Examples of pseudo-universally good actions:
charity, sacrifice, altruism
For ethical universalism to apply to
anything, a system which determines the
implications of an act must be defined.
Since no two beings can share identical life
experience, and therefore beliefs, there is no
way to define a universal set of morals.
Circumstance must be also considered as
there are moral beliefs which may directly
conflict with another.
Receiving disability payments from a
back injury.
IVF treatments from Dr. Michael
Kamrava in 2001, had six embryos
implanted.
2008, had remaining six embryos
implanted resulting in eight children.
Didn’t want the remaining embryos to
be destroyed.
Main players: Nadya, Doctor Michael
Kamrava
Can’t support the children.
Didn’t follow the ARSM’s guidelines for IVF.
Dangerous for both mother and
children
Mental disorders and premature birth.
To some – Wasn’t natural.
Gained a lot of publicity because it’s so unusual in the
United States.
The Duggar family
-Nadya Suleman: for
Dr. Michael Kamrava: for
Insurance Company: against
Government: against
Population – having so many children shouldn’t be
encouraged.
Safety of the children needs to be taken into
consideration.
Octo-mom bill
Less publicity
Slide 2
Ethical universalism is a concept in which the
ethical implications of an action applies
universally to anyone, regardless of circumstance.
To summarize, the end justifies the means.
Examples of pseudo-universally wrong actions:
murder, rape, torture
Examples of pseudo-universally good actions:
charity, sacrifice, altruism
For ethical universalism to apply to
anything, a system which determines the
implications of an act must be defined.
Since no two beings can share identical life
experience, and therefore beliefs, there is no
way to define a universal set of morals.
Circumstance must be also considered as
there are moral beliefs which may directly
conflict with another.
Receiving disability payments from a
back injury.
IVF treatments from Dr. Michael
Kamrava in 2001, had six embryos
implanted.
2008, had remaining six embryos
implanted resulting in eight children.
Didn’t want the remaining embryos to
be destroyed.
Main players: Nadya, Doctor Michael
Kamrava
Can’t support the children.
Didn’t follow the ARSM’s guidelines for IVF.
Dangerous for both mother and
children
Mental disorders and premature birth.
To some – Wasn’t natural.
Gained a lot of publicity because it’s so unusual in the
United States.
The Duggar family
-Nadya Suleman: for
Dr. Michael Kamrava: for
Insurance Company: against
Government: against
Population – having so many children shouldn’t be
encouraged.
Safety of the children needs to be taken into
consideration.
Octo-mom bill
Less publicity
Slide 3
Ethical universalism is a concept in which the
ethical implications of an action applies
universally to anyone, regardless of circumstance.
To summarize, the end justifies the means.
Examples of pseudo-universally wrong actions:
murder, rape, torture
Examples of pseudo-universally good actions:
charity, sacrifice, altruism
For ethical universalism to apply to
anything, a system which determines the
implications of an act must be defined.
Since no two beings can share identical life
experience, and therefore beliefs, there is no
way to define a universal set of morals.
Circumstance must be also considered as
there are moral beliefs which may directly
conflict with another.
Receiving disability payments from a
back injury.
IVF treatments from Dr. Michael
Kamrava in 2001, had six embryos
implanted.
2008, had remaining six embryos
implanted resulting in eight children.
Didn’t want the remaining embryos to
be destroyed.
Main players: Nadya, Doctor Michael
Kamrava
Can’t support the children.
Didn’t follow the ARSM’s guidelines for IVF.
Dangerous for both mother and
children
Mental disorders and premature birth.
To some – Wasn’t natural.
Gained a lot of publicity because it’s so unusual in the
United States.
The Duggar family
-Nadya Suleman: for
Dr. Michael Kamrava: for
Insurance Company: against
Government: against
Population – having so many children shouldn’t be
encouraged.
Safety of the children needs to be taken into
consideration.
Octo-mom bill
Less publicity
Slide 4
Ethical universalism is a concept in which the
ethical implications of an action applies
universally to anyone, regardless of circumstance.
To summarize, the end justifies the means.
Examples of pseudo-universally wrong actions:
murder, rape, torture
Examples of pseudo-universally good actions:
charity, sacrifice, altruism
For ethical universalism to apply to
anything, a system which determines the
implications of an act must be defined.
Since no two beings can share identical life
experience, and therefore beliefs, there is no
way to define a universal set of morals.
Circumstance must be also considered as
there are moral beliefs which may directly
conflict with another.
Receiving disability payments from a
back injury.
IVF treatments from Dr. Michael
Kamrava in 2001, had six embryos
implanted.
2008, had remaining six embryos
implanted resulting in eight children.
Didn’t want the remaining embryos to
be destroyed.
Main players: Nadya, Doctor Michael
Kamrava
Can’t support the children.
Didn’t follow the ARSM’s guidelines for IVF.
Dangerous for both mother and
children
Mental disorders and premature birth.
To some – Wasn’t natural.
Gained a lot of publicity because it’s so unusual in the
United States.
The Duggar family
-Nadya Suleman: for
Dr. Michael Kamrava: for
Insurance Company: against
Government: against
Population – having so many children shouldn’t be
encouraged.
Safety of the children needs to be taken into
consideration.
Octo-mom bill
Less publicity
Slide 5
Ethical universalism is a concept in which the
ethical implications of an action applies
universally to anyone, regardless of circumstance.
To summarize, the end justifies the means.
Examples of pseudo-universally wrong actions:
murder, rape, torture
Examples of pseudo-universally good actions:
charity, sacrifice, altruism
For ethical universalism to apply to
anything, a system which determines the
implications of an act must be defined.
Since no two beings can share identical life
experience, and therefore beliefs, there is no
way to define a universal set of morals.
Circumstance must be also considered as
there are moral beliefs which may directly
conflict with another.
Receiving disability payments from a
back injury.
IVF treatments from Dr. Michael
Kamrava in 2001, had six embryos
implanted.
2008, had remaining six embryos
implanted resulting in eight children.
Didn’t want the remaining embryos to
be destroyed.
Main players: Nadya, Doctor Michael
Kamrava
Can’t support the children.
Didn’t follow the ARSM’s guidelines for IVF.
Dangerous for both mother and
children
Mental disorders and premature birth.
To some – Wasn’t natural.
Gained a lot of publicity because it’s so unusual in the
United States.
The Duggar family
-Nadya Suleman: for
Dr. Michael Kamrava: for
Insurance Company: against
Government: against
Population – having so many children shouldn’t be
encouraged.
Safety of the children needs to be taken into
consideration.
Octo-mom bill
Less publicity
Slide 6
Ethical universalism is a concept in which the
ethical implications of an action applies
universally to anyone, regardless of circumstance.
To summarize, the end justifies the means.
Examples of pseudo-universally wrong actions:
murder, rape, torture
Examples of pseudo-universally good actions:
charity, sacrifice, altruism
For ethical universalism to apply to
anything, a system which determines the
implications of an act must be defined.
Since no two beings can share identical life
experience, and therefore beliefs, there is no
way to define a universal set of morals.
Circumstance must be also considered as
there are moral beliefs which may directly
conflict with another.
Receiving disability payments from a
back injury.
IVF treatments from Dr. Michael
Kamrava in 2001, had six embryos
implanted.
2008, had remaining six embryos
implanted resulting in eight children.
Didn’t want the remaining embryos to
be destroyed.
Main players: Nadya, Doctor Michael
Kamrava
Can’t support the children.
Didn’t follow the ARSM’s guidelines for IVF.
Dangerous for both mother and
children
Mental disorders and premature birth.
To some – Wasn’t natural.
Gained a lot of publicity because it’s so unusual in the
United States.
The Duggar family
-Nadya Suleman: for
Dr. Michael Kamrava: for
Insurance Company: against
Government: against
Population – having so many children shouldn’t be
encouraged.
Safety of the children needs to be taken into
consideration.
Octo-mom bill
Less publicity
Slide 7
Ethical universalism is a concept in which the
ethical implications of an action applies
universally to anyone, regardless of circumstance.
To summarize, the end justifies the means.
Examples of pseudo-universally wrong actions:
murder, rape, torture
Examples of pseudo-universally good actions:
charity, sacrifice, altruism
For ethical universalism to apply to
anything, a system which determines the
implications of an act must be defined.
Since no two beings can share identical life
experience, and therefore beliefs, there is no
way to define a universal set of morals.
Circumstance must be also considered as
there are moral beliefs which may directly
conflict with another.
Receiving disability payments from a
back injury.
IVF treatments from Dr. Michael
Kamrava in 2001, had six embryos
implanted.
2008, had remaining six embryos
implanted resulting in eight children.
Didn’t want the remaining embryos to
be destroyed.
Main players: Nadya, Doctor Michael
Kamrava
Can’t support the children.
Didn’t follow the ARSM’s guidelines for IVF.
Dangerous for both mother and
children
Mental disorders and premature birth.
To some – Wasn’t natural.
Gained a lot of publicity because it’s so unusual in the
United States.
The Duggar family
-Nadya Suleman: for
Dr. Michael Kamrava: for
Insurance Company: against
Government: against
Population – having so many children shouldn’t be
encouraged.
Safety of the children needs to be taken into
consideration.
Octo-mom bill
Less publicity
Slide 8
Ethical universalism is a concept in which the
ethical implications of an action applies
universally to anyone, regardless of circumstance.
To summarize, the end justifies the means.
Examples of pseudo-universally wrong actions:
murder, rape, torture
Examples of pseudo-universally good actions:
charity, sacrifice, altruism
For ethical universalism to apply to
anything, a system which determines the
implications of an act must be defined.
Since no two beings can share identical life
experience, and therefore beliefs, there is no
way to define a universal set of morals.
Circumstance must be also considered as
there are moral beliefs which may directly
conflict with another.
Receiving disability payments from a
back injury.
IVF treatments from Dr. Michael
Kamrava in 2001, had six embryos
implanted.
2008, had remaining six embryos
implanted resulting in eight children.
Didn’t want the remaining embryos to
be destroyed.
Main players: Nadya, Doctor Michael
Kamrava
Can’t support the children.
Didn’t follow the ARSM’s guidelines for IVF.
Dangerous for both mother and
children
Mental disorders and premature birth.
To some – Wasn’t natural.
Gained a lot of publicity because it’s so unusual in the
United States.
The Duggar family
-Nadya Suleman: for
Dr. Michael Kamrava: for
Insurance Company: against
Government: against
Population – having so many children shouldn’t be
encouraged.
Safety of the children needs to be taken into
consideration.
Octo-mom bill
Less publicity
Slide 9
Ethical universalism is a concept in which the
ethical implications of an action applies
universally to anyone, regardless of circumstance.
To summarize, the end justifies the means.
Examples of pseudo-universally wrong actions:
murder, rape, torture
Examples of pseudo-universally good actions:
charity, sacrifice, altruism
For ethical universalism to apply to
anything, a system which determines the
implications of an act must be defined.
Since no two beings can share identical life
experience, and therefore beliefs, there is no
way to define a universal set of morals.
Circumstance must be also considered as
there are moral beliefs which may directly
conflict with another.
Receiving disability payments from a
back injury.
IVF treatments from Dr. Michael
Kamrava in 2001, had six embryos
implanted.
2008, had remaining six embryos
implanted resulting in eight children.
Didn’t want the remaining embryos to
be destroyed.
Main players: Nadya, Doctor Michael
Kamrava
Can’t support the children.
Didn’t follow the ARSM’s guidelines for IVF.
Dangerous for both mother and
children
Mental disorders and premature birth.
To some – Wasn’t natural.
Gained a lot of publicity because it’s so unusual in the
United States.
The Duggar family
-Nadya Suleman: for
Dr. Michael Kamrava: for
Insurance Company: against
Government: against
Population – having so many children shouldn’t be
encouraged.
Safety of the children needs to be taken into
consideration.
Octo-mom bill
Less publicity