Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Confucianism/ Does not provide ready answers to Focuses on creating happiness for
Taoism ethical questions the entire community
Needs of individual may be
sacrificed for good of community
Ideas of community have been used
to force conformity
Stoicism May misjudge what can and cannot Accepting things that cannot be
be controlled. controlled reduces frustration and
May lead to apathy (If I cannot may lead to happiness.
control it, why bother?).
May leave one open to bullying.
Egoism Makes selfishness a virtue. Does not rule out helping others;
Limits the development of self; can support a social morality if all
ignores the responsibility we have agree certain conduct is in
to others. everyone’s self-interest.
Suggests people are slaves to self-
interest and lack freedom to make
choices.
Post-modernism Does not offer specific guidelines Subjective: allows for individual
of what is right/wrong. values when making choices.