Essay On Denotological Theory

According to the deonotological moral theory is the approach in regards to the trolley dilemma morally permissible? I guess we should look at the thought of what denotological moral theory is. The denotoligist approaches a situation at looking at what is wrong or right for the action they commit versus looking at what is wrong or right based on the consequence. This brings us to the question of should one turn the trolley to the tracks on the right in order to avoid the 5 men on the tracks and just hitting the one man on the track? I guess this brings me back to an earlier question regarding hiding a friend from the Nazi's. While yes it is a moral dilemma to let even one person die, a deotologist would suggest that the consequence to not move the trolley would have a greater consequence by continuing on the path straight ahead. Just like giving up a friend to the Nazi's that was hiding in ones' home. The risk of everyone being killed is too great. Is this morally permissible? I would have to say yes based on the definition at hand. In perspective we must take measures that is looked at as …show more content…
Utilitarianism is just the opposite of the denotoligy moral theory makeup. This brings me back to intrinsic worth. Worth is something that cannot be taken away from us. This will allow us as a living soul to make our own decisions, set goals, reach them, and direct us to reason. We must never guide, shape or take advantage of another person or treat them as a mean to achieve our own end. This theory is almost like a person has to give up what they believe in order to do what is looked at as morally right. It is almost contradictory. One must choose one's life over others. In the trolley scenario all can not be saved. This theory appears very hard to live up to. It appears that this theory does not look at that we are all human and will make poor judgments somewhere along the way, even if the intent was good. Utilitarianism puts everything on an equal playing