Ethics Case Study Daniel

The ethical scenario that Daniel is placed in can be approached in several ways, however, only one will provide Daniel with the right solution. The fact that the Alex was intoxicated during the party and that the information may not be accurate, makes Daniel very cautious about his decision. Instead of Blake holding all the blame for an end in the relationship, Daniel may also hold some blame, if he were to tell Sarah. With slightly inadmissible knowledge, Daniel is faced with the moral dilemma of choosing whether or not he should inform Sarah about Blake’s potential infidelity. Not telling would cause Sarah to continue the relationship with a partner that might be cheating, but would allow Sarah to remain happy and let the sibling’s bond …show more content…
Neither choice can prevail in providing Daniel with the most desirable result, so Daniel must choose to do what is right. Choosing to notify Sarah about his findings, Daniel’s intentions would not be to ruin Sarah and Blake’s relationship or make Sarah unhappy, but to make Sarah aware about Blake’s actions at the party. By going through with choice, Daniel would make the right decision because he would do so with good intentions, and would no longer continue to keep this secret from Sarah. Even though the information Daniel withholds may be inadmissible, secrets about her own relationship should not be kept from Sarah. Regardless of what the consequences are, whether it be the end of Sarah’s relationship with Blake or the end of Sarah’s relationship with himself, the decision of notifying Sarah will always be seen as moral in the view of deontological ethics. The consequences have no matter because “the universal herein laid down is one of procedure. It prescribes a mode of behaving, not a goal of action” (274). Many see this as one of the flaws of deontological ethics, but it is actually what makes it superior to utilitarianism - in this