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What comes to the mind if someone talks about "ETHICS"?

As a layman it is following correct norms as per the situation. On the basis of ethics the following are the three different theories.

1. Deontology 2. Utilitarianism 3. Virtue ethics After the research on the above theories i will write down the explanation along with the examples.

The first theory is all about duty based ethics which means implementing rules to determine behaviour. Basically, this theory is required in a situation where it is totally up to the person to decide wether to believe in a statement or not. It is the one of the important theory that focuses on good consequences. Theories which make rules as to which actions are acceptable or not in various situations falls under the category of deontology. For example: if family of person "A" is starving and he has no money to buy food. Even in such a critical situation as per deontology he has no right to steal money or food.

The second theory indicates that actions are only acceptable if and only they achieve more happiness than suffering. In other words, a better action is considered only when it creates more benefit and less pain. For example: a person name "B" has option either save five people or one person. This is a situation that creates dilemma. Thus, as per utilitarianism the correct decision gives more happiness. hence, maximising the value is all one needs to follow in this theory.

The third theory helps to differentiate between good or evil actions. it is said to be best theory when it comes to dealing with human nature or human society. This theory is based on morality; what is good or bad with the help of different human characters. For example: a person name "C" is taught since his childhood that to murder someone is wrong as it is morally wrong. Now, it is not enough to know that it is morally wrong, one needs to practice it throughout their life.