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Select the ethical term that is accurately paired with it brief description.

  • A

    Deontology: The school of ethical of thought that requires that only the means to the goal must be ethical.

  • B

    Utilitarianism: The school of ethical of thought that requires that only the end goal must be ethical.

  • C

    Deontology: The school of ethical of thought that requires that only the end goal must be ethical.

  • D

    Utilitarianism: The school of ethical of thought that requires that only the means to the goal must be ethical.

Correct Response: B

The two major classifications of ethical principles and ethical thought are utilitarianism and deontology. Deontology is the ethical school of thought that requires that both the means and the end goal must be moral and ethical; and the utilitarian school of ethical thought states that the end goal justifies the means even when the means are not moral.