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A 10 page paper that begins with comments about the writer's own personal ethics. The paper explains and discusses Deontological ethics, consequentialism, including comments about Mill and Bentham, and virtue ethics. An ethical dilemma is presented and the writer uses an ethical decision making model to solve the ethical problem. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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are just too many variables involved when trying to make ethical decisions. My first guide is the Ten Commandments and the words of Christ. As a fervent Believer, Gods Word
must always come first. This would follow along with rule utilitarianism or pluralistic deontology. This does not mean I would not like to do something I believe would be
for the greater good of people but that is against the Categorical Imperative, the Absolutes that are identified in the Ten Commandments. For instance, a large part of me thinks
all pedophiles should be tortured and shot whenever anyone has that opportunity. At this writing, I think all those executives who received tens of millions of dollars in bonuses when
their companies contributed to this economic mess should be put in jail without a trial. As the writers for virtue ethics point out, there are many different variables that impact
each of us. Deontological ethics are based on Kants theories regarding duty. The word itself is derived from deon, the Greek work for duty (Alexander and Moore, 2007). This
is something this writer ascribes to: we each have certain duties that must be performed. There are two types of deontological theories recognized. Monastic deontology, which is based on Kants
Categorical Imperative and states that before we act we consider what the effect of that action would be if it became a universal law (Carnegie Mellon University, 2002). The other
model is Pluralistic deontology, which is from W.D. Ross and is based on the premise that there are certain duties everyone is obligated to perform (Carnegie Mellon University, 2002). These
are called prima facie obligations (Carnegie Mellon University, 2002). Examples of prima facie obligations would include non-malfeasance, i.e., do not harm to others, beneficence, which is to help others, keep
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