D0ES THE END JUSTIFy THE MEANS??
Have you ever been put in a situation where you have two choices to make?, WHAT IS RIGHT AND WHAT IS WRONG? but both choices seem to result in something or someone getting hurt?
That is where this concept of Ends and Means comes in. An individual must be able to decide whether the choice made for the intended outcome, is the correct one.
Just as the readings said, the outcome of a decision can only ever be justified by the end. Regardless of the choice you make, the outcome is inevitably justified by the mere fact that you did essentially make the choice.
Consequentialism & Deontology
A consequentialist would propose that to determine whether a choice you made is right or wrong, you must look purely at the consequences (or the end) . Everything is determined by the outcome, so therefore, that is the only thing that matters.
A deontologist would argue that the actions are not only the means to and end, but that the actions in themselves are right or wrong. Actions do not only influence the end, but also weigh heavily on the choice you are making, which will then influence the outcome.
We can then ask ourselves, what is it that determines whether something is right or wrong? How could we make decisions based on this concept if we do not ourselves know what right and wrong is?
"How could we make decisions based on this concept if we do not ourselves know what right and wrong is? "
ReplyDelete- i think we make some decisions by other's influencing us to take a particular one....also we take decisions even though we do not know what is right or what is wrong but its a "risk" must of us take because if we dont make some decisions were always left with the what if question.