Kantianism

As genetic and reproductive technologies advance, ethical concerns also continue to grow. Eugenics means “well-born”, and it is a movement whose purpose is to improve the genetic composition of the human race. The eugenics movement began in the U.S. in the late 19th century and was focused on stopping the transmission of negative or undesirable traits from one generation to the next. This was accomplished back then through sterilization of unfit individuals to prevent them from passing on…

should make. So the CEO has the right to change the price of the water service in Saudi, and libertarianism believes in a free market. Therefore, the consumers are free whether they want to get the water service from it or from another company. Kantianism What is the ethical dilemma? Should the CEO of the water company in Saudi Arabia decrease the price of water service in Saudi instead of increase it and charge the late bills based on the new price? Who is the agent: The CEO of the Water…

Introduction: The chapter “Sexual Morality” focuses on the ethics surrounding many topics including sexuality, sex education, and STD’s. It also discusses some topics about the prevalence of sexual activity in different cultures and some more weighted topics like teenage pregnancy and rape. The first question asked in the chapter is a significant meta ethical question concerning the nature of things that are sexual. What is an accurate definition we can use to define what sexual means so that…

In order to effectively illustrate Immanuel Kant’s formulation of the Principle of Humanity, I will be providing a brief definition of the positive thesis of the doctrine and several pieces of background terminology. In the following article “The Kantian Perspective: Autonomy and Respect” by Shafer-Landau, he states a simplified definition of the formulation of the Principle of Humanity: “always treat a human being (yourself included) as an end, and never as a mere means” (Shafer-Landau 2010,…

Utilitarian John Mill Stuart applied a scientific model to morality with the goal of creating the maximum amount of goodness called the Greatest Happiness Principle. The Great Happiness Principle is the morally right action that causes the greatest overall amount of pleasure, happiness, or the least amount of suffering. This can be applied in general by using the Happiness Calculus. The Happiness Calculus measures how much pleasure and pain will be brought out of a given situation. An example…

thinking of utilitarianism which chooses the outcome with the overall greatest happiness, Kant’s nonconsequentialist approach to philosophy believes in the inherent “goodness” or “badness” of an action, regardless of people’s pain or pleasure. As such, Kantianism can be applied to the labeling of zero-emission vehicles; because these cars still emit pollutants, this deceptive and misleading marketing tactic is immoral in and of itself—even if the widespread adoption of ZEVs does lead to less…

This concept was derived from Kantianism, “an ultimate principle that people should always be treated as ends in themselves” (Kuhse and Singer 34). In lecture, Dr. Rulli summarized it as “to treat them as an instrument to you achieving your own ends” (Lecture 4, October 6). If the medical…

Deontology: Patient-centered “Always recognize that human individuals are ends, and do not use them as means to your end.” -Immanuel Kant Kantianism argues that we must act out of our duty or acting from a moral law. In addition, it is our motives which are to be judge and not the consequences of the action. I will be focusing on patient centered deontology  Patient Centered Deontology believes people have the right against being used only as means for producing good consequences without…

Nearing the conclusion of the Business Ethics module I feel, as I had hoped, that I have become well versed in the subject. Though, I mainly agree with the assertions in my first two entries, my feelings on the issues have changed and the module has been different from my expectations. Also, though I have partially achieved the goals outlined in the first entry, by being able to better articulate myself when discussing ethical matters; I have not found a theory which I ‘agree’ with. In this…

The Hunger Games in one of the bestselling books and movies out there and there is no secret that The Hunger Games tosses around some very serious moral and ethical issues. For a quick explication about the Hunger games for people that may not know much about it is I think quite interesting. So, it is takes place in a time that their government is at a weak point and the rebellion of not wanting the Games gets out of hand. The main leader is Katniss Everdeen and she is the face of the rebellion…