Ethical theories

7. ETHICAL DILEMMA Ethical dilemma is a complex situation that involves mental conflict between moral imperatives of when obeying one might end up transgressing another. It is also known as moral dilemma or called ethical paradoxes in moral philosophy. Ethical dilemmas come about when we try to rebut an ethical system or code of ethics, or to improve it to resolve what contradict it. Ethical dilemma is also a process of trying to choose between two options, of which both are morally right but…

Deontology is a famous meta-ethical theory practiced among famous philosophers such as Immanuel Kant, W.D. Ross, Sissela Bok, and many other philosophers and influential people we know. Deontology is focused on “duty” based actions. The entire theory is focused on the duty of people and how they submit to the duty that they have. It is simply defined as duty is the basis of morality. It is also focused around looking at the consequential effects of a particular action that is done. Because of…

The two ethical theorists who most align with my views on ethical theory are Aristotle and Rawls. Aristotle is one of the four personal and moral development theorists. Aristotle believes the highest level of good can be obtained through virtue, practical wisdom and Eudamonia (Morrison, 2015). What Aristotle’s theory is saying is humans can achieve the highest level of good by educating themselves to increase knowledge and develop moral virtue. With the added knowledge, humans can learn to…

really are a good person. By aligning a person’s actions with theories from the three ethical categories of normative, meta, and applied ethics, people can actually find out whether or not they are really a good person. With all this in mind, does my actions validate my belief that I really am a good person when they are aligned against theories from the three categories of ethics? The Three Categories of Ethics and Associated…

is an ethical theory that states that along as the action was in the good will nature, it would be deem as ethical. Kant proposed a categorical imperative with two formulations. The first formulation is act base on moral rules that can be universal moral laws. That means if the action is deem as good, everyone could do that action. The second formulation is treating yourself and others as ends, never as treat them as means to an end. The consequences do not matter in Kant’s ethical theory. In…

The second theory to be review was contextual ethics. This ethical theory was reviewed because professional code of ethics need to be inclusive to society. According to the Communication Ethics Literacy textbook it stated the contextual approach looks at “the situation in which we find ourselves should guide our choice of what to say or do” (Arnett 45).” Another part of this theory that caught my attention was “justifies different communication standards for different audiences, cultures, and…

this paper, it will be determined who acted more morally than the other under the lens of Kantian ethics and under virtue ethics. Under Kantian ethics the more ethical person would be the one who went even though they were reluctant, the reasoning behind this will be further discussed…

Ethical relativism is at theory which puts forth the notion that values and ethical judgments can only be evaluated within the context of individuals or cultural groups. An ethical relativist would argue that there are no such things as an objective right or wrong when it comes to the views that he hold. If this were true, there would not be much of a point to doing ethics at all. I would have my beliefs, you would have yours, and neither of us could be right or wrong because right and wrong…

Ethical Theory Theory A) Theory A will deal with the Ethical Theory of Virtue Ethics. Virtue Ethics deals with the way people act and carry themselves through life. It is hard to be perfectly Virtual because there are two sides to Virtue Ethics. Just like there is good and bad people, usually the same is involved in whether the person is a good virtue or a bad virtue. Virtue Ethics consist of vices which are two categories that separate the good and bad morals of the Virtue Ethic theory. The…

Punishment and the death penalty is one of many ethical debates that continue to be widespread throughout the United States. What justifies the death penalty and is it ethically correct to impose such punishment? What constitutes punishment and how does one effectively enforce punishment? In Ethics: Theory and Contemporary issues, MacKinnon introduces to the facts of legal punishment and the death penalty and how to apply this contemporary issue to 4 ethical theories. Legal punishment is…