Utilitarianism And Deontology Essay

Deontology
A maxim is a personal rule we follow to do the right thing. Following the rule of a moral law is something a rational human being does according to Kant. There are two types of rules the Hypothetical rule and the categorical rule. The hypothetical rule is if I do “this” then “this” will happen as a result. I will be focusing on the categorical rule though. That is a moral law that is universal; it commands us or obligates us to follow it absolutely with no exceptions. I will be discussing three examples were categorical rule comes into play and the different outcomes from different perspectives. The first scenario is in the business world. It is commonly implied that in the business world, in order to get to the top you have to step over people to achieve that status. This situation has two different roles. These two roles are the person getting
I believe Kant would agree with this because a person who offers their seat for an elderly person has good intentions and is doing something good for someone else and isn’t using them for a personal need. The theory of utilitarianism here applies when that person gives up their seat. It is for the greater good to all people. He or she is passing on the good act of offering a seat to an elderly person which in turn my result in more acts of the same kindness. It is for the greater good of elderly people and for those who give up their seats because they feel they did a good thing and fulfilled their obligation to follow the moral law. In this scenario however I believe Kant would agree because like he said “the will is conceived as a power of determining oneself to action in accordance with the idea of certain laws” which is explain when an individual follows ones own moral laws they are creating their will or “power” as Kant puts it. I myself agree with this because in that situation I would also offer my seat to an elderly