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Best Plan Paper

My “Best Plan” would incorporate the majority of the moral theories when making my life and career decisions. These theories include the Utilitarian Act-based Theory, Kant’s Theory, Social Contract Theory, Care-Based Feminist Writings and also the Virtue Moral Theory. Many people fail to follow these theories entirely because they ask a lot from one person. For example, if one were to follow the Kantian Theory, they would be required to treat someone the same way they would like to be treated. For many people this would be hard to do all the time because at some point they might unintentionally go against this theory. For example, if one accidentally hurts someone who is always nice to him/her, that would go against this theory. This is because even though one person is being very nice to the other, the other person isn’t treating him/her the same way. When thinking about my “best plan”, I will consider how these theories will affect the people I may never meet. These people may include the starving kids in Africa, or also the richest people who are on top of the world. I will also consider the people who I know casually such as my classmates, people I see every now and then on the CTA and also my future co-workers. Lastly, I will use these theories to describe the decisions I will make regarding close ones such as friends and family. I will be faced with many moral decisions in the future, and these theories will help me make the important decisions of my life.

The approach I will use in order to make decisions on how I will treat those people who I have never met is the Utilitarian Approach. I will use Act-based Utilitarianism in order to make decisions regarding people I do not know. According to Act Utilitarianism, we should always seek the greatest happiness for the greatest number in all situations. There are many things that one can do in order to satisfy this theory. For example, I would donate money to those who are in need. By doing this, I am losing money, but in return, I am receiving the satisfaction of helping the greatest number of people. This one action of mine will help many individuals in poor countries by possibly providing them with food, water or shelter. In order to help people who are less fortunate, I can also start a group that can help me in donating money. This will help provide more money and help more families. Another action that I can do that follows Act-utilitarianism is working in a homeless shelter without receiving pay. By doing this, I will be bring smiles to the homeless as I will be helping make food for them, and also bringing a game and playing that with them. This one action of mine will bring happiness to a great amount of people. Another situation that I will use Act-Utilitarianism to help those who I have never met is on the CTA. For example, if a situation arises where a group of individuals do not know which stop to get off on in order to get to DePaul University, I can kindly provide them with the useful information that I have. I would tell them to get off on Jackson, and I would also help them locate where the different buildings are for the University. By doing this, I would bring them happiness by telling them where to go and how to get there.

I follow Kant’s Theory, Act-Utilitarianism and also the Virtue Moral Theories everyday, while volunteering at my church. I get there early, and stand outside of the doors and provide help for those who need it. These are usually people who I know casually. When opening the doors, I feel satisfaction as I see all of the individuals giving me a smile. I am being kind, polite and generous by holding the door for them, and in return they are smiling at me and saying “thank you.” By performing this action, I am following Act-Utilitarianism as I am providing the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest amount of people. However, when doing these polite things, I am not being faced with any dilemmas. On one specific occasion, I saw a young boy running towards the door and saw him trip. He had scraped his knee and was crying. I was ordered not to leave the door under any circumstance, but I couldn’t resist as I ran inside to get him a Band-Aid. I came outside and put it on his knee. He said he was ok and he went on inside.. Even though there was a chance of me getting into trouble by leaving my assigned door, I felt like it was the right thing to do in that situation. By doing this, I successfully followed Kant’s Theory as I treated the little boy the same way I would like to be treated; with kindness. When opening doors, the people are also following Kant’s Theory by treating me the way they want to be treated; with kindness as well. When making the majority of my decisions regarding people who I know formally, I will use Kant’s Theory and also the Virtue Moral Theories. According to Kant, you should treat people the same way you want to be treated. I believe this is a good way of making decisions regarding people such as my classmates, people I see daily on the CTA or even people at church while I am volunteering. I follow many different virtues when treating people who I know formally. As stated in the book, “a theory of virtue should have several components: a statement of what a virtue is, a list of the virtues, an account of what these virtues consist in, and an explanation of why these qualities are good for a person to have.” There are many examples in which I would use Kant’s Theory or even the Virtue Moral Theories in order to make decisions regarding people who I know formally. If I were running late for class, and someone happened to ask me for directions to a place I know, I would probably stop and help them. I would do this because I believe I could help them and also because I would like them to do the same for me if I were in their situation. If an individual at my church were to ask me a favor, I would kindly do him/her the favor. For example, if a supervisor were to ask me to help them carry heavy boxes by leaving the door, I would kindly say, “yes” because they needed the help. Again, if I were in their situation, I would probably want them to do the same for me. Another example would be if I borrowed something from my neighbor and promised to return it. By returning the item, I would be showing honesty and loyalty and I wouldn’t be breaking their trust. By doing these things, I would be following Kant’s Theory as well as the Virtue Theory by treating people the way I would like to be treated, and also following virtues in order to make my decisions.

In order to deal with my loved ones and make decisions regarding my friends and family, I will be using two theories exclusively. These theories will be the Care Based Feminist Writings as well as the Virtue Theory. According to the book, Care Based Feminist Writings require one to be loving and caring. It is one’s duty as a family member to be caring towards everyone in his or her family. For example, if one’s little cousin were to get severely injured with a very deep wound, the older cousin should help him/her. Although you wouldn’t want to come into contact with their blood, it would risk possible blood-borne pathogen infection for the loved one. If I were in that situation, I would definitely help my relative, as I wouldn’t want anything happening to them. I have and will continue to show this theory in the future towards my family members as well as my friends. If a close one were to get into trouble, I would utilize this theory and show my care towards them by helping them. I will also show love towards my family members by taking care of them while they are sick. Better. This is something that feels obligatory as if you were in their situation, they would probably do the same since they also love and care for you. I will also be kind, honest, compassionate, patient, tolerant, generous, friendly and many other things to my friends and family members. This is because I love and care for them and I would show that with the Virtue Theory. I believe that the same would go for many other people, as our families are the people who make us who we are. In the future, I would also use virtues in order to make my family. I would express these virtues in the direction of my children so that in result, they would learn how to treat people with respect and kindness. The Care Based Feminist Writings of loving and caring would also be taught to these children. This is because I feel that it is important for them to show these traits towards their own friends and family, as it is a very essential part to being a human being. Ok.

One theory that I will never follow or choose while making decisions regarding people who I have never met, people who I know formally and family and friends is the Social Contract Theory. According to this theory, we should not give interest to things that do not directly affect us. According to “The Elements of Moral Philosophy”, the Social Contract Theory believes that there are four groups that cannot benefit us. These groups are human infants, nonhuman animals, future generations and oppressed populations. This theory tells us to ignore the interest of these groups. However, this is unacceptable, as others will be affected by these actions. If one were to hassle an infant who he/she has never met before, it will not have any affect this individual and he/she would get to let out his/her cruel behavior. However, the parents of that child would be affected by this and would probably take action against this person. Even though the Social Contract Theory provide rules that are for the mutual benefit of the entire society, the contract itself is grounded into self interest and I would not use it while making my decisions regarding people who I have never met, people who I know formally, and friends and family. The theories that I have used and will use in the future to continue making decisions are Act-Utilitarianism, the Virtue Moral Theories, Care Based Feminist Writings and also Kant’s Theory.