2.2.1 Stealing

• Stealing is defined as taking another person's property without their permission or legal right, with the intent to permanently deprive
• The key difference between stealing and taking without consent lies in the intent
• What type of deprivation occurs in stealing?

  Permanent
• What is the universalizability test in deontology?

  Could the act be universalized?
• Deontological ethics emphasizes adherence to universal principles regardless of consequences.

  True
• What is the deontological principle violated when someone is treated as a means to financial gain?

  Human dignity
• Stealing involves the intent to permanently deprive the owner, whereas taking without consent involves temporary deprivation
• What universal principle does stealing violate according to deontological ethics?

  Universalizability
• Utilitarianism evaluates morality based on consequences rather than inherent rightness.


  True
• Who developed utilitarianism?

  Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill
• Why is stealing generally considered morally wrong in utilitarianism?

  It diminishes victim's happiness
• What is a critique of utilitarianism in the context of stealing?

  Difficulty of measuring happiness
• Why is stealing considered morally wrong in virtue ethics?

  It violates honesty and fairness
• A virtuous person would steal food if they were starving.

  False
• How might utilitarianism justify stealing in extreme situations?

  Greater overall happiness
• Arrange the following concepts based on their definitions and key elements:

  1️⃣ Stealing: Taking property with intent to permanently deprive

  2️⃣ Taking without consent: Taking property without intent to permanently deprive
• Match the element of stealing with its description:

  Taking Another's Property ↔️ Requires physical or constructive possession by the owner

  Without Permission ↔️ The action must be unauthorized by the owner

  Intent to Deprive ↔️ The thief must intend to permanently take the property
• Deontology emphasizes moral duty and adherence to universal principles regardless of consequences.


  True
• Deontology condemns stealing because it violates fundamental moral duties and cannot withstand the test of universalizability
• Stealing cannot be universalized because if everyone stole, no one's property would be secure
• Stealing violates moral principles of respect for property rights and fairness.

  True
• Stealing is generally considered morally and legally wrong.


  True
• Robbery involves stealing by force or threat of violence
• What fundamental principle does stealing violate according to deontology?

  Respect for property rights
• Why is stealing considered wrong under the duty to respect property rights?

  It disregards ownership
• Stealing requires the intent to permanently deprive the owner of their property.


  True
• The key difference between stealing and taking without consent is the intent to permanently deprive.


  True
• The deontological principle of respect for human dignity is violated by stealing because it treats the victim as a means
• Utilitarianism might justify stealing in scenarios where it leads to greater overall happiness
• Utilitarianism evaluates morality based on consequences, not inherent rightness.


  True
• Utilitarianism might justify stealing in scenarios where it leads to greater overall happiness.


  True
• Virtue ethics is primarily associated with Aristotle
• Match the ethical theory with its focus:

  Deontological Ethics ↔️ Duties and principles

  Virtue Ethics ↔️ Moral character and virtues
• What is the legal justification of necessity in the context of stealing?

  Prevent serious harm or death
• How might virtue ethics view stealing in extreme need?

  Excuse due to moral deficiency
• What is shoplifting?

  Stealing from a retail store
• What is the primary purpose of burglary?

  To commit theft
• Deontological ethics, as championed by Immanuel Kant, emphasizes the consequences of actions.

  False
• Which philosophers are associated with utilitarianism?

  Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill
• Utilitarianism may justify stealing if it leads to greater overall happiness, even if it violates property rights.


  True