Deontological ethics

based on making a decision if something is ethical based on what the consequences turn out to be. A consequentialist would be more focused on if these consequences result in the most happiness and the action itself being good. On the other hand a deontological approach is…

There are two types of ethical systems in Ethics and Leadership, deontological and teleological. Deontological “approaches to decision making look at the action and decide whether it is right or wrong,” (Toni Romero, 2013). It is “an approach to ethics that addresses whether the motives behind certain actions are right or wrong instead of focusing on whether the results of the action are right or wrong,” (Emelda, 2011). An example of deontological ethical system would be the Ten Commandments…

Ethics is crucial in the practice of medicine. There are many moral dilemmas that nurses deal with on a daily basis and there are two branches of ethical theories that we can put to use to help guide ethical decision making in daily medical practice. Deontology is an ethical theory that translates as the of the study of duty. This theory focuses on rules and duties. The influential philosopher name Immanuel Kant is associated with Deontology. Kant’s deontological perspective entails that…

discussion about administrative ethics, and how it is apply in practical and real-world bureaucratic discretion and formal rules. It also elaborate more on the challenges facing public administrators through administrative evil and ways that administrators can used to combat corruption, with various self-correcting mechanism for shady tactics particularly on whistleblowing. Holzer and Schwester (2011, p.350) described ethics to be grounded in teleological and deontological theories. Teleological…

ethical when it beneficially impacts the majority of people involved. Utilitarianism also focuses on maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain, as well as maximizing utility (“Utilitarian”, n.d.). Because of this ideology, this particular system of ethics can be applied in defense of the pro-life stance on abortion. For instance, abortion requires the termination of a fetus that would otherwise result in a life. This is removing the possibility for a human to have a thriving, successful life that…

The notions of philosophical ethics are created with the intention of allowing us to choose the morally right option within a situation. However, when it comes to the application of these ethics to real life, the results do not always end up to be that way. This is especially the case within the notions of biomedical ethics. A health care provider must not only take account of what the ethically right thing to do is, but more importantly what is the best course of action is in regards to…

Deontology is known as Ethics that focus on the right or wrong actions themselves, it opposed to the right or wrong of the consequences of those actions. It is how things turn out is really not the point. Just when an unmarried person is having sexual intercourse with another person who is not married. That is saying that is wrong to do that because that is one of God's law to commit adultery. Utilitarianism is a theory that "argues that action is right if and only if it conforms to the…

Utilitarianism ethics is about maximizing the contentment of the greater good by one’s actions and diminishing the misery around you. Acting is a way may have a person break ethical rules to be sure that the greatest amount is content. Utilitarianism focuses on optimizing…

This paper will briefly define ethics and the ethical dilemma at hand. Followed by, a conversation of the SAD analysis paired with scholarly work to further the reader’s understanding of ethics, and the ethical premises utilized reach a decision. Furthermore, exploration of deontological ethics to support potential decisions to the ethical dilemma and lastly, culminates exploring whether the decision the individual aim to make will be the most feasible; yet, ethical decision. The article,…

With it, appropriate morals vary between cultures (Teleological Ethics: Ethical Egoism and Cultural Relativism). Teleological ethics is also known as Consequentialist ethics and focuses on the consequences and outcomes rather than the means or intentions. Cultural Relativism was first established by Franz Boas during his anthropological research; however, was later popularized…