When asked about teleology, a nurse educator may provide an example of teleology such as:
a. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.".
b. "Murder is always wrong.".
c. "The achievement of a good outcome justifies using less than desirable means to attainit."
d. "A person's character must be developed so that he will be predisposed to behave
virtuously.".
C
Teleology is an ethical theory that purports that a person must take those actions that lead to good
outcomes and that the outcome of this act determines whether is it good or of value. According to
teleology, one can use a less than desirable action (means) to attain a good outcome. An example of
deontology is to "do unto others as you would have them do unto you.". The statement "murder is
always wrong" is an example of relativism, where there are no universal ethics and ethical standards
are relative to person, place, time, and culture. Living and behaving virtuously relate to virtue ethics.
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