Ethical Theories: Consequentialism, Deontological, And Virtue

Ethics is another branch of philosophy. The main idea of this branch is to question how a person is supposed to live their life. How should they act in certain situations? There are three ethical theories that are meant to help a person to live a moral life. The three theories are, Consequentialism, Deontological, and Virtue ethics.
Consequentialism talks about morally right actions and whether or not they will produce a good outcome or a consequence. There are other theories that have to do with consequentialism. Those other theories are, Utilitarianism, Hedonism, Egoism, Asceticism, and Altruism. The first theory, utilitarianism which says, if someone performs a morally right action that, that person will have maximum happiness and minimum pain. Hedonism, has to deal with pleasure and that a person should make every effort to maximize their pleasure. Egoism deals with individuals. Those individuals should do whatever they need to in order to benefit themselves. Asceticism is the opposite of egoism. The goal for asceticism is for

After reading all of them I would have to agree with Virtue Ethics. I do not necessarily agree with Consequentialism because it mostly benefits yourself and not others. I just thought that some of that theory did not make the most sense. I did not choose Deontological or duty ethics because this theory only focuses on why the action was done in the first place. I specifically did not like Immanuel Kant’s Categorical Imperative theory because it says that human’s actions should be judged. I think that some actions should be judged by certain people, but not by everyone. I chose Virtue Ethics because it is about a person’s character and I found that more relatable. It mentions how humans should take care of others and that it is alright to make some sacrifices in order to do so. It also discusses that a person who has common sense and intuition makes moral