Prima Facie Duty

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John was leaving dinner with his friends and encountered a beggar that asked for 20 dollars to buy food. John thought about it and did not give the beggar the money because he did not want to hate himself if the beggar did not use it for food. John had the decision to give the beggar 20 dollars or not and he decided not to give the beggar the money. In the end he decided not to give the money because he wanted to improve not harm. First the essay will discuss the concepts in John decision making. Second the essay will discuss how the concepts relate to each other. Finally the essay will conclude. Now the concepts in John decision making will be listed and the first concept will be discussed.
The concepts that reflect in John decision making are the difference between prima facie duty vs actual duty, reciprocity, beneficence, hypothetical imperative,teleological ethics, hierarchy of value,and nonmaleficence. The meaning of Prima facie duty is the duty at first glance or on the surface. The meaning of actual duty is the duty that comes after further thinking or reflecting. John prima facie duty is seen when he said “At first I thought that if I was that desperate, I would want someone to help me out so I had the responsibility to do the same.” So his first glance at the situation was to …show more content…

It was seen in the scenario when John said “ I want to improve, I want what to do what is best for him.” John wanted to improve the beggars lifestyle not harm it. What if the beggar did not use the money for food and something that will harm him. This connects with the concept nonmaleficence means the duty not to injury others. It is seen when John says “I would hate myself if what I did contributed to his harm.” John did not want to contribute in the damage that the beggar was already doing to himself and make it worse. The next concept that will be discussed is hypothetical

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