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A 6 page paper which examines the ethical principles of deontology and egoism. Kant and Rand are discussed as well. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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as theories which include aspects of morality and ethics, and theories which seem to have a strong audience in one respect or another. As with all philosophy, they have flaws,
and they have their successes. In the following paper we examine the two theories separately and then discuss how they address moral and ethical decisions and actions. Deontology
"Deontology (deriving from the Greek world deon which means duty) is" the theory which Kant put stock in, as opposed to other theories of approach (Anonymous Deontology, 2002; chap6f.html). One
author indicates that "We know that we want an ethics based on reason. The utilitarian came close, but no cigar," for "with utilitarianism, we reasoned about the desired consequences; we
rationally assessed the consequences to see if they produced what we wanted, the most amount of some desired non-moral good such as pleasure. But, that type of reasoning was flawed,
flawed by desires that could fluctuate" (Anonymous Deontology, 2002; chap6f.html). As such, Kant provides two particular "formulations of the method for determining right actions. He calls his method, the
categorical imperative" and it is a method that addresses the nature of the actions, not the result of the actions (Anonymous Deontology, 2002; chap6f.html). We note that with
deontology, "If, in the nature of action, a contradiction is found, then that is the rational evidence, the sufficient condition, to determine that the action is wrong. An appeal to
good making consequences is neither necessary nor sufficient" (Anonymous Deontology, 2002; chap6f.html). In looking at it another way, one author defines this theory in the following: "Deontology is concerned with
rights of persons and considers the means by which an end is achieved" (Nickerson; Broihahn, 1996; 96sbi127.htm). And, still again, we get another perspective from Nickerson and Broihahn (1996): "To
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