I’m trying to study for my Sociology course and I need some help to understand this question.
Respond, add, disagree, agree to this post in 50 words or more and use examples from the pdf attached. Cite within your answer like so: (Mosser, 2013, ch 1.6, para 11).
SOC 120 Week 1 Discussion 2
Identify and define each of the three dominant ethical theories in Western philosophy. Describe a situation that you have faced recently that presented an ethical dilemma. How would you evaluate your actions in this situation to determine whether or not they were good or virtuous?
The three dominant ethical theories in Western philosophy are utilitarianism, deontology and virtue ethics.
The first dominant theory is utilitarianism. According to our reading; “utilitarianism argues that, given a set of choices, the act we should choose is that which produces the best results for the greatest number affected by that choice.” (Mosser, 20013, Ch. 1.6, para. 2) So basically it is stating that the actions we choose should be fair and benefit the majority affected by your conclusion.