This module has given us a chance to understand ways we ought to behave. We have...

This module has given us a chance to understand ways we ought to behave. We have looked at ends-based ethics, shared nature as a way to determine good/bad, right/wrong, acting upon our own best interest, putting relationships first and acting on duty. It's a lot to think about, isn't it?

Reflect on a time when you had to make a moral judgement and then acted upon that decision. You will find that you used a normative theory to determine how you ought to behave. Provide a paragraph that discusses the situation and identify the theory that you used to make your decision. Answer the following: did you consider the ends (consequences), relationships (natural law or feminist ethics), your obligation or duty or did you think about your best interest? Go deeper. Is this your "default" theory the one theory that you always rely upon when you have to make a moral judgment? If so, why? If not, why not?

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Provide a paragraph that discusses the situation and identify the theory that you used to make your decision.

The situation is like this: When I was 16, one day a puppy fell in a deep pit near my house. And it was crying there for an hour. My mother heard that and told me to help that innocent creature.

At that time, I used Consequential (Utilitarianism) Theory, to make my decision. The pit was full of garbage. So I did not want to enter. At that time I unknowingly utilized the Consequentialist theories of ethics and realized that the moral worth of my action should be judged by its consequences. So a good or right action is one which produces the best consequences overall in the situation. And thus, I entered in the pit in order to save an innocent life.

After that, my mother, father and everyone praised me very much. I was very happy at that time.

Answer the following: did you consider the ends (consequences), relationships (natural law or feminist ethics), your obligation or duty or did you think about your best interest?

Yes, I considered the ends (consequences) as clearly explained above.

Go deeper. Is this your "default" theory the one theory that you always rely upon when you have to make a moral judgment?

Yes, this is my default theory. And even today I utilize it to make a moral judgement.

If so, why? If not, why not?

Reason: Consequentialist theories of ethics hold that the moral worth of an action should be judged by its consequences. So a good or right action is one which produces the best consequences overall in the situation. And of course, it is tough to challenege the practicality of this theory.

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