Within the case study of Billy it is evident that the teacher was willing to grant the extension; however there are ethical issues which go against this action. For Billy he may compromise the subject grade due to missing a deadline when submitting his work, on the other hand it is his first time and it is contrasting to his usual behaviour. There are three types of ethics that can be used to argue the case study, firstly consequentialism, this being that when an individual is faced with different choices they should determine the act that promotes better outcomes (Eggleston, 2005). Secondly deontology discusses the moral rightness and this claims that people have certain duties that should be adhered to (Booth, 2008), meaning that rules should be followed regardless of the outcomes. Finally, contextualism believes that no two cases are the same; they follow a strict set of ethical rules which can be altered if the outcome leads to greater good (BBC, 2013). These three theorists each have an ideology of how the teacher should act within the case study, all having their own differing opinions and views.
Theorists of consequentialism consider that the teacher should grant Billy extra time to complete his work as it is unusual behaviour for him to miss the deadline. The
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According to Schneider (2009), consequentialism is when “the consequences of actions are the primary element in determining thr right action to take in a given situation.” Consequentialism is one of the most common
Consequentialism prohibit arbitrary moral prohibitions. If I want to condemn something as morally wrong so I have to show hos someone's life is made worse off. For consequentialism for example we cannot define homosexuality morally wrong if we cannot find bad consequences that arise from it.
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On considering the consequentialist theory we need to evaluate the consequences of the situation and action is needed to be taken which seems to be apt. To some extent we Conseqentialist theory works to argue but Deontologist theory works even more better in this situation
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Consequentialism Framework is the adecuate to study the etchic dilemma that Mylan Pharmaceutical is facing, due to the fact that we can analyze the internal and external impact of the increase in their medications price for convenience of their board members. Their decision is not right or wrong just the result of it might be negative to the society.
Consequentialism is a term used by the philosophers to simplify what is right and what is wrong. Consequentialist ethical theory suggests that right and wrong are the consequences of our actions. It is only the consequences that determine whether our actions are right or wrong. Standard consequentialism is a form of consequentialism that is discussed the most. It states that “the morally right action for an agent to perform is the one that has the best consequences or that results in the most good.” It means that an action is morally correct if it has little to no negative consequences, or the one that has the most positive results.
This essay will provide a theoretical understanding of the four ethical frameworks: Consequentialism, Non- Consequentialism, Virtue Ethics and Care Ethics. When applied to a situation these frameworks help teachers to resolve and justify their decision making. The objective is to apply the four frameworks to the scenario Helping Molly, to establish the most ethical course of action. Finally, a recommended course of action will be justification. The overarching ethical issue present within the Helping Molly scenario is the community sponsorship and the alignment with school beliefs and initiatives.
Consequential-ism becomes an important subject to approach due to the process of decision making. In this case, consequential-ism will put a person in a situation that establishes who that person defines themselves to be. Starting off with the trolley scenario, the consequential-ism is scene in all the cases of pulling the level on a train track to determine the direction the train will go. So if a train is coming and the railroad splits into two different track with a people on each one, then who would I save. It is interesting which to choose because I would have to choose the lesser of the risk. So let say the is one person on track A and more than one people on track B, then I would save more people by directing the train onto track A. But know if that was my soulmate, lover or family, I would have to rethink the consequences I would have to face. These different scenarios are not to be easy decisions, but show who the person of their true nature. Personally, if it was someone I knew verse a stranger, I would be automatically incline to pull the level to kill the stranger. But there is also decision of the wrong and right chooses that should be regulated appropriately. In the end, we must be accountable for the decisions we make in life because we will be judge for all of them. We need to understand that the power of
In conclusion we can say that consequentialism is flawed in the fact that the borders of a wrongdoing, to bring about a better good, are limitless. We can conclude that evil wrong doing can be construed as bringing about a better happiness for what the evil doer contrives to be for the better good of the people. For the most part we have seen that deontology’s view of good will in the individuals act can lead to moral justification. The captain and his men must make this moral decision to kill or not, if they do kill the Indians, their actions must be left to higher authority to deal with.
According to Drolet, Marie-Josée, and Anne Hudon (p.51), two main theories attempt to explain in depth and justify moral laws and principles; utilitarianism and deontological theories. Jeremy Bentham and John Mill developed the theory of utilitarianism while Immanuel Kant developed the deontological theory. These two theories are based on how the consequences of a given act impact on an individual. The deontological theory is based on the one’s moral judgment rather than the set rules and regulations. On the other hand, the utilitarianism theory focuses on the consequences of a given deed. This paper primarily focuses on how a strict utilitarian and a strict deontologist would respond to George’s scenario. The arguments will be based on the
In the case of Joelle, this study will significantly identify the different ethical principles that can be applied in the case. In addition to it, the study will also arrive in one ethical theory that Joelle can be applied in her situation in order for her to effectively determine what she will do and if her decision and action can be considered ethical or the right thing.
The theories and ideals shared among consequentialists are by no means to be scrapped; philosophical theories are theories, not prescriptions. While they do all make an attempt to describe a solution to various moral conundrums, one can not forget that validity is shared among theories. Holes may seem larger in certain standards and ideals, but these holes are never refutable and should be used to create a larger discourse between philosophical theories. Consequentialism and all it’s sub-groups (direct, universal, hedonism, aggregative, evaluative, maximizing, etc.) are based around two dominant principles: For an act to be in the right or wrong one must look solely to the results of the act, and subsequently second, the more net-good produced