I think “because it’s the right thing to be” sounds more virtue-ethicist than deontologist.
Is “because I should be” better?Or do I not understand deontology well enough to make this joke?
I think the second thing. I don’t actually think being a deontologist, per se, is morally required—you just have to do the things it requires, not necessarily for the relevant principled reasons.
That depends on how reflexive your particular set of rules are...
I think “because it’s the right thing to be” sounds more virtue-ethicist than deontologist.
Is “because I should be” better?
Or do I not understand deontology well enough to make this joke?
I think the second thing. I don’t actually think being a deontologist, per se, is morally required—you just have to do the things it requires, not necessarily for the relevant principled reasons.
That depends on how reflexive your particular set of rules are...