Ethical Decision-Making: A Case for the Triple Font Theory |
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Authors: | Surendra Arjoon |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Management Studies, University of The West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago |
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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 “glue” that
integrates the various components of the TFT.
Surendra Arjoon is an Associate Professor of Business Ethics at the University of the West Indies, Trinidad. He has served
as Chair, Department of Management Studies and as Associate Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences. He is also Vice President of
the Trinidad & Tobago Economics Association. His work has appeared in the Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Markets and
Morality, Global Development Studies, Applied Financial Economics, and Social and Economic Studies. |
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Keywords: | Triple Font Theory virtue ethics ethical decision-making formal and material cooperation Principle of Double Effect ethical theories practical judgment |
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