The ethical perspective is the way people look at life, situations or their positions on it, is what they believe is right.
With the ethical perspective, one identifies and differentiates the proper concepts of good and bad, helps to define problems by systematically thinking, allows to see the realities from different points of view, in order to be able to take decisions .
The object of study of the ethics is how to live correctly, how the decisions that are made affect the environment, how it impacts everything around us.
The ethical perspective is acquired throughout life and is related to habit, with the definition of what is good (virtue) or is bad (vice).
Main ethical perspectives
The main ethical perspectives can be classified according to the answers to questions of life and the ethical position that is believed correct.
Ethical perspective of obligation (or ethical ethics)
The ethical perspective of obligation is about being, based on a predetermined set of rules of what is right and wrong.
It is the duty to be the one who defines a course of moral action and establishes a line between good and evil. Its main exponent was Jeremy Bentham in his work titled Deontology or the Science of the Morality in 1889.
Under this perspective individuals must be faithful to the norms of what they believe to be right, it imposes itself on the need to be consistent with personal values.
The Ethical Perspective of Character or Ethics of Virtue
It is that perspective of ethics that emphasizes the character of each person as the dominant element of thought and the decisions that he makes, always tending to those ideals that he considers adequate for the progress and development of humanity.
In the ethical perspective of the character, the person, his virtues, his character and his morals are more important when making a decision.
The ethical perspective of virtue is present in the ancient Greek philosophy in the works of Plato Y Aristotle .
The ethical perspective of results or utilitarianism
It is that perspective of ethics in which the morally correct is based on its usefulness to society, he recommends acting always in the way that produces the greatest possible amount of well-being to the world. The creator of utilitarianism was Jeremy Bentham.
It is established that human well-being should be maximized, ethically correct choice is the one that produces the most happiness and less unhappiness for the greater number of people.
Importance of ethical perspective
Ethical perspectives are very important, since they come to be classified as a discipline of life, should always be sought to apply in all areas of life because they are related to the principles of morality, truth, utility and justice.
References
- Mill, J.S. (1984) Utilitarianism. Madrid, ES: Alianza Editorial.
- Polo, L., (1993) Ethics: towards a modern version of the classic themes. Mexico City, Mx: Publications Cruz O., S.A
- Messerly John G (1994) An Introduction to Ethical Theories. Maryland, US: University Press Of America.
- Jones Gerald (2006) Moral Philosophy: A Guide to Ethical Theory. Pennsylvania, US: Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc.
- Virtue Ethics (2003) California, US recovered from Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy poyect.