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<blockquote data-quote="Clint_L" data-source="post: 8939236" data-attributes="member: 7035894"><p>Strictly speaking, deontological ethics involves rules that are held to be logical proofs - Immanuel Kant thought that they were just as ironclad as mathematical proofs. His test of whether or not an action is ethically permissible was to imagine a world in which anyone could do it whenever they wanted. If a reasonable person would not want to live in such a world, then the action is not ethically permissible. Not even once. No exceptions under any circumstances. That's what he called the categorical imperative, and why deontological ethics are considered black and white.</p><p></p><p>So if you are wondering whether it is okay to steal a few dollars from the cash register at work, you have to imagine a world where everyone could do that any time they felt like it. If that seems like a bad idea, then the action is unethical, and you should not do it. Period. Even if you desperately need the money for medicine to save your sick child. No exceptions.</p><p></p><p>Edit: the difference between deontology and other rules-based ethics is in how the rules are derived. Deontology is supposedly based on universal ethical laws - the categorical imperative. Other rules-based moralities tend to be rooted in virtues ethics, meaning that an authority figure has handed down a list of rules (e.g. the Ten Commandments). The point is that deontological ethics are intended to be universal and objective, whereas virtues-derived ethics are culturally specific and subjective.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clint_L, post: 8939236, member: 7035894"] Strictly speaking, deontological ethics involves rules that are held to be logical proofs - Immanuel Kant thought that they were just as ironclad as mathematical proofs. His test of whether or not an action is ethically permissible was to imagine a world in which anyone could do it whenever they wanted. If a reasonable person would not want to live in such a world, then the action is not ethically permissible. Not even once. No exceptions under any circumstances. That's what he called the categorical imperative, and why deontological ethics are considered black and white. So if you are wondering whether it is okay to steal a few dollars from the cash register at work, you have to imagine a world where everyone could do that any time they felt like it. If that seems like a bad idea, then the action is unethical, and you should not do it. Period. Even if you desperately need the money for medicine to save your sick child. No exceptions. Edit: the difference between deontology and other rules-based ethics is in how the rules are derived. Deontology is supposedly based on universal ethical laws - the categorical imperative. Other rules-based moralities tend to be rooted in virtues ethics, meaning that an authority figure has handed down a list of rules (e.g. the Ten Commandments). The point is that deontological ethics are intended to be universal and objective, whereas virtues-derived ethics are culturally specific and subjective. [/QUOTE]
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