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ROMANTIC AND DEONTOLOGY

Deontological Ethical My questions regarding My Peer’s answers to these questions What I gather/conclude
Issues in DR. these issues/challenges? about columns 2-4
ROMANTIC Peer 1 Peer 2

In the story, the As per the concept of According to Immanuel Medical malpractice is
supervisor wanted the categorical imperative, it is Kant, lying is a serious truly a liability that
doctors to cover up the by universal principle that violation of a duty to needs to be faced and
medical malpractice to one shall be accountable to oneself. Not only does taken consequences for.
protect the good image his/her mistakes. This is lying violate the From the categorical
of the doctor and avoid even the reason of why categorical imperative imperative of Kant
legal liability for such law and policies exist, but also gives the person Immanuel, it is one’s
Whether to cover up
mistake. How does this which is very much a the responsibility for the duty to follow the
or disclose the
action violate the universal thing. All the consequences that may principles and the laws
medical malpractice
Categorical Imperative more towards the duty of appear after the lie. In that are known to be
of the doctor
by Immanuel Kant? being a doctor, they are this case, not disclosing universal as we ought to
obliged to faithfully report the malpractice incident treat others as to how we
the health of the patient harms the dignity of expect them to treat us.
and render actions humanity as being Therefore, covering up
pointing towards its truthful is something a the malpractice is indeed
betterment. In the case of person must do no matter a violation because this
malpractice, it is the what circumstances he or action is motivated by
doctor's duty to take she faces as well as for their personal desire of
accountability and act the reason that it is also keeping a good
faithfully as stated in the something expected from reputation and
oath of upholding other people. avoidance of such
conscience and dignity responsibility.
 If you were one of the I may possibly accept an Personally, if I were Provided an
doctors in the hospital offer of higher salary given an opportunity to opportunity to get a
and an agent from depending on the work in another hospital higher salary, the
The recruiter from another hospital bribed situation, for a scenario for a higher salary, I doctor’s decision should
another hospital you to quit and work in can exist when the higher would have considered it also include different
offered doctors and their place for a higher pay can mean being able to but it would depend on factors such as the
nurses a higher salary, would you treat more patients and the situation at that time. possibility that the other
salary to work for accept the offer? Is this more work is to be done, If I had signed a fixed- hospital would be able to
them (act of bribery) considered rational and this upholds the term contract, then treat more patients, the
from Immanuel Kant’s concept of duty, for the ethically speaking, doing involvement of
philosophy of purpose of being a doctor so would break an employment contract,
Deontology? is more emphasized with agreement. From the and whether or not the
more patients to treat. In deontology approach, it recruitment is done upon
the episode, however, the was emphasized that we good faith. In the
recruitment was on the should never treat people philosophy of
nature of bad faith and as if they are merely a deontology, Immanuel
does not point toward tool for achieving our Kant believes that to
upholding duty. goals. When a promise have moral worth, action
has been made, a person must be done on
should follow it no principle, not on
matter how much she inclination, which means
may gain or lose from it. their actions should
Therefore, with this serve its purpose on
dilemma, I believe that doing the right thing,
obeying the law of having the moral duty to
human behavior would do rather than only
be the ethical way of focusing on the benefits
handling it. that they may receive
from it. To wrap it up,
the doctor can accept or
 refuse the offer,
depending on the
situation. Therefore,
there is no straight
answer to this question.

The story showed the If we would talk about Applying the Based on the responses
dilemma of Doctor A "duty" including the love deontological theory, of Manuel and Gestine,
Inequality in access
wanting to expose the story of the two doctors in love involves doing good love should not tolerate
to health care and
Doctor B who failed to the episode, it would not will as its duty in which unethical behaviors in a
treatment
perform his medical fit under its very honesty and respect play way that we neglect the
duties; however, what definition, for love is based a big role in achieving significance of honesty,
made the decision hard on respect, trust, and this in a relationship. We respect, and moral
was after he knew that honesty, if it were to be can say that we do our values that should
Doctor B is the brother witnessed as a duty, and moral duty when our always come first than
of the girl he loves. the very right way to actions are done by our personal desires.
Using Kant’s perceive this is that principles and right Moreover, doing one’s
deontological theory, because Doctor A loves the reasons rather than our duty would mean
What do you think sister of Doctor B, he is to personal desire for any prioritizing the decision
should doctor (A) do nudge the sister of Doctor emotional feelings. With done by principles rather
from motive of doing B to do what is right. This this said, being rational is than personal feelings.
one’s duty? Explain would be a better more important that For instance, Doctor A
briefly perception of duty in the having our subjective may have hidden the
context of love in this feelings attached to it truth from the girl,
situation. when we know the fact which was motivated by
that an action is not done the emotions and
ethically and should be thought of how this will
disclosed. Therefore, as hurt her. However,
an advice, Doctor A Kant’s deontology shows
should be completely be that even if the act of
honest with the person he disclosing the
loves even if it would malpractice would make
hurt her because a lie the situation less
would not solve the pleasant, or even lose
problem and will remain something by this action,
as an obstacle that will it is still what the doctor
eventually ruin the should do out of the
relationship. principle of the thing.