In the ethical theory of Kantianism, moral laws should guide people’s actions and these moral laws should be universal. In order to apply this theory to all rational beings, any supreme principle of morality must be based on reason. Since the laws are derived through a reasoning process a Kantian is able to state if an action is right or wrong but they can also explain why it is right or wrong. The First Formulation of the Categorical Imperative is: Act only from moral rules that you can at the same time will to be universal moral laws. Which means that a person may take a false promise when that is the only way to escape a difficult situation. The Second Formulation is: Act so that you always treat both yourself and other people as ends in
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Therefore, according to Rule Utilitarianism the actions of Jean who impersonated a health care provider and wrote the prescription is morally wrong.
Social Contract Theory Social Contract is an ethical theory that states that everybody living in a civilized society has implicitly agreed to: the establishment of a set of moral rules to govern relations among citizens and a government capable of enforcing these rules (Quinn). A rational person will accept these rules, for their mutual benefit with the condition that everyone else will also follow the same rules. According to our textbook, there are four ways of viewing rights:
• An absolute right is a right that is guaranteed without exception (Quinn p83) o A negative right is a right that another can guarantee by leaving you alone to exercise your right (Quinn …show more content…
In the scenario the rational agents are Jean, the pharmacist and Pierre. The morality of Jean’s actions are related to whether or not he is violating any rights of the other two people involved. Since all three people involved have the right to receive prescription medication when necessary. Then there is nothing wrong with Jean writing a prescription in order to make sure Pierre receives the medication he needs. On the other hand, impersonating a health care provider and writing a prescription is illegal and the other two parties involved cannot do this then and are not aware of this, Jean is wrong in his
Therefore, according to Rule Utilitarianism the actions of Jean who impersonated a health care provider and wrote the prescription is morally wrong.
Social Contract Theory Social Contract is an ethical theory that states that everybody living in a civilized society has implicitly agreed to: the establishment of a set of moral rules to govern relations among citizens and a government capable of enforcing these rules (Quinn). A rational person will accept these rules, for their mutual benefit with the condition that everyone else will also follow the same rules. According to our textbook, there are four ways of viewing rights:
• An absolute right is a right that is guaranteed without exception (Quinn p83) o A negative right is a right that another can guarantee by leaving you alone to exercise your right (Quinn …show more content…
In the scenario the rational agents are Jean, the pharmacist and Pierre. The morality of Jean’s actions are related to whether or not he is violating any rights of the other two people involved. Since all three people involved have the right to receive prescription medication when necessary. Then there is nothing wrong with Jean writing a prescription in order to make sure Pierre receives the medication he needs. On the other hand, impersonating a health care provider and writing a prescription is illegal and the other two parties involved cannot do this then and are not aware of this, Jean is wrong in his