Raghav JhunjhunwalaAIR 4 · CSE 2025 · 132 wordsTheir whole copy
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Consequentialists, Deontologists and virtue theorists have different dictums to determine the ethicality of any action, and sometimes may be at loggerheads.
Need for virtue theory:
I) Flaws of consequentialism
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→ Unintended consequences → Inability of humans to foresee all future situations.
Ex: Ravaging a forest to develop infrastructure.
II). Flaws of Deontology → Extreme Rule Fetish
Ex: Denying govt. welfare just because poor doesn't have documents.
Virtue Theory : Provides that in an ethical dilemma, we must depict virtues in our behavior.
Ex: Abhimanyu despite being trapped @ Chakravyuh, fought courageously.
However, it also has its challenges → merely showing virtue isn't enough. → Sometimes fails to solve the problems at hand.
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Ex: India's idealism & lack of pragmatism in foreign policy pre 1990s.
Thus, there are differing views to determine ethicality...