If we were to take a case such as the man stuck in the cave‚ we can see why. With Kantianism it says to leave the man stuck in the cave because it is wrong to kill him. Utilitarianism would say to kill the man because it would be for the betterment of everybody else. If we take the murderer at the door case‚ Kant says it is always wrong
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Phil-101‚ Dr. Kegley Reflection Paper #1‚ “The Three Ethical or Systems of Morality” We have discussed three major ethical or systems of morality; Ethical Egoism‚ utilitarianism‚ and Kantianism. The three systems go to different degrees in respect to the two ethical principles of autonomy and beneficence. Although quite different from each other in many ways some of them do share some common principles between them. In this paper I will discuss the similarities and differences
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These two main concepts set a foundation to a Kantianism theorist. The principle of of Universalizability which is making right acts that can be applied to everyone which contraindicates the use of In vitro fertilization due to the fact that not everyone in the world is able to conceive such as those
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process will be used as well as certain terminologies such as Utilitarianism‚ a moral theory based on the principle of actions to promote happiness‚ and Kantianism‚ a theory stipulating that the act is more important than the consequential outcome. Firstly‚ the characters of Atticus Finch and Ralph are similar in many ways as they both portray Kantianism. Atticus is usually morally correct in his assessments of situations. In many instances‚ he decides to do the right thing instead of following the status
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whether to shoot one Indian or let Pedro shoot all of them. What should Jim do? It is not sure what the right course of action is‚ but four different theories could help him decide. These theories are: the Divine Command theory‚ Cultural Relativism‚ Kantianism‚ and Utilitarianism. In this paper‚ I will present these four theories and their suggestions for Jim’s right course of action‚ the faults in these theories‚ and how Utilitarianism is morally correct in this case. Jim can use one of the four theories
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"Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals." SparkNotes. SparkNotes‚ n.d. Web. 03 Sept. 2012. . Canetti‚ Elias. "Quotation by Elias Canetti." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com‚ n.d. Web. 03 Sept. 2012. "Essays.cc - Utilitarianism V. Kantianism." Essays.cc - Utilitarianism V. Kantianism. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 03 Sept. 2012. . Aufderheide‚ Patricia‚ Peter Jaszi‚ and Mridu Chandra. "Honest Truths: Documentary Filmmakers on Ethical Challenges in Their Work [2009]." Center for Social Media. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 03 Sept. 2012
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1.0 Description of Initial Response Responsible business normally is known as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). In today’s world‚ most businesses are focusing on profitability ignoring all social responsibility they should contribute back. It is important for companies to gain trust from the community in return of CSR. Three major personal core values that I think a ‘responsible business’ should have are empower‚ professionalism and commitment. First of all‚ when a company able to empowering
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specific set of rules which should be followed no matter what the consequences may be. It is an issue‚ as no set of rules should be blindly followed without reason‚ but in a way highlights a benefit of Kantian ethics. This issue applies most to Kantianism compared to the other two theories because it is the most specific. Given that a person uses their reasoning ability‚ Kantian ethics can never truly be “blindly followed‚” since reason would prevent anyone from making “blind” decisions. For example
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realized that Kant did in fact have some very surprising views on punishment as well as what is acceptable and unacceptable. The ideas he had based upon capital punishment and the rehabilitation of criminals are vastly different than the other. Kantianism is based off of deontology which sees that‚ “the nature of ethical rules is to bind you to your duty‚ and that binding is not dependent on consequences” (Waller‚ Bruce N). It is important to know that‚ “this duty is not based off of what one deems
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them all knowing this‚ none of them tell the honest truth to Truman at any given time. When these people fail to tell Truman the truth the in turn fail to treat him as a rational human being‚ which again violates is the Categorical Imperative of Kantianism. An excellent example of “Good Will” is when Truman falls in love with Sylvia who was supposed to be an extra rather than any kind of romantic love interest and she tries to explain the him the truth. This is what Kant would say is “unconditional
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