The three theories that make up ethics are ultilitarianism, deontology, and virtue ethics. These all have one thing in common and that is the views hold morality on some level. They do all have different viewpoints though but the entire idea is to handle situations while having standards. What is morally right or wrong? These ethics explain the good nature in doing something.
I would say a utilitarian would agree that limiting public smoking is a great idea. It would be for the greater good of the community. People who don’t smoke would be happy about this and smokers would then smoke less and that is healthier for them. A deontologist would say that there is no limit and if someone wants to smoke and it makes them happy then they should do what they want. A perspective of a virtue would give a higher moral standard and just hope that everyone can get along and “treat others as we want to be treated”.
My goal in using ethical theories in real-world issues is to determine if the consequences of a certain act is morally right or wrong. When using ethical theories, you can determine if an act is morally wrong or right based on facts. For instance, it is a fact, that more people would smoke less or quit smoking if it was limited in public areas. This would help would health problems such as lung cancer or mouth cancer. Everything is based on opinions and it would be better using ethical perspective to determine if right or