Deontology Vs Utilitarianism

Ethics Test Question The two major theories we encounter in ethics are utilitarianism and deontological ethics. These two forms of ethics differ greatly. Utilitarianism is the ideal moral principle. This form of ethics believes that a certain action or choice is based upon one’s feelings. If an individual’s experiences happiness from something that have done in their life it is associated with being something good. In general utilitarianism exhibits many strengths which includes serving of the greater good, it is secular and it tends to have a very easy concept. When serving the greater good the choices made will be made in order to make the most individuals as happy as possible. Utilitarianism tends to be secular and this allows for morals to be based off of everyday life and not based off of any type of religion. Lastly its concept is very easy to understand. This is because each and every culture around the world share a general idea of what happiness is. Thus allowing the idea of what will come across as right or wrong as being universal.
These weaknesses consists of the idea of justice, and that the idea of happiness changes from person to person. The idea of justice is corrupt when it comes to utilitarianism. This is mainly due to the fact that utilitarianism deals with the idea that choices should be made in a fashion that serves the greater good. However this also would end up in some individuals being treated unfairly because of their perceptions of things. The last weakness I will discuss is that of the happiness of an individual being subjective. Every individual in the world has different thoughts and feelings. What makes one individual happy may not make another happy. Thus ultimately not serving the greater