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    deontological vs. utilitarian ethics Kant believed that morality is dependent upon reason‚ that to act rationally was the same as acting morally. He placed a high value upon duty in determining the moral worth of an action. Kant’s deontological ethics is essentially an ethics of duty or obligation. As such‚ he claims that the moral worth of an action depends solely on whether or not it was done exclusively from a sense of duty. If an act is done simply because one is so inclined‚ the act has no

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    and in that way it completes the goal of the Utilitarian. However‚ as soon as one of your virtues got in the way of you or someone else receiving the most possible pleasure from an action‚ it would interfere with the Utilitarian way of thinking. 3. A. Unlike Kantian ethics‚ the ethics of care focus on personal dependence and relationships. This theory recognizes that people are interdependent‚ and as such should take care of one another. Kantian ethics however‚ is based on the motives behind the action

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    Deontological ethics or deontology (from Greek δέον‚ deon‚ "obligation‚ duty"; and -λογία‚ -logia) is an approach to ethics that judges the morality of an action based on the action’s adherence to a rule or rules. Deontologists look at rules[1] and duties. It is sometimes described as "duty" or "obligation" or "rule" - based ethics‚ because rules "bind you to your duty".[2] The term "deontological" was first used in this way in 1930‚ in C. D. Broad’s book‚ Five Types of Ethical Theory.[3] Deontological

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    Deontological Ethics in Location-based Social Media There are so many location aware applications on my “smart” phone; I do not know how I could have lived without these features. There are applications that tell me where is the closes gym that I am a member of. There are applications that give me information on the weather of the current city. There are even applications that will locate the closest “driver” to taxi me wherever I want to go. And of course‚ all these can be shared on facebook

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    major distinction between utilitarian and deontological reasoning. Make reference to all relevant aspects of the two positions including the ’act’ and ’rule’ versions along with pertinent examples that clarify your answer. The major distinction between Emmanual Kant’s deontological reasoning and Mill’s utilitarian reasonsing is that deontological reasoning refers to duty‚ which is usually determined without regard to circumstances or consequences where as utilitarian reasoning always considers

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    Legal Ethics from DeontologicalUtilitarian and Casuistry Perspectives | | | | | | Deontological ethics are concerned with the intent of an action without regard to the outcome‚ while utilitarian ethics are concerned only with the consequences of the action. Some argue that the legal code of ethics is derived from a utilitarian theory‚ while others argue that it is derived from deontological theory. As deontological ethics are the polar opposite of utilitarian ethics‚ it should

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    Two individuals who supported Utilitarian Ethics were Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill. Bentham believed that companies should go about decisions by determining "the greatest good for the greatest number" and whether situations would cause either pleasure or pain. Bentham would agree to

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    should be based on reason rather than a belief or feeling in the pursuit of knowledge. Ethical judgments stem from two basic systems: utilitarian and deontological ethics. Utilitarian ethics implies that no moral act is right or wrong. Rather‚ the consequences that are associated with the act are the basis on which it could be considered good

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    My personal ethics are very strong‚ while I often try to see and understand each side of a situation I know that my ethical/moral compass will not sway from doing the right thing. Ethics to me are a combination of both Kant’s theory on utilitarian ethics and deontological models. In Kant’s theory‚ using your decision to limit the number of people that are hurt by the decision cannot truly allow for proper ethics. At the same time‚ the deontological theory‚ we need to pay attention to all facts

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    Kant’s Deontological Ethics Immanuel Kant is a German philosopher (1724-1804)‚ who had contributed on the arenas of philosophy‚ war‚ peace‚ science‚ beauty & geography. The word deontology is derived from the Greek word “Deon”‚ meaning duty and “tology” mean theory (Mackinnon & Fiala 2018). The base idea of Kant’s Deontological ethics is just to do our duty in any circumstances. Thus‚ a moral agent should act for the sake of good and motivated by obligation or duty‚ not for an ulterior motive. In

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