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For the milestone submission, revise your Deontological (Nonconsequentialist) Ethical Theory Moral Analysis essay on the basis of the instructor’s comments and peer review.

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      • Review all comments and suggestions made by your instructor.
      • Incorporate your instructor’s suggestions into your Deontological (Nonconsequentialist) Ethical Theory Moral Analysis essay.
      • Make sure your moral analysis is clearly written. It should not contain grammatical or spelling errors.
      • Reward, Punishment, and Vigilantism

        1You will study different theories of justice and learn the differences between the retributive theory of justice and the results (utilitarian) theory of justice. You will also learn the differences between retribution and revenge.
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        Ethics Theory II—Nonconsequentialist

        2You will study Act Nonconsequentialist theory, Kantian ethics, and Divine Command theory.
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        Ethics Theory II—Rule Nonconsequentialist

        3You will study Act Nonconsequentialist theory, Kantian ethics, Divine Command theory, and Ross’ prima facie duties theory.
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        Ethics Theory II—Kant and Prima Facie Theories

        4You will compare and contrast Kantian ethics with Ross’ prima facie duties theory.
        60mREADING

        Life and Death

        5You will explore how different ethical theories apply to topics such as suicide and humanitarian intervention in defense of innocent people.
        60mREADING

        Capital Punishment

        6You will explore ethics and capital punishment from myriad perspectives.
        60mREADING

        Arguments Against Capital Punishment

        7You will explore abolitionist arguments.
        60mREADING

        War

        8You will learn about just war theory, moral realism, and pacifism.
        60mREADING

        Suicide

        9You will learn about different theories regarding the morality of suicide.
        60mREADING

        Ethics Theory III—Happiness and Personal Awareness

        10You will learn about Eudaimonia.
        60mREADING

        Ethics Theory III—Human Excellence

        11You will learn about the doctrine of the mean and Aristotle’s theory of virtue ethics.
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        Ethics Theory III—Delphi and Reason

        12You will study what is wisdom and what is the difference between wisdom and intelligence?

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Pua 1 Yu Chen Pua Jennifer Caseldine-bracht Introduction to Ethic April 18 Applying Non-consequentialist Ethical Theory Overview The systems of teleological moral are featured majorly by focusing on the consequences or results that any action or behavior have on others. In a team, the action of one member may either have negative or positive consequences on other members of the team. In a moral system, for one to make a correct moral decision or choice, they have to consider the consequences of their choices, actions or decisions on others. When one makes a choice, or take an action or decision that leads to correct results and consequences, then they are considered to act morally. One other hand, when they make choices or take action or decisions that lead to incorrect results and consequences, then one is considered to act unethically or immorally. Human beings have been described as "symbol-using animals" (Burke 3). Therefore, the consideration of consequences cannot be eliminated from a moral system because the actions of any individual within an organization or a team would either have negative or positive consequences on others. Often, the moral consequences are those consequences that results to the most benefits to human beings and they promote the general welfare of all humans, human survival, human satisfaction, human pleasure, and human happiness (Klee, Paul. Twittering Machine, 1992). The various moral systems differ on how people balance the various potential consequences as well as on exactly what the “correct consequences are”. Few choices are after all unequivocally positive and this implies it is essentially figuring out the right balance of bad and good in whatever we do. Pua 2 Works Cited Burke, Kenneth. Language as Symbolic Action: Essays on Life, Literature, and Method.Berkeley: U of California P, 1966. Klee, Paul. Twittering Machine. 1922. Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Artchive. "Klee: Twittering Machine." 22 May 2006 http://artchive.com/artchive/K/klee/twittering_machine.jpg.html Pua 1 Yu Chen Pua Jennifer Caseldine-bracht Introduction to Ethic April 11 Moral Analysis Moral dilemma applies to all people in their daily lives and the decisions that an individual chooses dictates the rightness or wrongness of the dilemma. A solution to any moral dilemma takes a moral analysis that incorporates various theories that are termed as fit in aiding for a better solution (Kant, 45). My profession as part of a processing company entailed ensuring quality in products and providing economic benefit to the organization. During one of my product analysis, I found the inclusion of a preservative that could cause long-term health effects to consumers. After consultation with the management, they decided to offer a bribe in order to leave the situation and continue production with the same product. The moral dilemma, in this case, was to both take the bribe and become rich or to testify the issue to the obligated authorities and save the lives of many consumers. The outcome of choosing to refuse the bribe in this scenario was to lose my job and at the same time affect the organizations brand and its overall market percentage. Following this case scenario, the natural law theory can be employed to help solve the dilemma. This theory is based on the impression that correct actions are those that concur with natural law which is implanted in nature. In this case, choosing to take the bribe and get rich without considering the number of consumers who will get to suffer goes against the natural theory that believes in the importance of human life. Even though taking the bribe will Surname 2 improve my life status, the justification of this action in relation to the number of lives that will suffer from the products does not equate this action. Therefore, the performance of a bad action with an aim to achieve good is never permissible in this theory. In favor of the natural theory, I would choose to report the matter to the necessary authorities even though I might lose my job and affect the company's welfare. Autonomy is the principle aspect towards ethical decision making since it helps to liberate the decision creator from the subjective concerns of personal desires and prejudiced decision-making influences. In this scenario moral universalism apply in that regardless of a person's origin, race or gender taking a bribe is considered morally incorrect and under even if it is meant for personal good. Based on Kant's categorical imperative choosing a good deed for the sake of evil is a universal decision that applies to all societal norms, time and cultures. This decision involves putting into consideration if the decision maker was on the receiving end of the decision. Would the decision please him or her? A Kantian, in this case, will solve the dilemma based on a maxim of the end that it can be a universal law for everyone that involves doing what is morally right (Wedgwood, 795 - 814). The act of taking the bribe is wrong to everyone but on the other hand, it is good for the person taking it. The bribe can improve the person's livelihood but on the other hand, people's health will be affected. Therefore, a Kantian may decide to take the bribe and at the same time report, the matter to the necessary authorities since doing something good because one is inclined to it goes against a Kantian. Secondly, a Kantian can also reluctantly decide to report the matter to the necessary authorities even though it may affect the company's brand and business activities. The theory that best fits, in this case, is Kantians moral theory that elaborates that states the rightness or goodness of a particular deed or action does not depend on the consequences but Surname 3 rather on whether they complete our role. The supreme principle of morality in this case known as categorical imperative directs towards making the best decision without being guided by a reason but rather by what we view fit and reasonable. The act of taking a bribe is evil and therefore making a decision based on this belief results in a failure in the decision-making process. On the other hand, poisoning the consumers are also evil but at the same time has benefits to the organization. Therefore, the most important theory to employ in this case is the Katian's moral theory that goes into a close relationship with divine command theory (Aune, 45). This theory mostly emphasizes on following what is good but at the same time, an option is provided to choose on what to follow based on personal view on the dilemma. Surname 4 Work Cited Aune, Bruce. Kant's theory of morals. Princeton University Press, 2014. Wedgwood, Ralph. "Two Grades of Non-consequentialism." Criminal Law and Philosophy 10.4 (2016): 795-814. Kant, Immanuel. Kant: The metaphysics of morals. Cambridge University Press, 2017.
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