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Ethical Systems

Dive into the complex ethical questions presented in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". This analysis covers various ethical systems including situation ethics, cultural relativism, virtue ethics, and utilitarianism, exploring how they inform our understanding of right and wrong. Consider dilemmas such as taking extra napkins from a fast-food restaurant or finding money on the ground. Reflect on whether actions are determined by personal morality, societal norms, or the outcomes they produce. Discover where Huck Finn and his choices fit within these ethical frameworks!

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Ethical Systems

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  1. Ethical Systems Huck Finn

  2. Ethics • Definition: The process of determining right and wrong

  3. Where do you stand? • Is it wrong to take extra napkins from a fast-food restaurant? • If you find $100 on the ground, what should you do with the money? • Do animals have rights?

  4. Situation Ethics • Right and wrong depend on the situation • Each case is unique. There aren’t any universal moral rules • What is the loving thing to do in any given situation is the right thing to do • Weaknesses?

  5. Cultural Relativism • Rules are set according to what your culture decides • If your culture eats horses, then it is morally acceptable for you to eat horses too • In what ways is cultural relativism demonstrated in the book Huck Finn?

  6. Virtue Ethics • Morals are internal • Good people will do good things • Who operates under this ethical system?

  7. Utilitarianism • Actions are judged right or wrong solely by their consequences • Right actions produce the greatest amount of good for the greatest amount of people • Each person’s happiness is equally important

  8. Where Does Huck Fit? • Situation Ethics- whatever seems best at the time • Cultural Relativism- whatever society wants • Virtue Ethics- morality is internal/good people will do good things • Utilitarianism- actions are right or wrong based on their consequences

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