Essay On Kantian Ethics

Personal ethics are unique to each and every person and they are developed in many different ways caused by many different types of events. Some people’s are developed by the way they are raised. They gather bits and pieces from parents, older siblings, grandparents, and even some teachers. They can then be strengthened or changed by life experiences. Your ethics are also heavily built based on your personality and how you want to live your life. Inside your personal ethics there are also your limitations. What do you refuse to even consider or fail to understand. People also change their ethics and personality to fit social norms. This discusses my personal code of ethics, how they formed and how it compares to well established ethical codes. …show more content…
In Kantian ethics things are considered right or wrong in a black and white scale. Unlike mine which deals with many shades of grey. My ethical system has room for allowances that can help people, even if those people are only people very close to me. Utilitarian ethics is a much closer match to my personal ethics. This is due to the fact that it allows both logical reasoning of consequences and the flexibility to do what is required. However, there are also so major differences such as Utilitarian ethics focusing on the benefit to all people where mine is focused on the benefit of me and my close friends. This strictly violates Utilitarian ethics as it defies the greater good, which is supposed to benefit the majority of society. Social Contract theory is close to my personal ethics do to the limitations I place on myself. I limit myself to only legal actions do to not wanting people to bother me or be inconvenienced. One thing my personal ethics do not agree on with social contract is things that while not illegal would be against the social contract, I see no problem with as long as it advances my