Utilitarianism And Virtue Theory
1. What are the key differences between utilitarianism, deontology, natural law ethics, and virtue theory?
Utilitarianism Theory is the moral theory that argues that an action is right if and only if it conforms to the principle of utility. The desire for pleasure and happiness is universal. People seek to maximize their pleasure and minimize their pain. Thus, a morally correct action is one which results in the greatest possible pleasure within a given set of circumstances. The text highlights a pilot having a hand tremor gene and how the morally right thing was to analyze happiness and risk in the morality decision.
Deontologists are concerned with the concept of duty. This highlights that people are concerned with fulfilling what they …show more content…
There is way of living that is in accordance with human nature, this kind of natural law theory holds, and morality prescribes that we live such a life. Its was interesting how this even applies to the use of birth control.
Virtue theory highlights the good or bad of a persons character instead of the right or wrong. This theory emphasizes the virtues, or moral character, its is different from deontology which emphasizes duties or rules. This was highlighted as a theory for health care because of the virtues aspect.
2.Which of the ethical theories discussed in this reading do you believe best account for the rightness/wrongness of actions? Explain.
I believe they all relate to what is right or wrong in there own way. The one that I would lean to the most would be Natural Law Theory as stated previously in my response journal I feel that we are born with a moral compass. This theory relates to my feeling on morals and were they derive from. I don't agree with every aspect of this theory, but I seem to agree with a combination of all of the theory's. I feel that we all have factors that have an effect on what we feel is moral or immoral. This theory's show that we all have reasons for why we feel the way we do about what we veiw as moral or immoral. I has alot to do with how we were raised, and the area in the world we are
Utilitarianism Theory is the moral theory that argues that an action is right if and only if it conforms to the principle of utility. The desire for pleasure and happiness is universal. People seek to maximize their pleasure and minimize their pain. Thus, a morally correct action is one which results in the greatest possible pleasure within a given set of circumstances. The text highlights a pilot having a hand tremor gene and how the morally right thing was to analyze happiness and risk in the morality decision.
Deontologists are concerned with the concept of duty. This highlights that people are concerned with fulfilling what they …show more content…
There is way of living that is in accordance with human nature, this kind of natural law theory holds, and morality prescribes that we live such a life. Its was interesting how this even applies to the use of birth control.
Virtue theory highlights the good or bad of a persons character instead of the right or wrong. This theory emphasizes the virtues, or moral character, its is different from deontology which emphasizes duties or rules. This was highlighted as a theory for health care because of the virtues aspect.
2.Which of the ethical theories discussed in this reading do you believe best account for the rightness/wrongness of actions? Explain.
I believe they all relate to what is right or wrong in there own way. The one that I would lean to the most would be Natural Law Theory as stated previously in my response journal I feel that we are born with a moral compass. This theory relates to my feeling on morals and were they derive from. I don't agree with every aspect of this theory, but I seem to agree with a combination of all of the theory's. I feel that we all have factors that have an effect on what we feel is moral or immoral. This theory's show that we all have reasons for why we feel the way we do about what we veiw as moral or immoral. I has alot to do with how we were raised, and the area in the world we are