Deontology Vs Utilitarianism Essay

While searching for the answer to whether or not I did the right thing by lying about my father, I traced my thought process during that time. Although justice for my brother was at the hindsight of my mind, consequences for me, my brother, and extended and nuclear family were an even more important consideration for me. Act-utilitarianism justifies what is right or wrong by the consequences of a situation; this explains why it is the main principle to use for my scenario. This traditional form of utilitarianism focuses on whether an act is morally permissible or required based on the predicted or actual consequences. Because my actual consequences were very similar to my predicted consequences, it cancels out the necessity to use this as a justification for my action of lying. According to
It maintains that the consequences of actions are not important, the duty behind every act is essential to doing the morally right thing. It looks at the action behind lying, which is traditionally wrong, behind my scenario. Utilitarianism and deontology oppose each other when it comes to the means and the ends of a choice. Kant’s view of deontology is that when making a decision, one should determine whether the action can be universal and if one would be willing to allow everyone to do it. If yes, then the action is moral and if not, then the action is immoral. Although it appears that Kant’s point of deontology reject that lying is permissible in my scenario, there is a facet of Kant’s philosophy, his theory of duty that argues that I was in fact, morally right. Kant also discusses “imperfect duties,” which allow for interpretation and is contextual depending on what the higher moral duty in the situation is. For instance, I believe that only I can decide what the higher moral duty in my situation