Aristotle Virtue Theory
Aristotle Virtues Theory talks about doing the right thing because it is rights. Not doing the right thing because it benefits you or because something of your personal is at stake. It is also about understanding right from wrong and applying that knowledge to moral behavior. Aristotle believed that when making a decision morals tend to take over in more cases than none. The decisions that we make has to do with having the knowledge of understanding right from wrong. He also say that the right decisions we make in life is to help us find a level ground or achieve good balance in our lives. Aristotle theory also talked about the consequence behind our actions. He said that the good or bad outcome of our actions are not relevant. People who make decisions do not usually think bout the consequences behind their actions. They usually just act.
An example of a consequentialist is that lying is not okay because of the negative outcome. But telling a white lie or stretching the truth is okay. To a consequentialist the outcome of an action is more important than the action itself as long as the outcome is positive. The act of an individual is only wrong if the consequence is bad. So everyone knows that killing is wrong but to a consequentialist, killing is only wrong is you get punished for it. Consequentialism is wanting to have the …show more content…
It is not okay to stretch the truth or to tell a white lie. They believe that an action is wrong or is right within itself no matter the consequence, good or bad. So if someone was to steal and not get caught, a demonologist would still believe that they that individual was still wrongs. Their main concern is what people do and not what consequence there are behind their actions. They want people to always do the right thing and to stay as far away as possible from doing the wrong thing. Deontologist have live by moral rules such as, do not kill, do not still, and do not
An example of a consequentialist is that lying is not okay because of the negative outcome. But telling a white lie or stretching the truth is okay. To a consequentialist the outcome of an action is more important than the action itself as long as the outcome is positive. The act of an individual is only wrong if the consequence is bad. So everyone knows that killing is wrong but to a consequentialist, killing is only wrong is you get punished for it. Consequentialism is wanting to have the …show more content…
It is not okay to stretch the truth or to tell a white lie. They believe that an action is wrong or is right within itself no matter the consequence, good or bad. So if someone was to steal and not get caught, a demonologist would still believe that they that individual was still wrongs. Their main concern is what people do and not what consequence there are behind their actions. They want people to always do the right thing and to stay as far away as possible from doing the wrong thing. Deontologist have live by moral rules such as, do not kill, do not still, and do not