Good Mask Bad Mask

The pandemic brought up many debatable topics. Discussions spark online, between friends, at family functions and on the street. One of the most exigent dilemmas that surfaced in North America is the mandate of public health safety measures such as wearing masks and getting vaccinated. Some defend their individual rights and believe it is insane to do so, while others believe that following the measures together is the solution and that it is natural to do so. Virtue ethics suggests not to implement mandates through assessment of the agent using virtues and vices, while utilitarianism…