Proof That Mr. McGillicutty Needs to Read The Whole E-Mail Before Doing His Ethical Problem Blog Entry.

After completing what I thought was all I needed to complete for the blog entry on ethical dilemmas, something made me decide to go back and re-read the e-mail. Well when I did this, I received a shocking surprise on par to the time I learned that my Theory of Knowledge teacher was, in reality, three ducks in a man costume. I most certainly had not completed the assignment, for there was a second blog that I was required to write on the ethical dilemma subject! Therefore, the purpose of this entry is to look at different ethical theories, and apply them to how we think and sort out our own moral dilemmas.

The first is Consequentialism, which states that a person holds the end result of an action as the justification for performing it. I would see this as a theory that I follow regularily, with the conditions that I will do whatever it takes to achieve the end, while not stepping outside of legal boundaries or my own code of morals during the means.

Another is Egoism, in which actions are done based on one's own self-interest. I often find myself placed in dilemmas in which I can choose an option that follows Egotism, or an option involving it's opposite, Utilitarianism, which leads to the happiness of a group, whether or not it leads to my own enjoyment. I am know to go either way with these choices based on the situation.

These are some of the ethical thoeries that I find I use or am faced with whilst making decisions in my life.