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teleological ethical system
judges the consequences of the act
even though an act maybe bad if the out come is good than the act is molarly good

three principles
imperative-decision making acting a speific way by a rule
utilitarian- good or bad consequences
generalization-
tthese other methods basiclly have people use common sense ahd and allows you the ask yourself a series of questions to help them rememdered

ethical relativism describes a position on what is good or evil depending on the pers0n or group.
arguements for relativism
there are many different moral standards behavior
human are incapable of determining what if anything is an absolute rule of morality
cultural relativism- contributes to the health and survival of a society
what is correct in one culture doesnt make it correct in another one

Situational ethics are similar to relativism. But situational ethics can be used to resolve problems that are raised from both absolutist and relativist.
Solution
There are basic principles of right and wrong
These principles can be applied to ethical dilemmas and moral issues
Different results in different situations
absolute laws are recognized in situational ethics

Laws and moral judgements don't necessarily go hand in hand. While hitting your wife is illegal by law, abandoning you're family is considered immoral, but it's not illegal. Some laws that have been passed, are now considered immoral, such as the Jim Crow laws, the internment camps for Japanese-Americans, and laws that made runaway slaves return to their owners. Some forms of interrogation are now considered a form of torture and immoral.

Moral Judgements have four main elements:
Acts
3. Free Will: the person who is committing the act must have free will.
4. Affects Others: someone must be directly effected by an act.

Discretion- the freedom to decide what happens in a particular decision.
ex.) Police officers have discretion when it comes to ticketing someone for speeding. They can either let the person off with a warning or give them a ticket.

Ethics- the study and analysis of what constitutes good or bad conduct.
Branches of Ethics
Values- are the desirability, worth, or importance of something.
ex.) Good values to have as an employee are punctuality and responsibility.

Laws and moral judgements don't necessarily go hand in hand. While hitting your wife is illegal by law, abandoning you're family is considered immoral, but it's not illegal. Some laws that have been passed, are now considered immoral, such as the Jim Crow laws, the internment camps for Japanese-Americans, and laws that made runaway slaves return to their owners. Some forms of interrogation are now considered a form of torture and immoral.

DEONTOLOGICAL ETHICAL SYSTEM
WHAT IS IT?
A system that is concerned solely with the inherent nature of the act being judged. Meaning that no matter the outcome, it's only the act that is to be judged for right or wrong.
EXAMPLE !
Robinhood stole from the rich to give to the poor. You immediately think, this is a good thing, because it's a completely selfless act. Except if we were to analyze this using a Deontological Ethical System, it would be an extremely wrong act because stealing is wrong. It doesn't matter that in the end he was giving to the poor, instead that he stole. In Deontological Systems, it is the act and the act alone that matters.
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