Virtue Ethics Case Study

Virtue Ethics- Even though Billy did have too much to drink, that does not excuse him from going home and having sex with a woman he just met while he is in a relationship. While being a close friend to both people, Billy and Suzie, and knowing that I can’t stop him, it is my loyal and moral duty to act in a just and kind way which is to tell Suzie. A Virtue Ethics person would suggest that the right thing to do is look at an angelic person. A truthful friend that that doesn’t lie in order to make the situation temporarily better, a reasonable friend that looks at all aspects of the situation, and a friend with integrity and does the right thing when their friends aren’t present. And since cheating and betrayal is not nice to do to friends and is morally wrong in this sense a Virtuous person would say to tell Suzie the situation, since its
Therefore; either one could be using the other for sex, short term lust, and just pure companionship, but with no actual want for involvement. Both peoples maxims are geared toward the wrong reasons, sex for just the hell of it, not wanting a passion filled and strong connection sex. Being the case a Kantian theorist would say this is wrong. Since both, betrayal and the usage of another person is happening this action is not just; therefore, I am obligated to tell Suzie. I do not want to lead on deceit, because I want to have morally right actions, unlike Billy. Another approach would be treating Billy special if I didn’t tell Suzie, while it is known that I find them both equally good friends. There is no reason to treat Billy more special, in his case there are no exceptions. A Kantian would say to not treat one friend more special over the other, due to the fact that is not fair to the friend that is being deceived. Therefore, resulting in a Kantian declaring his actions immoral and