Ethical Theories: Kantianism And Virtue Ethics

When it comes to deciding which of the five workable and ethical theories, Kantianism, Social Contract Theory, Act Utilitarianism, Rule Utilitarianism, and Virtue Ethics, that others use to guide their moral decision making, people tend to follow closely to one, a combination of two, or use which ever theory that will validate their decision or benefit them the most. I personally lean towards a combination of Kantianism and Virtue Ethics. In my everyday life, it is important that I continue to build and develop my character such as patience, kindness, and honesty to be able to flourish and live a truly, happy life as I continue my life after graduation and into adulthood. I lean heavily towards Kantianism because I believe it is especially important to follow the first and second formulation of the categorical imperatives as a moral guideline. It is important to make a moral decision if an action can be followed by everybody and I believe it is important to not use people and treat others as a means to an end because I believe using people for my own benefit would weaken and diminish my character as a person.

In regards to the case of Albert Gonzalez and identity theft, I believe that it was wrong for the Federal Government to hire Gonzalez to work as an undercover agent. Even though he helped the government discontinue and shut down the cyber criminal organization, Shadowcrew, Gonzalez conducted his own cyber criminal organization that was responsible for the TJX security breach that cost the company over 200 million dollars …show more content…
The government hiring Gonzalez also disagrees with the fact that a virtuous person would not hire criminals because they are very