Consequentialism

theory is being used in this case. As defined “Virtue Theory is an approach to ethics that emphasizes an individual's character as the key element of ethical thinking, rather than rules about the acts themselves (Deontology) or their consequences (Consequentialism)” (Mastin, 2008, p.1). As known virtue is the knowledge of good and evil. In this case, Jessica, Marco and Maria seems to believe in the sanctity of life. So deontology is what they used which is defined as “an approach to ethics that…

Tired, overworked, and ready to go home, she was faced with a split second decision many would have considered criminal. She saw a bill fall to the floor. As she took a quick glance around the restaurant, and straightened her wrinkled apron, she grabbed the $20 bill off of the cracked tile floor, and shoved it in her pocket. After clocking out and starting the engine in her run down honda accord, she started to bite her nails, which were already too short from worry. Knowing the newfound money…

duty, deontology is an ethical theory which is used to judge the morality of an action itself rather than the consequences of an action as in the theory of consequentialism. Those who favor deontology believe that consequentialism can be unrealistic, too demanding, and sometimes condone immoral acts to achieve an ethical end. Consequentialism imposes that we must act in accordance to the extent that brings about the most happiness or well-being for everyone. In contrast, “What seems most…

completeness. His theory of how to become a better person lacks procedure, which is why it fails. Virtue ethics aims to tell us how we ought to be. Although it is nice to tell us how we ought to be, it does not tell us what we ought to do (as consequentialism and deontology do), leaving it problematic because it is not action-guided. Teleology is the philosophical attempt to study a phenomenon by the goal it has. Aristotle believes that everything has a purpose or “endiest” end. Also, for…

Human cloning for reproductive and therapeutic methods is a controversial subject and in using and looking the issue of human cloning from the perspective of consequentialism theory, I believe that using the perspective of consequentialism theory will result in human cloning not being morally wrong. One reason using consequentialist theory that human cloning is not wrong is that parental demands of children would not change because the child is a clone, parental demands vary from parent to…

The original terminology of idiot, imbecile, feebleminded, and moron was used to describe people with an intellectual disability (ID) in the late 1800s (Hall, 2010). Throughout the early 1900s, there were no schools, programs, or residential facilities set up specifically for people living with ID (Crane, 2002). Because there weren’t any resources available for Individuals with ID, many were placed in mental health institutions, and were deprived of learning skills that are required to survive…

paragraphs takes an ethical view of euthanasia from the view of the consequentialist, deontologist and virtue ethicist. A consequentialist debates that the moral value of an act rests in the effect that act eventually has. One widespread form of consequentialism is utilitarianism; the notion that an act is morally acceptable just in case it yields the greatest…

Introduction Occupational health nurses face a plethora of ethical issues throughout their everyday practice. An obstacle persists when the occupational health nurse faces an ethical issue, in which they are unable to act on their ethical obligations due to a variety of constraints (Canadian Nurses Association, 2003). This phenomenon is also known as ethical distress. Ethical distress is of utmost importance as this can be an expression of a nurses’ sensitivity to the moral aspects of practice,…

conundrum and the question to be answered: Is it morally defensible to use waterboarding as an interrogation technique? There are several normative ethical theories but the one that most closely aligns with the moral defense of waterboarding is consequentialism, which states that the moral value of an act is…

invention in the future when the global population will be much higher. There are many philosophical and ethical controversies around the use of GMOs that can be used to compare and contrast different ethical theories. Deontologicalism or non-consequentialism is the collective name given to ethical theories that are based on the concepts of existence predetermined ideas of right and wrong actions. From deontological perspective an action is good or bad based on whether the content of the action…