The EthosForge cast
Each friend shows you one idea by how they act. Meet them all and see how the ideas fit together.
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Consequence Consequentialism / Utilitarianism — calm, methodical; weighs trade-offs; capybara at a balance-scale -
Duty Deontology / Kantian — upright, principled; sticks to rules even when costly; heron in vest on one leg -
Virtue Virtue Ethics / Aristotelian — steady, earnest; 'what kind of person do I want to be?'; badger tending a plant -
Care Care Ethics / Noddings + Gilligan — attentive, present; 'ethics begins in relationship'; otter listening beside empty spot -
Contract Contractualism / Scanlon + Rawls — collaborative; 'what could we ALL agree to?'; beaver drawing a fair-rules table -
Bound Rights ethics — each person has protections you may not cross, even for a good outcome; pangolin who curls to shield ('some lines you never cross') -
Kin Ecological ethics — the circle of concern reaches to animals, living systems, and the not-yet-born; elephant asking 'who else has to live with this?' -
Tinker Pragmatism — try a small step, watch what really happens, be willing to change; raccoon with busy testing paws ('try it, watch, be ready to change') -
Own Existentialist responsibility — you are free, so you own your choices (never a stick to blame the trapped); sure-footed mountain goat ('you chose it, so you own it') -
Sense Moral sentiment — the heart's feeling of sympathy is real moral information, the start of ethics (not the whole map); soft-eared dog ('first, what does your heart notice?')