about Sally the convenience store owner who gave a carton of milk to the poor mother. What would a deontologist say about Sally’s action? What would a utilitarian say? The deontologist would find an alternative solution; they would see it as something wrong. An utilitarian would see it as a way to make her child happy. 6. Do you prefer deontology or utilitarianism? Why? I prefer utilitarianism because the end result is what matters‚ whether the person is happy in what he or she is doing.
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with moral problems and all problems are different‚ but many should be solved using virtuous ethics when dealing with life. Virtue ethics emphasizes the role of character and moral philosophy rather than either doing one’s duty‚ which is called deontology‚ or acting in order to bring about good consequences‚ which is called utilitarianism. The issue is not primarily whether an intention is right‚ nor whether one is following the correct rule. Virtue ethics is primarily whether the person acting is
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imagine a situation where there are four critical condition patients in a hospital who each need a different organ in order to survive. Then‚ a healthy man comes to the doctor’s office for a routine check-up. According to consequentialism‚ not deontology‚ the doctor should and must sacrifice that one man in order to save for others. Thus‚ maximizing the good. However‚ deontological thought contests this way of thinking by contending that it is immoral to kill the innocent despite the fact one would
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When given a command one could say it is morally right to follow that command and could argue deontology because you are supposed to do what is morally right regardless of the outcome. If one is unaware of whether or not the command is right or legal they could follow through with this and use the deontology theory. Again‚ as I stated above it is each military members responsibility to know rules of engagement and what will go against the Uniform Code
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suits my situation. I try to pick the one that creates the less pain and more pleasure for everyone. I respect others and their views even if they differ from mine. I did not know what deontology was previous to this class. I believe I sometimes I could use this ethical theory in conjunction with utilitarianism. Deontology is the study of duty. Deontologists argue that human beings sometimes have duties to perform certain actions‚ regardless of the consequences. I would use this too‚ because police officers
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based ethics are called deontological and consequentiality ethics are often labeled as utilitarian. The deontological theory states that “people should adhere to their obligations and duties when analyzing an ethical dilemma. This means that a person will follow his or her obligations to another individual or society because upholding one ’s duty is what is considered ethically correct” (Rainbow‚ 2002). Deontology provides a basis for special duties and obligations to specific people‚ such as those
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protect patient’s rights. In addition it will identify the consequences of non-disclosure in comparison to disclosure without consent‚ whilst adhering to the General Medical Council (GMC) guidelines. Finally it will explain the scenario from a utilitarian viewpoint as well as deontological perspective. Please refer to appendix for case study. In the case scenario‚ Dr Gomez’s patient Bob is diagnosed with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)‚ and has been advised to inform his partner Sue of his
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Immanuel Kant explores the morals of an action based on the action’s fidelity to rules or regulations‚ each person has dignity as well as the ability to reason. Kant disagrees with the utilitarian principle; he believes that you shouldn’t make decisions based on pleasure. “Kant’s moral theory is based on his view of the human being as having the unique capacity for rationality. No other animal possesses such a propensity for reasoned thought and action‚ and it is exactly this ability that requires
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In the nursing profession‚ keeping patient confidentiality is of the upmost concern. It is an important feature of the nurse -patient relationship and must be maintain as basis of providing care. Confidentiality is described as respecting other people’s secret and keeping security information gathered from individuals in the privileged circumstances of a professional relationship. (Lee and Godbold ‚ 2012). The privacy act offer nurses some flexibility in using professional opinion regarding disclosure
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In deontology duty is the basis of morality (Boss 299). There are several different kinds of duties; absolute‚ prima facie‚ positive‚ and negative. An absolute duty is always morally binding while a prima facie duty is binding unless it conflicts with a more urgent moral duty (Boss 300). Positive duties require some form of an action such as giving someone money. In contrast negative duties are duties in which restraint is necessary such as cheating (Boss 300). Immanuel Kant developed his own version
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