Where do ethical frameworks come from?
The three frameworks identified here correspond to the three central ethical questions that human beings have always been inclined to ask. • The question, “what types of actions am I required to do (or not to do)?” corresponds to a duty-based framework which focuses on our obligations. This framework tends to be especially useful for helping you understand why there are some things that an ethical person should probably never do. • The question “what types of outcomes or goals should I strive for?” corresponds to a consequentialist framework, which is less interested in the quality of your character than in the value of your results. • The question, “what type of person should I be?” corresponds to a virtue-based framework, which focuses our ethical attention on the various motives and traits that are involved in human choices, and is useful for reminding you about how the various choices you make contribute (positively or negatively) to the development of your ethical character. The t
