Deontological ethics is too rigid in its emphasis on duties‚ utilitarian ethics too keen to override basic human rights. Deontology and utilitarianism are both types of ethics referring to how one reacts in a certain situation. Deontology is based on following a set of duties and sticking to these duties no matter what the consequences whereas utilitarianism is based on choosing the best outcome over a short term and long term even if it means depriving people of basic human rights for example
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Student Name: Veronica Ryan Student No: 20120035 Assignment: Kant Lecturer: Prof: Wamsley Due Date: 23 August 2013 ____________________________________________________________________ Emmanuel Kant was an influential German Philosopher. He was born in Konigsberg in Prussia to Protestant parents he lived from 1724 to 1804. Kant observed the world around him and observed that that every culture religion and society has moral law whether they are obeyed or not. The Formula of Universal Law-
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level... so let’s get started‚ shall we? On the one hand‚ there would be no point in this reading without talking about the Utilitarian Theory which believes that it is ethically satisfactory to keep raising animals for food on the off chance that we enhance their living conditions‚ however it is not ethically worthy to kill them .On the other hand‚ there are the Deontological Theories
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The difference bewtween deontological and teleogical theories is that teleogical theories are the outcome of your actions and deontological is the actions that you perform. Teleological theories are what the consequence or outcome of what your actions do and Kant thinks that this is wrong and that we should act deontologically and act out of duty‚ not out of compassion. He believes that we should do something‚ because we have to‚ not out of compassion or if we think its morally wrong or right‚
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obligation." To understand the Deontological and Teleological separations it is necessary to understand what ethics is. Obviously as it is a philosophical study‚ there are varying degrees and definitions that can be based simply on ones individual perception of these types. Deontological ethics is the study of moral obligation; obviously‚ morals are based on many separate views‚ as a result‚ it is important to understand the varying perceptions. In the study of deontological ethics‚ it is the right or
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also explain how our emotions play a role in our decisions to make consequentialist moral judgements and deontological moral judgements. Next‚ I will discuss how our emotions influence our decisions. Greene believe that we should not trust our deontological moral judgements. I agree with Greene and I will give examples and reasoning behind why I also do not think we should make deontological moral judgements. Consequentialism says we should only focus on the consequences of our actions. According
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and the principles of justice‚ nonmalificence and autonomy. The question persists‚ should the fact that someone has essentially caused their own disease eliminate them from the chance of having a transplant (Williamson‚ 1997)? According to the utilitarian school of thought‚ the right action is that which has the greatest utility or usefulness (Burkhardt & Nathaniel‚ 2014). Utilitarianism is also described as a consequence-based theory which looks towards the good and bad consequences of an act to
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the morally wrong decision because they strayed from a specific set of rules. As deontological morality is a black and white way of thinking‚ it would not matter if a mother stole a bottle of medicine for her extremely ill child. It would also be irrelevant if it were a criminal who stole money from a cash register. Stealing is wrong no matter the circumstance. Another example relates the Holocaust to deontological morality. As the Holocaust lasted from 1933 to 1945‚ many non-Jewish citizens dictated
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population of animals that depend on the forests for food and shelter. Despite the fact that clearing of tropical forests increases land for farming so as to meet food demand for the growing population‚ the arguments of deontological ethical theory would disagree. According to deontological ethical theory‚ human beings are morally obligated to act according to certain set principles and rules regardless of the outcome of the
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