Ethical Philosophy: Reflect Upon Beliefs

Reflect Upon Your Beliefs
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Identify an ethical dilemma you or someone you know has faced. Identify and explain the ethical philosophy from the reading that you think either should have or did inform how you resolved the dilemma. You can choose utilitarianism, deontology, virtue ethics, care ethics, Buddhist ethics, African ethics, or existential ethics.Identify and explain an ethical theory that would take a different approach. Please use the APA guidelines to include in text citations.
My friend was conflicted about whether to withhold or disclose information about his COVID-19 positive ethdiagnosis to his family members. Some of the family members distrusted the health care, yet more than ever before, expressing skepticism about the diseases and the recommendations to stop the spread of the disease. It was likely that there would be concerns that his family members would likely shun him if he advised them to take preventive measures more seriously.
Under utilitarianism, the issue to consider is how decisions and actions affect the majority an...