Duty

Duty Based Ethics Name: Institution: Duty-Based Ethics Immanuel Kant put forward the ethical theory of deontology (duty-based) ethics. He argued that morally right actions are those that are performed with a sense of duty. Therefore, it is intention behind an action rather than its consequences make the action to be either good or bad. He emphasized the importance of personal will and intention to ethical decision making. The ethical action is one that is taken from duty, that is, it is done…

“Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be” (MacArthur). This is the premise for General Douglas MacArthur’s speech “Duty, Honor, Country.” MacArthur delivered his speech in 1962 when he received the Thayer Award at the United States Military Academy at West Point. His primary audience is the West Point Corps of Cadets, some four thousand future officers of the United States Military. In his speech, MacArthur…

Outline: 1. Recognizing the problem: A recent flood has caused my employer to close its Iowa branch. The opportunity to take my dream job with a raise in pay and possible advancement has been presented. However, my spouse and children do not want to leave Iowa. All of our lifetime connections and family members are nearby. The recent flood has caused many hardships for our friends and neighbors. We feel a sense of obligation to help our friends and family. Also, my spouse feels a moral…

My Duty “Strong people stand up for themselve but stronger people stand up for others”In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by: Harper Lee Jem and Scout get attacked and Boo Radley stands up for them.Then in The Scottsboro Affair By Scottsboro An American Tragedy 9 boys were evicted for rape but think the people on the train could have fought back 9-10-12 .Who would win? People should protect One another from injustice so,if they sit and watch they are just as guilty. The Duty of the people is…

W.D. Ross’ Prima Facie Duties vs. J.S. Mill Throughout life, you are often faced with conflicts. These conflicts may not be entirely avoidable, which could result in challenging choices that may need to be made. The conflicts may be present because of the choices that one made for themselves—the consequences of their own actions—or may be because of situations that arise from other people’s actions. Whatever the reason for the conflicts, one is put into a position that they need to arrive…

Question 1: Duty is the necessity to act out of reverence for the law; it is obligation regardless of inclination. I disagree that the point of these two examples is to show that duty is only present when a person lacks all inclination to do the right thing. Kant provides examples of times when duty is clearly the only motivating factor but that does not mean duty can only be the motivation in people who lack inclination. In this example, self-motivation and the possible joy caused by a given…

Duty towards one’s own self is one of the most powerful themes which can be traced in many plays written by Henrik Ibsen, a nineteenth-century dramatist, who is often acclaimed as the father of Modern Drama. This paper argues that to perform one’s duty towards oneself which, according to Ibsen, is to be truthful, one needs to synthesise one’s thoughts, words and deeds. At the initial level, Ibsenian characters lack the unity of thought, word and action which is necessary for responsible living.…

shooter. Two demanding first-person shooter video games whom rival each other in sales, was Battlefield 1 and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. Battlefield 1 and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare contrast in respect to the storyline of the game and the features they both provided, but they are comparable in that they are both online first-person shooting games. First, Battlefield 1 and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare are different due to the fact that the story of both video games takes place in…

Actions can be both moral and unmoral. The decision on whether or not an action is moral depends on the perspective applied. Act Utilitarianism, Rule Utilitarianism, and Kantian Ethics of Duty are some perspectives used for ethical questions. These perspectives can be applied to the story “The Storm” by Kate Chopin. The story revolves around an affair between Calixta and Alcee that occured on the night of a big storm. Neither Calixta nor Alcee spouse seem to have become aware of the event that…

stake in Anna's case are autonomy, duty to mother a child, non-malfeasance (to do no harm) to her child whom she is obligated to and to be beneficent in doing good for the child and her own life (Collier & Haliburton, 2015, p.99). Anna has good intentions and a good will towards keeping this child, and as a mother she has a duty to take care of that child and do no harm to the child as the competent adult she is said to be. However, good intentions alone or the duty towards someone/something is…