Tiffany Russell 1/27/13 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)
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also known as‚ Consequentialism‚ in determining whether an act is considered as morally right or not‚ we rely solely on the consequence of the action itself. If the outcome of the action is positive‚ then the action is morally right. Based on consequentialism‚ we should opt for the action with the best overall consequences and we should always try to promote the best consequences. There are numerous types of consequentialism‚ however‚ we will focus mainly on egoistic consequentialism and utilitarianism
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Sebastian Dumoulin Intro To Ethics Dr. Fincke 01.22.2013 The Trolley Problem - Deontology - Consequentialism In our first class we started to go over both “Deontology” and “Consequentialism”. “Deontology” is a type of moral ethics where the belief is that a person should judge the morality of an action based purely on the rules set in place‚ without thought of consequences. In terms of the “Trolly Problem”‚ where you are on a trolly which is about to hit 5 people‚ and you have the opportunity
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CAT: An Intern’s Dilemma 1. Case Facts a. HBS Intern working for an tech security firm b. Had trouble getting a visa to work in Asia‚ so started working in Boston b.i. Duty was to conduct market research by reaching out to other firms including direct competitors b.ii. His bosses asked him to identify himself as a HBS student‚ rather than an intern with that company b.iii. This made him uncomfortable but it kept coming up 2. Problem Statement a. Does Yang agree to misrepresent himself
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patient. There is a question of ethics that arises whether one could make the decision without sufficient evidence on each choice. Consequentialism is an ethical approach that reasons an action’s morality is contingent upon the outcome of the action. Decisions involving randomized clinical trials can be difficult‚ but by thinking ethically‚ and in this case‚ using consequentialism‚ a doctor can recommend the best situation with the given information. Mr. Jerome Jenkins was diagnosed with prostate cancer
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In this section we will look at deontology and consequentialism A Consequentialist theory is if the consequences are good‚ the action is right‚ if they are bad‚ the action is wrong and it base on the outcome of the action it is maximise happiness and minimise pain and it will depend of the consequences of the action it will get the greatest number even if the action is immoral but it can get a greatest number of happiness. Go back to AWB scandal in this case nothing forces them to do that they can
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Zehra Dada Philosophy essay-Is consequentialism a defensible theory of ethics? Ethics is a branch of philosophy that deals with morals and the difference between right and wrong‚ good and bad‚ vice and virtue. Consequentialism is a complex theory of ethics which states that the consequences of an action are the only criteria which determine its moral correctness. Utilitarianism is an extension of consequentialism in that it says that the moral worth of an action is determined solely by its usefulness
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The objection raised against consequentialism highlights a fundamental issue with the theory. It argues that consequentialism faces challenges in predicting the outcomes of actions due to the unpredictability of life. The objection is that consequentialism doesn’t give clear rules for deciding if actions are right or wrong because it depends on guessing what might happen in the future‚ and that’s often uncertain and can change. This is illustrated by the student’s example‚ which depicts a situation
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Agree to Disagree: Kantianism vs. Consequentialism Determining how to classify the difference between right and wrong has been argued over and studied with no avail. Although all Normative ethical theories have positives and negatives‚ a few set themselves apart from the rest. Consequentialism versus Kantianism‚ although similar in some respects have enough of a conceptual difference to be studied further. Tendencies to side with Kant’s ethical theory over that of the consequentialist theory seem
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public officials. They are consequentialism/utilitarianism‚ deontology/Kantianism‚ and virtue ethics. These approaches have several differences between each other. There are three main differences between consequentialism/utilitarianism and deontology/Kantianism. Firstly‚ the main principle in former approach is the maximum utility (good consequence) for all affected parties/people while the main principle in later approach is the moral standard. It means that in consequentialism approach‚ an action is
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