Deontological Vs Teleological Ethical System

Assignment: Deontological vs. Teleological Ethical
Deontological ethical systems are associated with judgments that are based on an action. If the action is considered to be in a good intent, even with the possibilities of having negative consequences, then it is still defined as being good. Branches of deontological ethical systems can extend out to ethical formalism, religion, and natural law. Ethical formalism is defined as the motive and intent of a person has based on what action the person commits. An example I can recall from the recent news was a high school girl’s coach had a student confide in her that she was pregnant and did not want to tell her parents for fear of what the consequences would be. The high school coach then
It gives the belief that whatever it takes for us to gain personal happiness and whatever benefits them is moral. For example when two boxers are in a boxing tournament and they are competing for championship and one of the boxers does a “below the belt” blow and somehow it went unnoticed, the boxer became champion even though he cheated. But because he was willing to do whatever it took to win the championship title, a “below the belt” blow was considered moral. When comparing deontological system vs. the teleological ethical system, they are actually the opposite of each other. The teleological ethical system judges the consequences of the act rather than the act itself. It believes that if the action results in what can be considered as a good consequence, than it must be good and that the end result will justify the reason that the act was committed in the first place. What branches from the teleological ethical systems are utilitarianism, ethics of virtue and ethics of care. Utilitarianism is defined as what is considered to be good is based upon the action. If an action outweighs to harm that the action causes, then the action is good.
It is believed that if a person has good virtues, they will do good. An example of ethics of virtue is when someone who finds a million dollars and believes they are of good virtue, so naturally, the right thing they do is to return the money. The last teleological system is virtue of care defined as the base of the needs of individuals who are sick, injured, or incapable to make decisions on their own. The decisions are based on the immediate needs of individuals being cared for and doesn't concern itself with a person's individual rights. Examples of this can be referred to someone who knows CPR. One is certified in CPR is not obligated in trying to save someone’s life if they were to stop breathing. They risk their own health by sometimes coming into mouth-to-mouth contact in order to save a life. Some people choose to not act in doing CPR due to possible mix of body fluids but others overlook it and thus, would be considered a moral decision according to the ethics of care. In my opinion I feel that the teleological ethical system is the most ideal set of moral codes because even though most try to abide by their religion or what is socially acceptable,