Ethics

Utilitarianism, Natural law theory, Social contract theory, Kauntianism, all of these are names of ethical theories, that meant nothing to me. But have learned what each of these theories, and many more, mean and how they can be applied to certain situations. I might not have been able to name my ethical framework , but I certainly had a clear grasp of what it was. Now it seems I am less ignorant; however, more confused. I …

…child is best for most, then I feel you are permissible to do so. If it creates more bad than good, then you are prohibited. All in all, this course has taught me to analyze situations more and realize that not everything is so clean cut. Life is much more complicated than just flipping a coin to make important decisions. The right decisions take time to come up with and deserve to be thought out.