Ethical Decision-Making: A Case for the Triple Font Theory

Surendra Arjoon ()

Journal of Business Ethics, 2007, vol. 71, issue 4, 395-410

Abstract: This paper discusses the philosophical argument and the application of the Triple Font Theory (TFT) for moral evaluation of human acts and attempts to integrate the conceptual components of major moral theories into a systematic internally consistent decision-making model that is theoretically driven. The paper incorporates concepts such as formal and material cooperation and the Principle of Double Effect (PDE) into the theoretical framework. It also advances the thesis that virtue theory ought to be included in any adequate justification of morality and the need to integrate or coordinate notions of virtue into various act-oriented or principles-based ethics. The TFT offers a comprehensive and practical approach to ethical decision-making and is a useful alternative embedded in traditional wisdom. This paper provides a more general framework of the TFT than traditionally presented. Practical judgment is shown to play a constitute role in providing a guide for right action and is the “glueâ€\x9D that integrates the various components of the TFT. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2007

Keywords: Triple Font Theory; virtue ethics; ethical decision-making; formal and material cooperation; Principle of Double Effect; ethical theories; practical judgment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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