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Assiginment 1 Ethical

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Assignment 1 Ethical Dilemmas
Legal and Social 115103

Coordinator Name:

Jackie Loong
Student ID 10189179
Number of words: 1651
Date: 20th August 2013

The definition of an ethical dilemma is a situation that involves conflict between moral imperatives in a way to obey each other. (Shaw,Barry and Sansbury,2009) There is no right or wrong answer when decisions are made. In this situation of the case we have Mike, who is a new accounts payable employee of the soft wear sales company. Brenda is a long time experienced manager with the company, who travels often. She has asked Mike to help her submit her recent related travel expenses. This is when Mike faces an ethical dilemma. Preparing the report he notices a …show more content…

As stated in a utilitarianism point by Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill ‘we can’t predict the future with certainty’Ghillyer (2010). From a utilitarian answer to this ethic dilemma we can look at this case and create generalized rules that would follow the rules of utilitarianism. If he did or didn’t submit the report is it for the ‘greater good’ (Shaw,Barry and Sansbury,2009) Meaning Mike should perform the actions that has the most reason to believe, that will bring the best consequences and the alternatives of this ethical dilemma available. Summarizing from a utilitarianism view it is important for Mike to make the decision for the good, making sure it gets the best outcome possible. In contrast we have also have Kantian ethics to view the ethical dilemma from Kant’s point of view. A German philosopher Immanuel Kant discovered Kantian ethics. Which showed and developed the consequential approach to ethics. Utilitarianism is all about the consequences, where’s Kantianism is about motive and act. Kantianism is a non-consequentialism means it focuses on ‘moral law’ (Ghillyer, 2010) and the consequences related to an action. When solving the issue from a Kantianism view the strengths and weaknesses need to be ruled out ‘tests’ (Shaw, Barry and Sansbury, 2009) the action, also weather or not it can be solved in a Kantian way.

If Mike solved this ethical dilemma, solving it from a Kantian point he should

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