Research Paper On Deontology

Deontology From what we have learned in class and what I have read, I feel that deontology convinces me the most. This is because the action itself is morally good not because the product of the action is good. To go along with this, deontology means that we are morally obligated to act in accordance with a certain set of rules and principles. Deontology does not take the outcome of the action into consideration. In certain situations this ethical theory is not the best but they all have flaws in some way or another. I believe that an ethical theory should be based on motives and consequences. With deontology, both of these are included in that if your motive is not within a set of laws there will be consequences. If everyone in today’s society acted in this manner there would be a lot less crime. In comparison to utilitarianism which bases all of its decisions on happiness, this would result in a complete change in society. Yes people would be happy but in order for people to succeed in life they have to do things that don’t always make them happy. Deontology allows you to make any decision you want as long as it is within a set of rules. Furthermore, it is the most practical ethical theory because you’re not just making decisions based on what you believe is the best for yourself. …show more content…
For example if someone is running from a murder and you help hide them. Then the murder comes up to the door and asks you if you have seen the man you’re hiding, do you lie and protect him or tell the truth. Well deontology says to tell the truth which would be hard to do. Another example of this would be, knowing the government was going to send a missile launch through their computers that was going to kill innocent people. Even though I had the ability to hack the computer to prevent it I couldn’t do so because it is against the