Essay On Deontology

Through time ethics has played a big part in trying to find a way to judge and find a solution to complex problems. One of the many complex issues within our world is that of suicide. Suicide is the act of intending to kill oneself which is why it is a very controversial topic and complex problem. How can we determine if taking our own life is ethical or not? With the many ethical practices we have discussed in class I believe that deontology would provide the best framework on the topic of suicide because it focuses more on the intentions rather than the act itself. The central ideas for deontology consider the well-being of the person, mental state, and the type society they have been living with. With all the concepts in mind, I say that

As Kant’s beliefs are stated that he believes that death goes against nature. This points out the flaw of suicide. People are using themselves as a means and not as ends which is a concept in Kant’s philosophy. One can argue that Kant is more worried and concerned about the moral goodness of the intentions rather than the action itself. However, to the deontologist concept, the last principal of morality is to create a universal moral law so abstract that it can be applied to many situations individuals have to go through. If we are going based off of the concepts discussed early on in the paper and from now, then we can agree with Kant and how he claims that suicide is unnatural ("Rational Suicide and the Disabled Individual – Deontology « Introduction to Ethics," 2017). Deontologist would say that suicide violates our sanctity of life which is that experience is valuable and precious, and these two things demand respect from each other. The standing behind the sanctity of life is that killing is wrong in itself. This position from the deontologist view is that suicide is illegal because it violates our moral code to honor and inherit the value of human life. In short, suicide is morally wrong because of its intent of not accepting or valuing your worth and the life that you are

As we have had discussions about this issue in class one of my peers talked about why suicide is never permissible. As they spoke, I could see that they were coming from the view of the universal law. They said that if we sometimes allow suicide to be permissible, then we should have many other morally wrong actions to be occasionally considered admissible also. Another argument for suicide to never be eligible would be that of the religion of Christianity. Within the ten commandments in the old testament, God told Moses the laws that the people must obey and one of them said: “Thou shall not kill.” With taking more into a deeper level of this, it can mean don’t kill others and yourself. Further, in the bible, it says that our body is a temple. Christians believe that suicide is wrong and is a tool of the devil used to have us go against God’s will for our lives and do not fulfill our purpose on this earth. As said formerly in the paper many people believe that suicide is a cowardly move for trying to solve situations. Opposes of my thoughts say that there are many other ways in life rather than death. While I agree with them on that part, I also have to ask how someone could see that other option if they can’t even think about anything other than suicide all the