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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this issue very carefully. This chapter talks about Workable Ethical Theories such as Kantianism‚ Act Utilitarianism‚ Rule Utilitarianism‚ Social Contrast Theory‚ and others. If I had to choose one of the workable ethical theories in chapter 2 and use it for all my personal ethical decision making‚ I would choose Kantianism. According to the book “Ethics for the information age” by Michael J. Quinn (2014)‚ Kantianism‚ an ethical theory of the German philosopher Immanuel Kant‚ is able to go beyond simply
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The trolley dilemma is a classic example of making an ethical choice that evokes the principles of Utilitarianism or Kantianism. The Trolley Dilemma is a thought experiment where there is a runaway train and it is heading down the tracks towards five workers you cannot directly do anything to stop the train‚ but you happen to be standing by a lever that will switch the tracks‚ only problem is there one man on the other track. And by pulling the lever you will kill him only instead‚ so you kill one
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Theories of Ethical Judgment There are three approaches related to ethical judgment for 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
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In “A Simplified Account of Kantian Ethics”‚ author Onora O’Neill makes the claim that Kantianism and Utilitarianism have 2 distinct views on human life and the way it’s value should guide an individual’s morals. She firstly focuses on explaining the Utilitarian perspective on individual purpose and life value‚ rather dramatically calling it a task “not for the faint-hearted” (O’Neill‚ 4). Fundamentally‚ utilitarianism upholds a standard of maximizing utility‚ meaning that no one individual’s happiness
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the common like autonomy‚ privacy‚ beneficence yet with different perspectives. The utilitarian mainly focuses on the value of the well being‚ which is analyzed in the terms of the pleasures‚ happiness welfare‚ preference satisfaction whereas the Kantianism believes that the morality is grounded in reason‚ duty rather than the sympathy‚ emotions. This indicates that the person have to act not only in an accordance with but for the sake of the obligation. Utilitarianism is divided into two: - the rule
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If we were to take a case such as the man stuck in the cave‚ we can see why. With Kantianism it says to leave the man stuck in the cave because it is wrong to kill him. Utilitarianism would say to kill the man because it would be for the betterment of everybody else. If we take the murderer at the door case‚ Kant says it is always wrong
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These two main concepts set a foundation to a Kantianism theorist. The principle of of Universalizability which is making right acts that can be applied to everyone which contraindicates the use of In vitro fertilization due to the fact that not everyone in the world is able to conceive such as those
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Phil-101‚ Dr. Kegley Reflection Paper #1‚ “The Three Ethical or Systems of Morality” We have discussed three major ethical or systems of morality; Ethical Egoism‚ utilitarianism‚ and Kantianism. The three systems go to different degrees in respect to the two ethical principles of autonomy and beneficence. Although quite different from each other in many ways some of them do share some common principles between them. In this paper I will discuss the similarities and differences
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process will be used as well as certain terminologies such as Utilitarianism‚ a moral theory based on the principle of actions to promote happiness‚ and Kantianism‚ a theory stipulating that the act is more important than the consequential outcome. Firstly‚ the characters of Atticus Finch and Ralph are similar in many ways as they both portray Kantianism. Atticus is usually morally correct in his assessments of situations. In many instances‚ he decides to do the right thing instead of following the status
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