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What is the type of ethics?

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Ethics :-

1.The word Ethics is derived from the Ancient Greek word Ethikos means    Character . It is the essenc of value and haabits of a person or group.

2. It cover the analysis and employment of concepts such as right and worng, good and evil,and acting with responsibility.

3. Ethics are the Principle of conduct governing an individual or a group.

The following are the types of ethics:

Normative ethics comes in many varieties, but three stand out:

Utilitarian or consequentialist ethics,

Deontological ethics, and

Aristotelian ethics.

Utilitarian or consequentialist ethics:-

A utilitarian and a retributive view of punishment sometimes lead to similar results. A retributivist wants more severe punishments for more serious crimes because of a principle of just deserts. A utilitarian generally wants the same because if the punishments for petty theft and grand larceny were equalized, petty thieves would become grand ones. On the other hand, a retributivist may insist on a miserable incarceration to make criminals pay for their sins, whereas a utilitarian may nd more benet in training and rehabilitation, even if this allows the inmates to enjoy undeservedly pleasant lifestyles. The issue obviously remains unresolved in the public mind to this day.

Deontological ethics:-

Deontology literally means \the science of duty," but in ethical theory it has a more specic meaning. It begins with the idea that good and evil reside in the individual's intentions rather than in the consequences of the act. One should not think, however, that the deontological sense of \good intentions" is the colloquial sense. A person who \intends" to visit his mother but never gets around to it might be said to have \good intentions." But in any ethically interesting sense he did not intend to visit his mother, or else he would have done it. Intending an act implies doing it, unless the act is thwarted or bungled. For instance, if the son arrives at his mother's hospital room only to nd that she has been discharged, or if he has an automobile accident on the way to the hospital, he can correctly say that he intended to visit his mother even though he did not do it.

Aristotelian ethics:-

Aristotle's ethics tend to be misunderstood or rejected out of hand by his Western descendants, because he had no notion of moral obligation.Aristotle's ethics is about how to live the good life. For him, a human life is good or bad in basically the same way that a tool is good or bad. A good tool is one that performs its function well. It has a sharp blade, is wellbalanced, durable, safe, etc. A good life is one that performs its function well.

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