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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In the 2009 Afghanistan surge‚ the “bargaining paradigm”‚ defined by Allen ‚ best reflects President Obama’s decision making process by which he used the ethical lens of “deontology”‚ discussed by Shaw ‚ as the moral compass of his decisions. The war in Afghanistan started after the September 11th‚ 2001 attacks in the United States while President Bush was in office. President Obama was inaugurated as president on January 20th‚ 2009 and he picked up in the middle of a long war in Iraq and Afghanistan
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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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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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is traditionally wrong‚ behind my scenario. 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
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Deontology or duty ethics exist to oppose the idea of utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is basically approaches morality that no moral act or rule is intrinsically right or wrong but the rightness or wrongness of an act matters only on what a person finds attractive‚ what is appropriate to serve as enjoyment or should we say‚ non-moral good. For utilitarianism‚ morality is only a matter of the non-moral good produced that results from moral actions and rules‚ and moral duty is instrumental‚ not intrinsic
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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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utilitarianism‚ deontology‚ and virtue‚ I think the virtue theory is the most accurate of them all. The theory says a person is determined good or bad based on their character. I think that is most accurate because if a person is constantly acting badly‚ then they would be considered a bad person. If a person is constantly acting good‚ then they will be considered a good person. Looking at the other two theories‚ utilitarianism doesn’t seem wrong to me‚ but it isn’t very accurate. Deontology theory does
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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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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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