Thesis My personal moral philosophy is a garbled mess.
Premise 1 I am, as any college student who has taken one or two philosophy classes is, a dyed-in-the-wool utilitarian.
Premise 2 When my wife is annoyed by something I did, or forgot to do, I invariably argue that my motives were pure and, thus, should be free of blame.
Conclusion Premise 1 posits that I adhere to a utilitarian ethical framework. Premise 2 posits that I argue against being blamed for my actions from a deontological perspective. Thus, I am a wishy-washy yahoo who uses whichever moral philosophy is convenient at the moment; QED.
… and does that bother you?
I hope the very much not serious tone came across in my post, so I wouldn’t say it bothers me.
I do find interesting, though, because the outcomes of actions are definitely what I focus on more, as a general rule
I would say your brain runs a program code that is more complicated as being “utilitarism” or “deontological”. There’s a lot to explore there, but I don’t like to present it as an “either-or” thing.