Workable Ethical Theories

When the time comes to make a decision it is sometimes a struggle. Many times we see ourselves deciding between following our heart or our conscience. The chapter 2 of the book “Ethics for the information age” addresses to this issue very carefully. This chapter talks about Workable Ethical Theories such as Kantianism, Act Utilitarianism, Rule Utilitarianism, Social Contrast Theory, and others. If I had to choose one of the workable ethical theories in chapter 2 and use it for all my personal ethical decision making, I would choose Kantianism. According to the book “Ethics for the information age” by Michael J. Quinn (2014), Kantianism, an ethical theory of the German philosopher Immanuel Kant, is able to go beyond simply stating that an action is right or wrong by citing chapter and verse; a Kantian can explain why it is right or wrong. I felt more towards the Kantianism because of the aspects that these theory covers.
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I consider this conclusion very powerful statement, and I totally agree. For instance, many people may consider getting knowledge or being smart a good thing. However, if a wrong person happens to have these abilities, it may not be a good thing. Another issue in our society that I would relate with these principle is the gun control laws. A great number of people support that everyone should have access to guns and it is not dangerous, while others strictly disagree with this idea saying that it may promote violence. However, I myself, believe that the problem is not weather everyone should have access to guns or not. The problem is not the accessibility because a gun in the hand of a good person may promote some good to the society. In the contrary, a gun in the hands of the wrong person may result in a catastrophe. Therefore, having access to guns is not bad nor good; As Kant used to ask, “What is good without