Learning Objectives, Workshop 3: The Collective Good
In "What We Choose: Ethics for Unitarian Universalists," a Tapestry of Faith program
Participants will:
- Learn about utilitarian/teleological ethics
- Identify times and circumstances when their behavioral choices are based on this framework of ethical decision making
- Explore the idea that morality should be based on the greatest good for the greatest number of people and identify the strengths and weaknesses of this approach
- Be able to identify values implicit in determining the "greater good" in a given situation and identify voices and perspectives represented by those values.
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Last updated on Thursday, January 19, 2012.
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