Kantian And Rule Utilitarian Ethics

This paper will illustrate the moral, social, and factual implications of the Volkswagen scandal regarding the case dealing with the emissions standards of their diesel engine vehicles. The reader should note that this analysis is given from two different philosophical points of view. The philosophical perspectives being used here in this criteria are from the Kantian and Rule-Utilitarian ethics perspective. This paper will demonstrate the moral implications of the case, and how this applies to Mr. James Liang’s actions regarding ethical responsibility. Mr. Liang and his colleagues worked for Volkswagen to create a low emission diesel engine. In the course of the project, it was apparent that the emission goal could not be achieved. To circumvent this problem, Mr. Liang and his peers developed a software application to trick emission test. This situation was discovered, and on September 9th 2016 Mr. Liang pleaded guilty to the charges presented against him in Detroit Michigan. In the discourse below analysis will be given to determine the Kantian and Rule-Utilitarian basis on Mr. Liang’s situation. According to Kantian logic, all rational beings must operate with respect to a maxim. This maxim must be able to project to all other rational beings, and as such should become universal law. Kantian law requires that whatever the situation, one must act in

It is likely clear to the reader that the events of the Volkswagen scandal is in violation of basic human responsibility regarding care and substance for fellow human kind. It is interesting to note that Mr. Liang may have been morally correct from the Rule-Utilitarian perspective, and null according to Kant. It is important to note that there is an intrinsic overlap between Rule-Utilitarianism and Act-Utilitarianism. This leads to some ambiguity. However Kantian ethics are not so