Luke's View Of The Golden Rule

In using the Golden Rule, Luke will face varying pros and cons with basing his decision on this approach. If Luke uses the Golden Rule approach, he must make a decision based off of what he will expect from both his company, and his brother. If he is loyal to his company, he will, in return, expect that his company will keep his private information confidential, even if it will cause harm to someone else. Being loyal to his company will be beneficial because it will allow Luke to exemplify his work morale and trustworthiness, which in return can help him land future important roles on projects within his company. In contrast, the negative effect of this will lead to his brother being disappointed in Luke’s decision that it is more important …show more content…
If Luke tells Owen about the construction, Owen may feel pressured to accept the offer and tell other homeowners in the area about the situation, if he is being empathetic to their feelings as well, and not realize that his brother is doing it out of respect for the Golden Rule. He may also feel stressed about a sudden change and rush in selling his home, that he would end up despising Luke for his decision to tell him about the …show more content…
With the Golden Rule, it would be more likely that his brother will treat him with the same respect, empathy, and honesty, than his company would. Many, if not all, companies have strict rules in which they can not release private information about projects or their employees to any outside entity. The benefit of equality within the Golden Rule would cause more benefit from telling his brother, than keeping the loyalty to his company. If his brother would decide that he is not grateful for the information, then the principle of honoring “the thought that counts” would still allow Luke to feel that he made the correct decision. In the Virtue approach, the pros will still outweigh the cons in this situation. If he tells Owen about the development plans, assuming he has a positive character, then he would still be honoring his virtues and personal character. The criticism of this approach in not weighing the consequences would then follow his decision in the future. Overall, The Golden Rule approach is a much stronger approach to making a decision over Virtue Ethics, because it allows one to truly consider all benefits and consequences of choosing either decision, rather than focusing only on inner virtues and