Business and Professional Ethics Theory 2022

Running head: BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
Business and Professional Ethics
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Table of Contents
Discussion on differences between Kantian and Utilitarian Ethics.....................................2
Arguments............................................................................................................................3
Introduction to Case.........................................................................................................3
Arguments- For the Case.................................................................................................3
Arguments- Against the Case..........................................................................................4
References............................................................................................................................5

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Proposal Title: Should businesses that deploy robots be required to pay a tax for the jobs they
eliminate?
Link: https://qz.com/911968/bill-gates-the-robot-that-takes-your-job-should-pay-taxes/
Discussion on differences between Kantian and Utilitarian Ethics
The aim of this section is to understand the differences between the Kantian ethics and
the Utilitarian ethics. Kantian ethics is mainly based on the duties and rights while that of the
Utilitarian theory is mainly based on Consequence (Baron, 2018). The Kantian ethics theory is
mainly ascribed to a German philosopher Immanuel Kant and the theory opposes the
Utilitarianism ethical theory.
The theory establishes the argument that rightness or wrongness of an action does not
necessarily depend on the consequence of the action (as per utilitarianism theory). On a contrary,
it depends on whether the duty related to the action has been fulfilled or not. According to Kant,
there should be a supreme principle of morality within every action which is referred to as
categorical imperative. An imperative can be a command that is linked with the duty and the
responsibility of an individual with a particular work. The Kantian theory is therefore completely
different from the Utilitarianism theory of ethics. However, one of the most prominent problem
with Kant’s theory is that as per his argument, lying is always considered to be wrong and it does
not even check if it is permissible to lie.
The Utilitarian theory of ethics can be described as a normative ethical theory, in which
the locus of right or wrong is completely dependent on the outcome or the consequences of an
action (Nica, 2016). The theory is considered to be one of the most influential moral theories as
the Utilitarian believe that the purpose of morality is to increase the amount of good things in the