Society impacts the ethical views a person begins to create in today’s world. For instance, lying, today is still considered a morally wrong action to utilize however; a “little white lie” has never hurt anyone or so it is said. These contemplating views express different forms of actually claiming an action as morally and virtuously wrong. Deontological theories, utilitarianism, and the virtue theory share the quality of viewing a common action or a form of character as virtuous or a vice. Deontological ethics follow moral obligation. The goal is to make sure an action or a characters way of being is followed under a moral rule or even a command. For example, as a child lying was never acceptable. Every time someone told, a lie there would be a punishment and the child guilty conscious, which followed suit. Morally, lying is an immoral deed to do. Ethically, it goes against the moral duty a person has to be as honest as possible. Therefore, both ethically and morally, lying disobeys the deontological view. Along this line, it would also disregard the virtue theory.
The virtue theory claims an action is based on the character of the person. Similar to deontological ethics, the virtue theory also resembles some of the ideas in deontology. The characteristics a person possess’ reflect on the action they are committing. An example would be giving money to an unfortunate individual, which when characterized is generosity. Again, relating the example of lying, in most cultures honesty is above dishonesty and those who govern or spread that culture expect people to teach and demonstrate such action to those around them. Ethically, they are praising their moral values and basing all actions done on those characteristics, which describe their views. Morally, the virtue theory also expands to a teaching ground. The fact they place their values above anything else shows