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poverty.

poverty

Delicia Sciplin

PHI 208 Ethics and Moral Reasoning

Instructor: Michael Trapp

07/28/2014

poverty

poverty is rising among our communities daily. poverty is known as a condition

of having little or no money and support poverty, is not an option.life is all about you and

making yourself happy while at the same time being very respectful and considerate of

other's needs and feelings as well. their are many ethical theories to approach and aid the

underprivileged and be considered a leader to the community and those in need. in which

some may agree more with one then they do the other; in which what they believe to be

morally correct in society. the three in which i will provide information about and state

which one i most agree with and the least and less likely the one i would agree with when

making ethical descion. the three ethical descions that will be discussed is utilitarianism

in which i believe to be the strongest approach towards poverty in creating the greatest

goods for the greatest amount of people. secondly virtue because I believe that people

should be in courage and believe that change will come. last but not least deontology

would be the least approach that i would be my least likely approach to aid the

underprivileged people.

Many people find utilitarianism to be an easy and useful approach to making

ethical decisions. When distributing goods, services, or even time, it would seem to be a

"no-brainer" to choose the option that would satisfy or please as many people as possible,

compared to any other available choice. However, philosophers have raised a number of

problems in response to utilitarianism, which may make it a less plausible ethical theory

than it first appears. (mosser,2013). utilitarianism is a great approach when is comes to

helping the underprivileged in which i would personally take this approach. If i can help

and any means necessary i would. such as sheltering as many people as i could. my all

time goal in life is to open a shelter for underprivileged teens. not only do i love helping

people but the smile that you see on others face when you give the unexpected.

utilitarianism is the better approach to poverty. simply because deontology focuses on

using others to achieve your goals. morally speaking why would you want to use

someone who has nothing and is looking to get to where you are it just simply don't make

since. while on the other hand virtue is giving one courage to move on in life.

Virtue ethics is an approach to moral and ethical questions that focuses on a

person's character.( mosser,2013). However, the classic conception of virtue ethics in

Western philosophy is attributed to Aristotle. For Aristotle, the virtuous person, or the

person of virtuous character, is someone who has admirable characteristics and displays

them in a way that is balanced and harmonious. This person seeks to have an ideal

character, and the virtues that contribute to this goal will all be appropriately related to

each other. (Mosser,2013). virtue ethics has great points, i choose this as my second

approach because, I my self am a very positive person. I try to see the good and every

situation good or bad. i believe that experience is the best teacher. as a child every time

my mom would tell me not to do something, i would do it intentionally because when i

would ask why her response would be because i said so. me being who i am i wanted to

know why. and the answer she would give me just wasn't good enough. with that being

said virtue ethics put's me in the mind of reactions. in order to do better you have to know

what it is that you did wrong. virtue ethics is morally accepting things and having faith.

believing that things would get better. that was my point of experience is the best teacher.

you only learn from your mistakes. your past does not define you; but it is your character

to whom that makes you who you are. Virtue ethics differs from utilitarianism and

deontology in that it examines not what a person does, but what kind of character he or

she has.

last but not least, deontology. Deontological ethics is usually associated with the

philosopher Immanuel Kant. Deontology comes from the Greek word for "obligation"

(or"duty"). In contrast to consequentialist theories, Kant, and more generally the

deontologist, ignores an act's consequences when evaluating whether it is a good, bad, or

morally neutral act. It is important to remember that deontologists do not deny that acts

have consequences; their point is that those consequences should not play a role in

evaluating the act's morality. Rather, deontological ethics focuses on the will of the

person acting, the person's intention in carrying out the act, and particularly, the rule

according to which the act is carried out. Deontology focuses on the duties and

obligations one has in carrying out actions rather than on the consequences of those

actions. (Mosser, 2013). deontology would be my last descion when it come to

underprivileged. no I am not saying it is okay for the underprivileged to robe, steal, and

kill. because no good will come from it. but what I am saying is that I don’t believe that

they have all the appriete resources they should have to live therefor this is what they do

why do they do it because they feel as though this is the only way for them to survive and

take care of their family and this is their only means of providing for their family.

because they have no education they have no qualification for jobs. their for they have

nothing but the government. there are tons of ways that I feel as though the government

could improve such as offering free programs and activities to children and offering free

educational traing classes to put the families back to work and decrease

poverty.Traditionally, critics of deontology have focused on two specific but related

issues. First, deontology particularly the Kantian version seems too sterile and fails to

capture some of the complex issues that arise when we confront ethical problems in real

life. The second issue(which may be a result of the first) is that deontology may require

one to act in a way that seems obviously wrong and unethical. As we saw with

utilitarianism, any ethical theory that leads to potentially unethical results is problematic.

(Mosser, 2013).

to conclude, ethical theories are based off of one's characteristics and or how one

carries himself in life. their were three ethical theories that I have chosen to study was

utilitarianism in which was created by John Stuart Mill and the meaning is to act in a

good manner and perform the greatest good for the greater number of people in so many

words, utilitarianism is about majority rules. utilitarianism was my first pick for the topic

that I choose to write about because I believe that when it comes to poverty. any and

everyone should be willing to help. my reason being is to decrease the poverty rates in

America. and if Utilitarianism is set to create the greatest good for the greater amount of

people than this is what we need because there are more people in poverty than there is

wealthy. the second ethical theory that I choose to write about is virtue ethics in which

the creator is Aristotle and the purpose of virtue ethics is the person virtuous character in

so many word this means that if a person is determined to change then why not give them

a second chance. many people that live in poverty, life don't come easy in what I mean

when I say that everyone should be given a chance at life. nobody asked to be here on

earth and everyone was not born into riches. many people that live in poverty they dream

to be better they live to better their selves in life but how can they better their self when

their is no funds to pay for school and on top of they how can school pay their bills today.

that's how many of the people feel I have family that look up to me and admire what I am

doing. no I may not be good at everything that I do but there is one thing that I make sure

I do. and that is my best at any and everything that I set out to do and pray for the best

results. lastly I choose deontology in whom this one was created by Immanue l Kant this

was my least admirable one because it justifies that it's okay for one to act out as long as

they have great reason behind so. this one relates well to poverty and I don't approve of it

non what so ever. I understand doing what you have to do to support your family. but to

me doing what you have to do is going out and giving your best at what ever it is that you

so every choose. while others believe illegal acts are okay because at the end of the day

you are proving for your family. my question is how can you provide when the only three

things that illegal things will do to you is leave you dead or in jail?

References:

Mosser, K. (2013). Understanding philosophy. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education,

Inc