Ethical Theory - Virtue Theory, Utilitarian, and Deontological Ethics

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and it is a persons moral responsibility to make the ethical choice to follow the law, no matter what the consequences ("Dictionary.com", n.d.). An example of this would be a soldier following orders, that go against his personal morals, because it is his duty to complete the orders given to him by his superior.

Conclusion

Ethic and moral choices are seldom used independently, both influence the other. Ethics is what is morally right and wrong or good and bad (Manias, Monroe, & Till, 2013). While morals are the decisions made based off personal ethics. I personally don’t fall, strictly, under one of these ethical theories, but would say I lean more towards deontological. I would say this because my ethics come from the Bible, which has a set of laws, but those laws don’t line up with all worldly laws. So even when making a moral decision based off my ethics, the world may view it as not following a law or worldly rule. A personal example of an every day moral decision I make would fall under utilitarian belief. When asked by a friend, co-worker, or family member if something their wearing looks good, and I personally don’t care for it, I would lie and say they look good. This would be seen as breaking my ethics because lying is wrong, but it is accomplishing a greater good, because I’m saving them the pain of hurting their feelings. so while a made a moral decision that goes against my ethics, it would be seen as a virtue to choose to be nice to someone opposed to be brutally honest.