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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 Organizational Ethics and Social Responsibility mgt216r2 A Comparative Analysis of Ethical Theories: Utilitarianism, Deontological Ethics, and Virtue Ethics Student Name: ________________ Facilitator: ______________ Ethical Theo ry Comparison of Ethical Theories U tilitarianism Ethics Deontological Ethics Virtue Ethics Definition Utilitarian Ethics is an ethics mainly placing the c orrectness of the act ion by emphasizing the satisfying or pleasurable effects on the interest of the people. This is the ethics that the Consequentialism T heory is mainly based on where actions are consider ed ethical if everyone receives positive consequences . Deontological Ethics also known as duty - based ethics follows rules or guidelines placing concern on the duties, responsibilities, and obligations of individual s to others. Virtue Ethics is an ethics of norms which pain emphasis is stressed on m oral values. Ethical t hinker associated with theory - John Stuart Mill : modern utilitarian theory . - His theory states that a decision or action becomes right ful when the end provides greatest good to the majority of people involved. - Jeremy Bentham : Plain H edonistic T heory - His theory is mainly focused on the intrinsically good things like pleasures . - Immanuel Kant: Categorical Imperative - His theory stresses on the universal application of moral principles and respect to other s highlight ing single principle of duty which is the moral duties to oneself and others. - Pufendorf : T heories on d uties to God, duties to oneself, and duties to others. - W.D. Ross : t heories with emphasis on prima facie duties as parts of the fundamental nature of the universe. - Aristotle : N atural virtue that deals on its o rdinary usage through reliance on motivation by inclination.( Hurtshouse , 2007) - Plato, Kant, Martineau, Hume, Hutcheson and Nietzsche : different forms of V irtue Ethics. - Michael Slote : M odern 'agent - based' approach.

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