Intro to Ethics Paper #2 Deontology vs. Consequentialism Even though Deontology and Consequentialism can be extremely similar‚ both contain key factors that make each idea unique and very different. Sometimes‚ it may appear that both these theories simply arrive at the same conclusion by way of different paths. While this is sometimes true‚ it is important to understand how these theories differ. Each of these braches of Ethics deals with morals‚ actions‚ ethical decisions and judgments. Beyond
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Consequentialism is frequently criticized on a number of grounds. Two of these are particularly apt for revealing the temptations motivating the alternative approach to deontic ethics that is deontology. The two criticisms pertinent here are that consequentialism is‚ on the one hand‚ overly demanding‚ and‚ on the other hand‚ that it is not demanding enough. The criticism regarding extreme demandingness runs like this: for consequentialists‚ there is no realm of moral permissions‚ no realm of going
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In this section we will look at deontology and consequentialism A Consequentialist theory is if the consequences are good‚ the action is right‚ if they are bad‚ the action is wrong and it base on the outcome of the action it is maximise happiness and minimise pain and it will depend of the consequences of the action it will get the greatest number even if the action is immoral but it can get a greatest number of happiness. Go back to AWB scandal in this case nothing forces them to do that they can
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1/27/13 Consequentialism‚ Deontology‚ and Virtue Ethics The philosophies of consequentialism‚ deontology‚ and virtue ethics are guidelines for decision making that utilize very different theories of how an ethical dilemma should be approached. Consequentialism is a philosophy that asks whether or not the end justifies the means. “In other words‚ an act and therefore a decision is ethical if its favorable consequences outweigh its negative consequences” (Brooks‚ 2007‚ p. 329). Deontology‚ on the
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Sebastian Dumoulin Intro To Ethics Dr. Fincke 01.22.2013 The Trolley Problem - Deontology - Consequentialism In our first class we started to go over both “Deontology” and “Consequentialism”. “Deontology” is a type of moral ethics where the belief is that a person should judge the morality of an action based purely on the rules set in place‚ without thought of consequences. In terms of the “Trolly Problem”‚ where you are on a trolly which is about to hit 5 people‚ and you have the opportunity
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public officials. They are consequentialism/utilitarianism‚ deontology/Kantianism‚ and virtue ethics. These approaches have several differences between each other. There are three main differences between consequentialism/utilitarianism and deontology/Kantianism. Firstly‚ the main principle in former approach is the maximum utility (good consequence) for all affected parties/people while the main principle in later approach is the moral standard. It means that in consequentialism approach‚ an action is
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consequentialist approach to distributive justice Consequentialism states that an action may only be right if its consequences have good results or are better than that of a different action which includes not doing anything. Therefore one can conclude that consequentialism is that the validation of actions is to be found in consequences. The consequentialist approach has both positive and negative sides to it. Some of the arguments for consequentialism are: * Many may see actions as being a temporary
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Sarah smith 10/8/2013 Deontology and Utilitarianism There are two types of Deontology the first one is‚ one should act based on duty‚ and the second one is action should be based on the right intention and nothing else. Utilitarianism is when you have to think about the majority of the people no matter what the consequences is. It is based on maximizing happiness for everyone involved. I would favor Deontology because I think you should do your duty and only do what is right. If you have the
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Session 3. Deontology and virtue ethics 29/1/2014 Virtue ethics: Text for assignment question 1 and session 3 File Brennan‚ J. (2012): For-Profit Business as Civic Virtue‚ Journal of Business Ethics‚ 106(3): 313-324. The nature of moral value: -You see a boat capsizing; somebody shouts for help -you swim to rescue the person but once you reach the boat the person has already drowned -Does your action have a moral value? Actions aren’t everything -There are important ethical properties
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However‚ the theory of consequentialism is the theory which focuses on creating the most good in society. Consequentialism is where simply one attempts to do as much good as one can in their own life. This theory‚ unlike many other theories‚ is appealing to many people because of lack of egoistic concerns involved. Making the world a better place is appealing to nearly every person‚ making this theory easy to connect to for many people. The philosophical theory of consequentialism is a optimistic theory
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