Major Ethical Theories • Utilitarianism • Deontological Ethics • Justice & Fairness • Virtue Ethics Utilitarianism ➢ Study ethical behavior in terms of the result or consequences of ethical decisions ➢ Evaluate decisions whether good or bad in term of impact of the decisions ➢ Decision maker must take broad perceptive concerning who‚ in society‚ might be affected by the decision Weaknesses in Utilitarianism ❖ The distribution
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Aristotle describes virtue as balance between vices. (Nic. Ethics‚ IV 2). By being truly virtuous‚ that means one has reached ultimate perfection. The question is‚ can someone be virtuous? If being truly virtuous means one is perfect‚ many religions such as Christianity refutes the idea of a being having the ability to be perfect without being God. There are large issues that make one question how one can be virtuous‚ what path to take and discovering how that decision was made in the first place
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APA formatted in-text citations when applicable and list all references at the bottom of the page. Ethical Theory Utilitarianism Deontological Virtue ethics Definition “A system of ethics according to which the rightness or wrongness of an action should be judged by its consequences. The goal of utilitarian ethics is to promote the greatest happiness for the greatest number” ("Define Utilitarianism‚" 2005). Utilitarianism is making a decision that benefits the most amount
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a deontological ethical system and Utilitarianism is a teleological ethical system. There are five other major ethical systems besides teleological and deontological. Those other five major ethical systems are religion‚ natural law‚ the ethics of virtue‚ the ethics of care and egoism. All the ethical systems will be discussed and examples of each will be provided so that a better understanding of each is made. The Deontological ethical system is one that is concerned solely with the inherent nature
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Parker Ryan Ethics 2306 12/03/2013 The good life‚ Eudaimonia. Aristotle was a Greek philosopher in BCE(before Christ era)‚ a student of Plato’s academy Aristotle grew up to be one of the greatest thinkers of the time‚ his writings included topics on physics‚ logic‚ linguistics‚ politics‚ ethics and many more in which he underlines the act of human’s need for happiness. Eudaimonia stands for happiness in Greek. The concept of eudaimonia is one central to Aristotle ’s Nicomachean Ethics and reflects
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Ethics is a branch of philosophy dealing with right and wrong. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary‚ the definition is ¹"the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and 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
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Ethical Approaches Four Ethical Approaches Four Ethical Approaches- By Buie Seawell‚ Daniels College of Business‚ University of Denver There are many ways to define "ethics‚" almost as many as there are ethicists. For our purposes‚ let’s use this definition: Ethics is the discipline and practice of applying value to human behavior (as well as to the constructs of human culture particularly to morality‚ customs and laws) resulting in meaningfulness. From the earliest moments of recorded human
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Business ethics main concern is how to give solutions to ethical problems that arise in a business environment and/ or working place. (White‚ Lecture #2‚ September‚ 9). Through years different philosophers have created and developed different theories that would help a business person solve these issues in order to assure the success of a business organization. However‚ three are the widest spread approaches that try to make the life in an organization easier and happier: Kantianism‚ Utilitarianism
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similarities and differences between virtue theory‚ utilitarianism‚ and deontology we find that they all deal with how one judge’s morality and ethics. These theories all include judging in different aspects‚ whether it is in the moment‚ what happens after‚ or over a lifetime. The ethics and morality behind these theories all deal with what is right‚ or what is best for the present‚ then separate paths as the theories work toward the future. With virtue ethics a person strives for excellence performing
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what can be considered as a good consequence‚ than it must be good and that the end result will justify the reason that the act was committed in the first place (Pollock‚ 2004). Among the teleological ethical systems are utilitarianism‚ ethics of virtue‚ and ethics of care. Utilitarianism is the view that "what is good is determined by the consequences of the action". If it can be shown that an action benefits the greater amount‚ than it is good because it outweighs the small amount of harm that
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