There are many different ethical views, like Consequentialism and the ethics of care that can be utilized to evaluate the approach one should make under particular circumstances (Russ Shafer-Landau, The Fundamentals of Ethics, Third Edition, Oxford, 2014.). Consequentialism “says that an action is morally required just because it produces the best overall result” (121). Consequentialists look to see if the ends justify the means, so long as the ends are good enough (120). This means that Consequentialists are more willing to justify immoral behavior as long as the ending result is beneficial to the individual. However, under the Ethics of Care, the emotions and backstory of a person are highly considered when evaluating the totality of the
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student M knew prior to the exam, that she had an obligation to maintain a specific grade point average in order to keep her scholarship. She should have been more attentive to her academics to avoid failing the exam and losing her scholarship. Under Consequentialism, the professor should not be considerate of student M’s personal circumstances which prevented her from studying for the exam (124). Having a job on campus does not justify student M to cheat through the lens of Consequentialism. According to Consequentialism, student M must face the consequences of her actions because the outcome is immoral and special treatment would be unfair to the moral community (130). The moral community in this situation would the entire class. Based on Consequentialism beliefs, student M would suffer from her immoral acts and be forced to face the full consequences of her …show more content…
In the fact pattern provided student M could face serious punishment for being caught cheating on an exam. Her compelling backstory may work in her favor through the ethics of care (281). Though from a Consequentialist standpoint, student M should suffer from her immoral behavior and fail the exam(121). Overall, when evaluating the actions of student M under the fundamentals of two ethical approaches the result for each moral solution is different through Consequentialism and the ethics of
student M knew prior to the exam, that she had an obligation to maintain a specific grade point average in order to keep her scholarship. She should have been more attentive to her academics to avoid failing the exam and losing her scholarship. Under Consequentialism, the professor should not be considerate of student M’s personal circumstances which prevented her from studying for the exam (124). Having a job on campus does not justify student M to cheat through the lens of Consequentialism. According to Consequentialism, student M must face the consequences of her actions because the outcome is immoral and special treatment would be unfair to the moral community (130). The moral community in this situation would the entire class. Based on Consequentialism beliefs, student M would suffer from her immoral acts and be forced to face the full consequences of her …show more content…
In the fact pattern provided student M could face serious punishment for being caught cheating on an exam. Her compelling backstory may work in her favor through the ethics of care (281). Though from a Consequentialist standpoint, student M should suffer from her immoral behavior and fail the exam(121). Overall, when evaluating the actions of student M under the fundamentals of two ethical approaches the result for each moral solution is different through Consequentialism and the ethics of