Compare And Contrast Kantianism And Utilitarianism

or Minson Dr. Kegley PHIL1119 19 December 2017 Final Essay: I Kant and Utilitarianism Ethical systems are patterns of thinking people employ when questioning an action’s morality. Two of these systems, Kantianism and Utilitarianism, were designed to take the benefits toward society into account through logic. These systems have a major difference. Kantianism focuses on the universalizability (this should be a law that everyone follows) of the intent, Utilitarianism focuses on the result of the action. For example, imagine a Bob, a senior citizen, was crossing the street at an intersection and Tim decided to take the time to help them get to the other side a little faster. As Tim is helping Bob, a driver runs the red light. Tim is fast†¦show more content†¦It took several people to hold down his atrophied, 85-pound body during the tankings. Then they took him back to bed, where he screamed until, exhausted, he passed out. All the while, he begged, Please let me die. Both hands were amputated, leaving just enough thumb for him to grasp a fork or the handle of a coffee cup. He must use his tongue to dial the phone. The skin that wasnt burned was sliced for grafts. The only undamaged skin left is on the bottoms of his feet. When he really wants to feel something, he uses his toes. His ears were damaged. His eyes became infected and had to be removed. In a way, his blindness has been a perverse blessing. It keeps him from seeing how people respond to his face. But medical and legal professionals say Daxs life is functional, worth preserving. Dax’s case involves two main ethical questions. The first question is: should the farmer have given him a gun. Kantian Ethics say no, don’t give him a gun. Everyone faced with excruciating pain should not kill themselves to make it go away—especially without knowing the facts first. Utilitarian Ethics agree. The pain experienced right now does not outweigh the unknown amount of potential pleasure. The next is: Should the doctors have given care to an individual who didn’t want it, but would dieShow MoreRelatedThe Ethics Of Virtue Ethics925 Words   |  4 Pagesdeontological theories. In this essay, I will contrast and compare virtue ethics to utilitarianism, ethical egoism, and Kantianism to demonstrate these differences. There is one fundamental aspect of virtue ethics that sets it apart from the other theories I will discuss. For the sake of brevity and to avoid redundancy, I will address it separately. This is the fundamental difference between acting ethically within utilitarianism, egoism, and Kantianism. And being ethical within virtue ethics. TheRead MoreConsequentialism And Consequentialism : Virtue Ethics, Consequentialism, And Deontology1200 Words   |  5 Pagesone’s moral principle. And under the normative ethics, there are three categories of ethical frameworks: virtue ethics, consequentialism, and deontology. In this essay, I will more concentrate on consequentialism, especially utilitarianism, and deontology to make compare and contrast analysis of each other and how each case works differently and causes divergent result in the same scenario. Both consequentialism and deontology is underlying the action-based theory, a traditional approach to focus totallyRead MoreHuman Rights And International Relations1572 Words   |  7 Pagessovereignty has become a sacred cow, but not one worth worshipping.† (p.105). Although he recognises some may retort such external interference could stifle an internal â€Å"democratic right to criticise and influence policy†, he insists â€Å"there is a false contrast being drawn between what a fundamental morality demands and what a genuinely democratic procedure would select as basic rights to be protected.† He believes if all people in a society were genuinely and fairly consulted there would not be â€Å"real disagreementRead MoreThe Bhopal Tragedy23347 Words   |  94 Pagesis for sure not sufficient in cooperating with the hazardous working environment. The personnel management policy led to the flight of skilled personnel to better and safer jobs. They were replaced by uneducated workers. In the nutshell ,the true contrast is not one between a computerised system and the existing one .However the problem is the design of Union Carbide Bhopal plant do not meet from the safety point of view . 2) What caused the pressure to build up in the tank? In reality, the content