Deontological Ethics
Identify the parties and moral issue at stake. Concentrate on identifying which universal moral duties are at stake: also assess how the principle of respect for persons applies to the cases.
An airline pilot goes for his regular medical checkup. The doctor discovers that he has developed a heart murmur. The pilot has only a month ago to go before he is eligible for retirement. The doctor knows this and wonders whether, under these unusual circumstances, she is justified in withholding the information about the pilot’s condition.
Identify the parties and moral issue at stake and concentrate on identifying which universal moral duties are at stake.
