Essay On Deontology

Philosophy: in ancient times it was the driving force of people’s beliefs on how they should go about their everyday lives. Today, it is the backbone of many Theist’s and even Atheist’s beliefs, or lack thereof. For example, Christianity’s Ten Commandments “thou shalt not steal, [and] thou shalt not kill” (Bible, Exodus 20:1-17) has many things in common with Deontology, which is the stance that something is either right or wrong and the right thing should be done no matter the circumstance. On the other hand, Atheists tend to align more with the Consequentialist point of view, which is the stance that whatever benefits the masses is what should be done. Another type of ethics is Religious Ethics, or determining right and wrong from a religious aspect. Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe was very critical of these ideologies in her article Modern Moral Philosophy. From Anscombe’s point of view there are several …show more content…
As previously stated in the beginning paragraph, Deontology is closely related to the views of Christianity, which is also a part of my beliefs. I am what Dr. Hodge referred to as a “Super-naturalist” (Hodge, Lecture on 1-12-15), or someone who believes that things have a supernatural explanation for their existence. Being a Christian, I have a standard of rules I live by that serve as a guide for how I go about life. I disagree with Consequentialism because I would not be able to make a decision to kill one person to save twenty. Although this philosophy is good in theory, I feel like I wouldn 't have the heart to hurt someone even if it for the good of the majority, because what if that one person were me. On the other hand, I agree with Deontology because I believe that right thing should be done; however, I am unable to say that I would always do the right thing no matter the circumstance because I am a sinner and am nowhere near