Consequentialism‚ Deontology‚ and Virtue Ethics The philosophies of consequentialism‚ deontology‚ and virtue ethics are guidelines for decision making that utilize very different theories of how an ethical dilemma should be approached. Consequentialism is a philosophy that asks whether or not the end justifies the means. “In other words‚ an act and therefore a decision is ethical if its favorable consequences outweigh its negative consequences” (Brooks‚ 2007‚ p. 329). Deontology‚ on the other hand
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child then she is in effect impeding on the child’s right to the same happiness. Of course‚ in following with the deontology theory we must remember that we treat everyone as an end in themselves and not a means to an end. Since an unborn child is a human and taking a human life is wrong then abortion is wrong. By killing a human being‚ even an unborn human being‚ the mother is treating that life as a means to an end for herself‚ not as an end in itself. The killing of that human being is a means
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The basic argument supporting Deontology focuses on the will of the person acting‚ the person’s intention in carrying out the act‚ and particularly‚ the rule according to which the act is carried out. Deontology focuses on the duties and obligations one has in car¬rying out actions rather than on the consequences of those actions (Mosser‚ 2013). Therefore it is the ethical
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Deontology and Stem Cell Research Stem cell research is very controversial in today’s world. Although stem cell research has the potential for curing diseases and conditions‚ some people view stem cell research as unethical and immoral. People do not realize that there is hope for medical advancement today because medical specialists can use stem cell research to grow practically any cells needed for sick patients. Today‚ I am going to tell you what deontology is‚ how the school of thought views
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The three types of theories are utilitarianism‚ deontology‚ and virtue ethics. Utilitarianism is the act of looking at the results and/or penalties of something and choosing to act in a way that yields the best results for the utmost outcome. Deontology is treating other people with respect and dignity‚ treating others as we want to be treated. Virtue Ethics concentrating on the significances of the act we wish to evaluate‚ or the reason or rule that guides the action‚ we look at the character
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There have been scholars who have Normative ethics: conventional ethical theories: Virtue ethics‚ Deontology and utilitarianism. Virtues ethics focuses on the person not the act. Virtue ethics de-emphasises rules‚ consequences and acts. Aristotle agreed with Socrates and Plato that virtues are central to a well-lived life. He believes that an ethical person was the man of virtues. Virtue is the mean between two extremes. There is no univocal definition of ethics which is also known as moral philosophy
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Utilitarianism and deontology oppose each other when it comes to the means and the ends of a choice. Kant’s view of deontology is that when making a decision‚ one should determine whether the action can be universal and if one would be willing to allow everyone to do it. If yes‚ then the action is moral and if not‚ then the action is immoral. Although it appears that Kant’s point of deontology reject that lying is permissible in my scenario‚ there is a facet of Kant’s philosophy‚ his theory of duty that
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we tend to make are based on good intentions. For example‚ if you tried to help a person from drowning and the individual unfortunately dies‚ this shows the person tried to do a good act of helping the drowned person. This supports the ideas of deontology in society because the person did the right thing in trying to save the person without anything in return. The individual did this act based on his good will and character based on the circumstance. These types of actions are accepted because the
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Nursing Theory Analysis Paper NSG5002 SO1 1/28/14 Theory/Dorothea Orem ’s Self-Care Theory The Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory According to Orem‚ Renpenning and Taylor (2003)‚ the self-care deficit theory of nursing developed by Dorothea E. Orem focuses on the factors and requirements that an individual needs to meet in order to enhance his/her health and wellbeing. Fundamentally‚ nursing is required only when an individual cannot meet his/her health care demands
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of Theory Shanna Akers Chamberlain College of Nursing Theoretical Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice NR501 Kari Luoma September 13‚ 2014 Importance of Theory In today’s society‚ the lack of knowledge involving nursing theories is present. Theorists began discoveries in the early 1800s with Florence Nightingale and have continued to expand ever since (Hegge‚ 2013). “Nursing theory is defined as an organized framework of concepts and purposes designed to guide the practice of nursing" (nursingtheory
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