DEONTOLOGY vs UTILITARIANISM The theory of deontology is derived from the writings of German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724-1804). Kant stated that a universal law should provide the basis for each act‚ and that the intention was of more importance than the result. Deontology is a duty-based ethical position‚ where one ’s actions are based on what is ethically correct‚ regardless of the consequences (Porche‚ 2004). Deontological theories hold that actions are morally right
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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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of action in this dilemma. First off when opening a practice Dr. Jones must have developed and sustained a professional commitment to doing what is right. Without this he might not see what is wrong with dilemma and virtually tuned out the situation and let it slide by so a comment certain virtues in a practice are important. According to the account of this situation it is stated that Dr. Jones follows his ethical guidelines so he is already on the fast track to knowing what to do in the situation
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1.8 Give an example of a law that implements an ethical principle. Give an example of a law that enforces a particular group ’s idea of how people should behave? There are many examples of a law that implements an ethical principle‚ such as the laws of theft‚ murder‚ marriage‚ copyrights etc. Laws that implement ethical principles exist for the sake of societal harmony and to maintain stability among the communities. One such law is the Law of Bribery (Title 18 of the US Code). The government
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Animal Rights and Ethical Theories Umajesty Allah PHI 208 Ethics and Moral Reasoning Instructor: Hai Nguyen September 7‚ 2014 Human Rights and Philosophical Theories We live in a society where many people fight for rights of their specific groups. Women’s rights‚ African American’s rights‚ and rights for handicapped people are just a few examples. Now these are all groups‚ where people verbally fight for their groups‚ but what about animal rights? Animals cannot speak or communicate
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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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Deontology assesses the morality of an act based on the action’s obedience to the law. People are more focused on how an act that fulfills or breaks a rule affects them. Deontologists maintain that the rightness or wrongness of an action does not adhere to its consequences. On a deontological account‚ to act rightly‚ we must comport our conduct with certain principles‚ and we must act from morally pure motivations. Deontology is almost the opposite of utilitarianism. The main difference between deontology
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Ethical principles are a guide for the physicians that help them to a better delivery of health care. Beneficence means doing everything for the sake of the patient‚ so all actions are intended to benefit the patient. A good example of it is all the procedures applied in an ER room are intended to save the patient’s life. Non-maleficence is based on the idea of “doing no harm‚” is very similar to the principle of beneficence. Basically for the principle of non-maleficence means to be the direct
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Faces Engage Us In today’s world photos are becoming a dominant means of communicating. There are many online photo sharing sites like Instagram that provide people with the ability to turn photos into a social medium. Because of its popularity many people are trying to discover the mechanisms by which users communicate around these photos and how the engage with them. In the article “Faces Engage Us: Photos with Faces Attract More Likes and Comments on Instagram” the authors try to answer two
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There are numerous philosophies regarding morality. Two of the ethical systems debated today are utilitarianism and deontology. These two traditions parallel the sayings “the ends justify the means” or “the means justify the ends”. Inspired by Jeremy Bentham’s philosophies‚ John Stuart Mill applied his ideas to his many pamphlets and short works regarding Utilitarianism. This philosophy considers that the best thing to do ethically for a society is to maximize its happiness‚ interests‚ preference
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