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 As an example, if by killing someone everyone will be better off, an utilitarian would consider the killing as a good action, whether a deontological ethicist would consider the action wrong because it is wrong to kill, disregarding potential benefits to society.
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+Portrait of Immanuel Kant
-====== Levels of Duties (spafford) (gabe) =====
-====== Excerpts (tim, insert into other pages as well) ======
+====== Levels of Duties =====
-====== Classic and Modern Ethical Questions (examples of questions) (tim) ======
+Since deontological ethics has become the norm for current societies to place ethical values on actions, a set of duties was developed in which all individuals must adhere too. Additionally, there are different levels of duties, and specific duties differ among different levels.
+The set of duties consists of ethics, morals, tradition, laws, and manners. Ethics refers to predefined ideas of good and bad. Morals refer to values defined as right or wrong. Tradition involves history surrounding certain actions of a particular group of people.  Laws define actions that are off limits. Lastly, manners refer to ways of performing certain actions that are appreciated as good or bad.
+Duties span several levels, starting from the individual and ending in the universal. Examples of different levels of duties are: individual, group, organization, country, and universal. As we regard our actions in comparison to duties that are higher in the duties ladder, the more likely is that our actions will conflict with such duties.
+Oneself mainly creates duties at an individual level. In groups, duties are normally inferred; a group of friends might not have a written set of duties, but they are still implicit. Organizations such as clubs and companies normally have a set of duties that a member has to adhere to; for example, the Association of Computer Machinery has a code of conduct to which is members is expected to adhere to. Countries have their own set of laws, traditions, and other duties particular to the country. There is also a set of duties that are universal, and remain the same from country to country.
+Sets of duties dictate which groups we adhere to. If a group of friends share a set of duties that confront your own, you are likely to avoid such group. If an association has a set of duties to which you know you cannot adhere, you decide not to join. In general, different sets of duties determine our associations.
+====== Quotations ======
+"Why not say [...] 'Let us do evil that good may result'? Their condemnation is deserved." -NIV Bible, Romans 5:8
+“Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.” -Immanuel Kant
+"Given our present perspective, it is amazing that Christian ethics down through the centuries could have accepted almost unanimously the sententious doctrine that "the end does not justify the means."  We have to ask now, "If the end does not justify the means, what does?"  The answer is, obviously, "Nothing!"" - Joseph Fletcher, //Moral Responsibility// (1967)
+====== Ethical Questions ======
+We don't give answers for these questions, and some of them may have no clear answer, but there are here to get you thinking.
+  * Is it fair to charge more for technology in a developing country where it is more rare and in higher demand? ((Adapted from http://ci2010-team1.blogspot.com/2010/02/digital-divide.html))
+  * How should we decide whether a piece of work should cost money, be free, or even be free and open source? ((Adapted from http://ci2010-team2.blogspot.com/2010/02/ethics-security-and-open-source-triple.html))
+  * Is the best way to stay ahead of malicious hackers by hacking programs ourselves and posting the exploits for all to see?  Is this even an acceptable method?  ((Adapted from http://ci2010-team2.blogspot.com/2010/01/internet-return-to-wild-west.html and Professor Comer's opinion))
+  * How much responsibility do public officials have when it comes to understanding the technology that they're selecting for their constituents? ((Adapted from http://ci2010-team3.blogspot.com/2010/02/voting-and-security-from-ethical.html))
+  * What responsibilities do parents, teachers, and others have to educate children on Internet safety? ((Adapted from http://ci2010-team4.blogspot.com/2010/01/welcome.html))
+  * When is web filtering a good or bad thing in schools? ((Adapted from http://ci2010-team5.blogspot.com/2010/02/digital-divide-outdated-or-updated.html))

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