What Are the Ethical Theories That Consider the Most Important

question 10

Multiple Choice

What are the ethical theories that consider the most important moral obligation to be maximization of positive outcomes and minimization of negative outcomes?

• A) deontological theories
• B) consequentialist theories
• C) utilitarian theories
• D) classical theories

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