This paper was written during the final exam for an ethics class, from memory. As such, there are no referances, but it still makes for a pretty good outline for a paper on utilitarian and Kantian ethical theories. With so many varying views on morals and ethics, trying to use reason in ethics without resorting to emotional judgments is difficult. The first stop to overcoming this obstacle is to begin by studying ethical theories. Once a good grasp of the theories has been established…
Kantian and Utilitarian Theories Kantian and Utilitarian Theories Applying philosophical concepts to social issues can test the relevance of philosophy in contemporary society. Such application may also help to resolve present-day social issues, as philosophy can draw light on moral concerns. In this paper, the Kantian and Utilitarian moral theories are applied to the Nestle advertising controversy which began in 1970, and which lingers…
Nevertheless, there are significant differences between utilitarian and deontology. Utilitarians and deontology sometimes might arrive at variant answers to the question that whether it is ethical to implement a placebo-controlled trial for the purpose of testing whether the new drugs are efficient. Holding all other things constant, utilitarians might conclude that it is correct to conduct the placebo-controlled trial if the benefits outweigh the costs, while a deontologist would argue that it is…
Kantian Deontology Vs. Medicine Dignity is an innate feature of human beings: they are born with it. Maintaining it over the course of life gives it an acquired status: preserving it is not an easy task. Human Rights are one form of laws that try to conserve human dignity and many countries abide by them. Nonetheless, attempts to preserve this dignity date back to centuries before the United Nations decided to publish its chart on Human Rights. During the eighteenth century, Immanuel Kant described…
Virtuous person is the Happy Person Is virtuous person the happy person? Does virtuousness leads to happiness? Aristotle claims that virtuous activity controls happiness. From this line, it is understandable that the virtuousness is the source of happiness. What are the components or the elements that form virtuousness then? How does one become a virtuous person to achieve happiness in a life? What is the definition of happiness? What are the qualifications and necessities to become a…
of duty and universalization. Before committing to an action you need to ask yourself, is…
Kantian Ethics It is clear from the case study that Alistair knows the contract is unorthodox. The problem he faces is whether he should overlook the bribe or report it to the board. The board of directors expects Alistair to tell the truth and report the bribe because of: his position as Chief Legal Officer, the board has a very strong ethics policy and they are wary of unethical activities. Immanual Kant theorised that moral rules are based on reason, in other words the ability to think and form…
instances take place during the daily operations of business. The objective of this paper is to highlight the concept of affirmative action in the workplace, and explain why one person of gender or race would be hired over another more qualified for the position just to fulfill hiring requirements, while using Kantian and Utilitarian ethical theories to justify each side of the issue. Affirmative action policies can be described as any policies that attempt to actively dismantle institutionalized or…
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…
homosexual men comprise more than 80 percent of sexually transmitted HIV cases despite comprising less than 2 percent of the population. The FDA says that men who have sex with men have an HIV infection rate 60 times higher than the general population. Why should we be encouraging behavior that results in such tragic outcomes? John Stuart Mills defines utilitarianism as whatever action is right to promote happiness, In other ways go for what is the greater good. Mills define happiness as pleasure…