The idea of ethics can be shown many different ways, as displayed within our readings. When looking at ethics, there is a broad spectrum of what people believe to be right and wrong. One instance that I saw the issue of ethics was in the Disney movie Aladdin. When referencing the reading regarding ethics, there are six principles of ethics that can be shown through both this picture as well as this scene depicted within Aladdin: categorical imperative, utilitarianism, hedonism, the golden mean, the golden rule, and the veil of ignorance. Staring with categorical imperative, this principle states that right is right and must be done even under the most extreme conditions. This can be shown previous to this scene when Aladdin steals bread from …show more content…
Similarly, when looking at the next principle of ethics, the idea of utilitarianism states that the best outcome is to help the most amount of people under the circumstances. While this can be up to debate, the idea that he sacrificed his own meal for two children shows how it better benefited them as a whole, than if Aladdin ate the bread himself. Furthermore, when looking at the idea of hedonism, the act of maximizing pleasure now and now worrying about the future, can be shown when he did not worry about his future and that by stealing this loaf of bread would give him pleasure after he ran away from the “law enforcement” is easily depicted as he placed his life on the line in order to get this loaf of bread. When looking at the idea of the Golden Mean, the middle ground of something, it is hard to pinpoint where this can be seen, but when delving deeper into this idea, the idea that he stole the bread but then ended up giving the bread to two children can show how while he did commit a crime, he used that crime to feed hungry children, and in that, I believe the middle ground can be established as he ended his overall agenda with a good