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A Comparative Analysis of Ethical Theories: Utilitarianism, Deontological Ethics, and Virtue Ethics

The assignment provides a comparative analysis of three major ethical theories: utilitarianism, deontological ethics, and virtue ethics.

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MGT/216 OrganizationalEthics and Social Responsibilitymgt216r2A Comparative Analysis of Ethical Theories: Utilitarianism, DeontologicalEthics, and Virtue EthicsStudent Name: ________________Facilitator: ______________EthicalTheoryComparison of Ethical TheoriesUtilitarianismEthicsDeontologicalEthicsVirtue EthicsDefinitionUtilitarianEthicsis anethics mainly placing thecorrectness of the actionby emphasizing thesatisfying or pleasurableeffects on the interest ofthe people. This is theethics that theConsequentialismTheoryis mainly basedon where actions areconsideredethical ifeveryonereceivespositiveconsequences.DeontologicalEthicsalsoknown asduty-basedethicsfollows rules orguidelinesplacingconcernon theduties, responsibilities, andobligations ofindividuals toothers.Virtue Ethics is an ethics ofnorms which painemphasis is stressed onmoral values.Ethicalthinkerassociatedwith theory-John Stuart Mill:modern utilitariantheory.-His theory states that adecision oractionbecomesrightfulwhenthe end providesgreatestgood to the majority ofpeople involved.-Jeremy Bentham: PlainHedonisticTheory-His theory is mainlyfocused on theintrinsically good thingslikepleasures.-Immanuel Kant:Categorical Imperative-His theory stresses on theuniversal application ofmoral principles and respectto othershighlightingsingleprinciple of dutywhich isthemoral duties to oneselfand others.-Pufendorf: Theories onduties to God, duties tooneself, and duties to others.-W.D. Ross: theorieswithemphasis onprima facieduties as parts of thefundamental nature of theuniverse.-Aristotle: Natural virtuethat deals on its ordinaryusage through reliance onmotivation byinclination.(Hurtshouse,2007)-Plato, Kant, Martineau,Hume, Hutcheson andNietzsche: different formsof Virtue Ethics.-Michael Slote: Modern'agent-based' approach.

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