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I would personally say that a blend of deontology and consequentialism is the most balanced position.
Much like what Max Weber suggested: an "ethics of conviction" must be complemented by an "ethics of responsibility" because our actions often have highly predictable, even if never entirely certain, consequences...
Peter Singer on Maximizing Good for All Sentient Creatures
An excellent conversation on ethics via Sean Carroll's Mindscape podcast.... ...
I just finished listening a couple of hours ago....
The guest, Dr. Singer, makes some good points about consequentialist ethics (of which he is a lifelong proponent), in particular utilitarian consequentialist ethics, and even more specifically utilitarian hedonist consequentialist ethics (genus-species-su...
I would personally say that a blend of deontology and consequentialism is the most balanced position.
Much like what Max Weber suggested: an "ethics of conviction" must be complemented by an "ethics of responsibility" because our actions often have highly predictable, even if never entirely certain, consequences...
I'd love to think so myself =)
Academics, on the other hand, would probably label that as the ultimate cop-out of a true philosophical stance x)........