Moral Philosophy

Moral Philosophy

Moral philosophy belongs to the philosophy of ethics which directs every effort of research to be standardized and appropriate. Appropriate in the sense of a specific code of conduct that protects the research integrity. 

Moral philosophy is a branch of ethics that directs how to behave, what is right, and what is wrong. Moral philosophy provides the framework for Ought to act in many situations.

Some key areas and theories within moral philosophy are essential for researchers and publishers to know. These are as follows

Deontology: 

Deontology belongs to the way an ethical approach is implemented which is right and regardless of the consequences. This philosophy describes the single way of following or implementing the code of conduct that is standardized irrespective of implications or results. 

Example 

1. Telling the truth by doctors in hospitals to patients is however ethically right but the consequences may be not in the favour of the patient’s mental health.
2. Telling the truth about the performance of the boss or wrong decisions taken by the boss. However, the boss is wrong the making them realize that reflects bad consequences. It varies from person to person and organization to organization.

Consequentialism

            Consequentialism is the theory that belongs to ethics that suggests the moral principle to be followed in action. It is result-oriented as it focuses on the results or consequences rather than the qualities of the action or the standard of the action. 

Example 

1. A train when at high speed faces a situation of accident due to a bus jammed at the track. In this example, we can observe the decision that on both sides can be considered as right. One side is ethical whereas another side is moral. According to the law of humanity, many wrong decisions are considered as right however it is wrong from the perspective of the legal angle it is wrong.
2. In a hospital one patient who needs heart transplantation and seeking the right person from whom organ donation can be possible. In the same hospital when one patient was admitted and found brain damage their parents did not agree with organ donation. 

In this example, one side indicates the consequentialism perspective whereas another indicates deontology. From the perspective of deontology, it is the right of the patient whether to donate the organ or not. From the perspective of consequentialism which is result-oriented focuses on better results. Hence consequentialist perspective says the patient must donate the heart to save the life of another patient who requires heart transplantation.