Question

What are the principles of and differences between normative, consequential, situational, utilitarian, deontologic, nonconsequential, and relative ethics approaches? Which approach is best suited to health care management and why

Answer 1

NORMATIVE ETHICS APPROACH: It is the branch of philosophical ethics that investigates the set of questions that arise when considering how one ought to act, morally speaking.

CONSEQUENTIAL ETHIC APPROACH: It is the class of normative ethical theories holding that the consequences of one's conduct are the ultimate basis for any judgment about the rightness or wrongness of that conduct.

SITUATIONAL ETHICS APPROACH: It takes into account the particular context of an act when evaluating, rather than judging it according to absolute moral standards.

UTILITARIAN ETHICS APPROACH: It is a family of consequential ethical theories that promotes actions that maximize happiness and well being for the affected individuals.

DEONTO LOGIC ETHICS APPROACH: It is the normative ethical theory that the morality of an action should be based on whether that action itself is right or wrong under a series of rules, rather based on the consequences of the action.

NON CONSEQUENTIAL ETHICS APPROACH: It is the theory according to which the rightness or wrongness of an act, system of rules,etc.depends at least in part, on something other than the goodness or badness of the consequences.

RELATIVE ETHICS APPROACH: It is the theory that holds that morality is relative to the norms of one's culture.