Ethical theories

In this essay, I will be discussing ethical egoism by analyzing three arguments that support it such as the truth of psychological egoism, altruism’s intrusive nature (it robs us of our individuality), and finally, ethical egoism’s explanation of traditional moral truths (it is not opposed to it). Furthermore, I think the Psychological Egoism Argument is a convincing but contentious argument that supports ethical egoism, and I will show this by touching on the main objections to the argument and…

Euthanasia has been the topic of debate for years. The issue of surrounded by euthanasia effects ethical and legal that relates to patient and health care professionals (Naga & Mrayyan, 2013). Euthanasia is defined as the active killing of patients by doctor at the request of the patients. There are several types of euthanasia, active and passive, voluntary and involuntary. Active euthanasia refers steps that are taking to cause death; passive euthanasia refers to step that are taking to…

and stockholder theories. The second is to define the different types of Normative Ethics Theories. 1. Compare and contrast stakeholder and stockholder theories. Discuss how each relates to ethics and regulation. There has been an ongoing debate on for answering the question, “for whose benefit and at whose coast the corporation should be managed?” (Saint & Tripathy). Therefore, to answer this question there are many researchers who provide different arguments to support their theories. Some of…

Assignment 5 The two major ethics theories that attempt to justify and specify moral principles and moral rules are Kantian deontological ethics and Utilitarian ethics. The Kantian deontological ethics takes a position that justifies the goodness of actions based on the action’s devotion to the set rules and principles (Wolff 158). It is a duty based ethics because the set rules bind individuals to their normal duties and as such the consequences do not matter but instead compliance is what…

One set of alternative ethical theories that I came across during my research are the theories of W.D. Ross. William David Ross (1877-1971) is best known for his contributions to moral philosophy and the study of classical literature (Simpson 2015). With regards to ethics, his greatest accomplishment was forming a new ethical theory. Ross’s view of morality is pluralistic, in that there is not just one source of morality but many. Promoting happiness and avoiding unhappiness is one source of…

Among the three ethical theories studied in class, the utilitarian theory can be used in explaining ethical implications of Face Recognition technology. Chonko, Larry (1-5) describes various ethical theories. However, Chonko Larry (2) asserts that utilitarian ethical theory is based on the ability of an individual to predict the significance of an action. Action in this case study is using Facial Recognition technology in iPhone X. According to the theory, an option which results in the…

out within the break of morning and it may be orange. This bring us to understanding ethical theories and the principals. “They each emphasize different aspects of an ethical dilemma and lead to the most ethically correct resolution according to the guidelines within the ethical theory itself. People usually base their individual choice of ethical theory upon their life experiences (Rainbow, 2016).” Ethical theories and the principles are the fundamentals of the scrutiny, mainly because of the…

Ethical theories, the health care charter and codes of ethics and conduct all reflect on our ethical judgements. Teleology is the ethical theory best related to Ms Day’s actions as she donated half the money to charity. Her actions are deemed worthy as she donated money to charity, benefiting several people, however, she was only genuinely looking out for herself. The writer believes that she certainly wasn’t doing the greater good as she donated the money out of guilt for her actions. In…

Actions which are undertaken to reflect the ethical theory of Utilitarianism aim to provide the maximisation of good for a society. “Utilitarians believe that the purpose of morality is to make life better by increasing the amount of good things (such as pleasure and happiness) in the world and decreasing the amount of bad things (such as pain and unhappiness)” (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2018). In the context of the issue of capital punishment, this maximisation of good relates most…

The various theories of punishment and the penalty such as deterrence, retribution and restorative justice are all approaches to criminal justice. They all are justified using different ethical theories like utilitarianism, deontological ethics, virtue ethics and feminist ethics. Deterrence is concerned with ‘discouraging people especially criminals from committing the crime.’ It means that it prevents other people from doing crimes during their imprisonment and stops them from during that in…