There are three major approaches in normative ethics including virtue ethics‚ deontological ethics‚ and utilitarianism. This paper is going to compare the similarities and differences between virtue theory‚ utilitarianism‚ and deontological ethics. It will include a description of the differences in how each theory addresses ethics and morality and it will also discuss an experience to explain the relationship between virtue‚ values‚ and moral concepts as they relate to one of the three theories
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Utilitarianism and Deontology support the legalization of marijuana‚ it produces a greater good for the economy‚ health‚ and positive effect on people’s happiness. The law of duty would be moral‚ and legalizing marijuana stimulates jobs‚ reduces crime rates‚ helps medically‚ and economically produces money. As a Utilitarian‚ they believe that the best action is the one the maximizes utility‚ and in this argument marijuana is a utility that could benefit for the greater good of human beings. In Deontology‚ they
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“Virtue‚ then‚ is a state that decides‚ consisting in a mean‚ the mean relative to us‚ which is defined by reference to reason‚ that is to say‚ to the reason by reference to which the prudent person would define it. It is a mean between two vices‚ one of excess and one of deficiency” Aristotle’s definition of Virtue of Character but what is it really saying. Let us define it with the Socratic Definition per genus et differentia. Let us break it into the three parts genus‚ species and the differentiating
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According to the author of Ethics: Approaching Moral Decisions‚ A.F. Holmes (2007)‚ says ethics is about the good in which our values and virtues cultivate‚ and what is right in which our moral duties may be. So‚ say if there is a terrorist the security forces have a prisoner‚ who is holding vital information that the US needs to keep from having any more attacks‚ should torturing be allowed? Looking at it from a utilitarianism ethic view‚ a utilitarian is more concerned with helping the majority
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Kantian Deontology In our world today it is often hard to genuinely decide what in fact is right or wrong. The reason that it is so tough to determine is because of our human nature given everyone has their own opinion. We do not all think the same or think the same actions and consequences have the same effect. It is this reason we analyze situations with ethical theories‚ such as that of Kant’s deontology. Kant’s theory in its own right has a strong moral foundation in which it seems understandable
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deontologist to choose between the car and the bus because both are impermissible. However‚ there is no avoidance alternative for the deontologist to choose one option. The virtue ethics dictates the actions that should be taken to be ethically just. The theories of utilitarianism‚ deontology‚ ethical intuitionism and the virtue ethics advocate for the actions of an individual to be acceptable in the societal setting. The theories agree in the actions they advocate for to be right or wrong in the society
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Philosophy 101 Midterm Essay Number One Friday October 19th 2012 Deontology Immanuel Kant’s deontological moral theory provides a strong base for making correct decisions and is a better ethics system than Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill’s utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is an ethical theory that is attributed to philosophers John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham. Utilitarianism is a theory holding that the proper course of action is one which maximizes happiness for the majority
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simply depend on what humans assign them? Aristotle Virtue Ethics. 2. In the video on Deontology‚ what example does Kant use to illustrate a negative duty (which is perfect) and which cannot be modified to suit the situation. “Do not lie” was Kants example‚ it is something that you are prohibited from doing. 3. Virtue Ethics is often criticized for being relativistic and depending on what a culture believes is virtuous. What theory in Virtue Ethics answers this criticism? The Theory of the mean
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Deontology and the Categorical Imperative Applied to the Adelphia Communications Scandal In July of 2002‚ five officials of the Adelphia cable-television company were arrested on the charge of gross corporate fraud conducted by members of the Rigas family. The events which transpired during the Adelphia scandal were some of the most egregious to date with an estimated "$100 million‚ hiding more than $2 billion in debt the family incured‚ and lying to the public about Adelphia ’s operations and
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The main categories of ethics in terms of the thought behind the decision are deontology and utilitarianism. Utilitarianism relies on the basis that we judge morality based on the consequences or results of these choices (Bowen‚ 2009‚ p. 4). Moral and ethical choices have good consequences and create happiness‚ whereas unethical or
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