Kant's Ethical Theory

Kantianism
Kantianism is an ethical theory that states that along as the action was in the good will nature, it would be deem as ethical. Kant proposed a categorical imperative with two formulations. The first formulation is act base on moral rules that can be universal moral laws. That means if the action is deem as good, everyone could do that action. The second formulation is treating yourself and others as ends, never as treat them as means to an end. The consequences do not matter in Kant’s ethical theory. In the case of Jean, his actions would be deemed unethical base on Kantianism. Jean broke Kant’s Categorical Imperative second formulation by using his network and security system at LM’s Pharmacy to ‘impersonate’ a health care provider …show more content…
If moral rules are accepted by everyone that would lead to increase in total happiness among all parties affected. Rule Utilitarianism, there are rules that you have to define as unethical or ethical. Then you can make a decision base on that. For Jean’s case, first we must define the rule. The rule is that pharmacist is unable to provide medicine to patients without prescription from a license doctor. Now, is this rule ethical? Yes, the rule is ethical because following the rule of having patients bring a prescription from the license doctor would bring the most happiness to all parties such as doctors, patients, pharmacist, etc. There are many consequences if you break this rule such as his nephew would not get well and die, he would have gotten fired from his job, the people at the pharmacy could have been fired, or the person Jean was impersonating could have sued. In Jean’s case, under rule utilitarianism, he’s actions are deem unethical. Even though Jean was a former pharmacist and is now a network administrator for LM’s Pharmacy, he cannot prescribe medicine to patients because he is not a license doctor, a physician. Jean broke the rule and which leads his actions as