Unit 2 Learning Assignment Research paper Abebe Erena University of the People term 4 (2015-2016) PHIL 1404: ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY April 19, 2016
Before I would have to answer the three ethical philosophers statement which I have read in the unit, describing about how each of those three, what they would explain about regarding the actions of a person who steals food to fees a starving child, or in other words, the theft of the food for child moral. Ethics in my understanding is the study of fundamental and basic principle of good human understanding, common action that benefits the society, and have of moral
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1) Philosopher Kantian ethics; According philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), statement that opposed “utilitarianism” believed that certain types of action like this including murder, “theft”, and “lying” is absolutely prohibited and no moral austerity to break the given law even in the cases where the action would bring about happiness the alternative. Clearly stated that there are two question that must answered by someone before decide to act something like that ("KANTIAN ETHICS", 1924 - 1804).
1, “will that everyone act like that when propose to act” and if the answer is no, then not permitted to perform because not have any obligation.
2, “dose the action respect the goals of human beings rather merely using them for the purpose”? Again if the answer is no, then must note perform the action. Kant believed these questions were equivalent. Philosopher Kant even described farther more by using his own example of a deontological moral theory that this are the rightness or wrongness actions, does not depend on their consequences but on whether they fulfill our duty("KANTIAN ETHICS", 1924 -