Companion To Ethics

On the other hand although their similarities are close knit; they each have a distinct difference depending on the individual. For instance, recently the complex next door caught fire due to bad wiring. The company put all the tenants up for the weekend because they believed that this is what they ought to do. After the weekend the tenants were told that the situation had been turned over to their insurance company and it was out of their hands. The tenants believe that the company should hold their self-responsible and accommodate them much more.

The life of a person may be measured in years, moments, and the number of laughs or cries but what if one were to measure a life on good deeds or on that person’s virtues? The theory and idea of ethics and virtue as conceptualized by the Greek philosopher Aristotle in Nicomachean Ethics and as it is expressed in the pages of The Fundamentals of Ethics by Russ Shafer-Landau is a complex and dubious notion. It is one that is easily related to characters in Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner.

Ethical relativism is not just simply one concept. It can be divided into two categories cultural relativism and ethical subjectivism. Cultural relativism states that what a culture finds correct is what is correct, within its own realm. Ethical subjectivism are what people as individuals find correct, or the values a person stands for and what they support whereas culture relativism is has a certain standard of morality held within a culture or society. These both view people as being in charge of their own morality. However, there are some problems with the view ethical relativism itself. For instance marital rape, machismo in Hispanics culture and premarital sex. In this dissertation I will be discussing problems with ethical relativism, while using the examples above.

In Normative Ethics there are three distinct schools of thought, and each differentiate through moral intentions. Consequentialism relies on the consequences of an action in order to distinguish whether or not something is morally acceptable. Deontology considers the morality of an action by one’s reason for doing a certain deed. Lastly, virtue ethics bases morality off of virtuous character, and how a virtuous person would act given a certain predicament. Ultimately, consequentialism provides the most practical explanation for morality due to the notion of providing the best possible result. Contrarily, deontology and virtue ethics do not always provide an individual with the most sensible course of action, and therefore prove to be

Professors Bojan Borstner and Smiljana Gartner of the University of Maribor believe that ethical decision making through critical thinking is proven to be the best way for people to improve themselves as human beings. In fact, some ethics instructors want to teach their students how to project human nature itself, act in accordance with their moral beliefs, and use reasoning and thinking skills to analyze specific problems (Borstner 13). If these main class objectives could affect the curricula of educational institutions worldwide, a majority of students may have a better understanding of virtue, an expanded knowledge of human nature, and more effective communication skills for discussing any current issue. At any educational level, a typical ethics course requires students to enhance their persuasion skills by understanding and taking advanced steps to finding the right solutions to controversial issues. Reasoning skills are the most effective way to personally attain moral values because it enables people to view ethics as a critically reflective thinking process. It also helps individuals express their thoughts and reactions toward each ethical dilemma that they face in their lifetime, yet there are other steps beyond reasoning to successfully handle real-life situations. The most important of these steps are to use case studies and to interpersonally communicate often about the issues

Jonathan Bennett’s take on ethics seems to be the middle ground between our duty and our character. If we always make our decisions based off of principles, are we at all compassionate or kind at heart? If we always make decisions based of sympathies, would we just look like

Ethics is the study of how humans are in relationships with themselves and others (2012). Strong ethics comes from building community, respecting others, serving others, showing justice, and manifesting honesty (2016). With the ethical lens inventory, I believe in looking at relationships and life through a blend of responsibilities, rights and results. These ethical lenses are why I like to use my personal reasoning skills and intuition to balance between living into my flexible principles and determining the greatest good for individuals. My ethical perspective is based off personal experiences, thought and my community, per Catharyn Baird in Everyday Ethics (2012), they are my beliefs and how I choose to see situations. In the end, this

When you, the Regional Manager, is looking for the perfect candidate to take the position of Assistant Regional Manager of a multinational paper company you want the best available candidate. You want the individual who is most qualified based on education, and with the greatest amount of experience in the area he will be specialized in. Not only that, but you want someone who also has a good personality and is going to be a strong attribute to the company. However, your way of thinking changes when you are thinking as an act utilitarian. Thus, you want to hire the individual whose life will produce the highest amount of well-being and happiness based on your action of hiring that individual. In this instance, Jim should get the position as Assistant Regional Manager over Dwight. Jim getting the position would produce the highest amount of happiness based on your action taken at that moment.

Since my journey here at Bryant began in September, I have changed so much. Coming here, I expected certain things such as my study habits, daily routine and friend group to be altered. One change I was not anticipating making was my approach to ethics. Over the course of the past fifteen weeks, my knowledge of ethics as well as my approach to ethics has changed. I have become more knowledgeable about the different approaches to ethics and have gained insight as to where I stand in my approach to ethics.

Carley extrapolates the work of moral psychologist, Johnathan Haidt with his studies on the first principal of moral psychology. It is to Haidts knowledge, according to Carely, that human brains are instantaneously and incessantly evaluating everything from threats to the benefits of oneself without the need of conscious analysis (Carley, 2014, p. 81). Carley likewise, adds the work of Edward Nevis, (who most interestingly shadowed Haidts work) who agrees that we need to make greater use of our senses to raise awareness of what is going on and how we use the senses to make decisions (Carley, 2014, p.

As I read chapter from Weston’s book I get a better understanding of whom Weston actually is. Weston brings up a brilliant way of tackling ethical issues. I believe that the concept of open mindedness that Weston has mentioned is a staple that all humans should have and practice. Having an open mind means to weigh out both side of a story. You have to spend the time to understand your opposition’s point of view. You can’t be quick to make a decision purely on instinct.

Every week, many people send letters about their problems to the Ethicist so he can give them is opinion and help them to make the right decision. One of this letters was the case of someone who had concerns about his nanny. Indeed, the employer was worried about the nanny’s gambling problems. However, the nanny has been working for the family for many years and has a good relationship with the children. She is also near to her retirement, which would make it difficult for her to find another job. In the end, the Ethicist was asked whether firing the nanny was the right or wrong thing to

“Brad is a production engineer at a bicycle company and part of his job includes inspecting broken bikes and drafting the design repairs for their repair” (Bartlett). Brad is considering replacing a broken brake cable with a more durable material, even though the customer did not request it in their order and specifically requested that “No aesthetic changes be made to the bike” (Bartlett). Brad’s manager suggests that his considered actions would go against the company’s policy of “The customer is always right.” Should Brad disobey the manager and the customer to possibly lose his job or go along with

There are a variety of different ethical systems that have developed of the course of millennia. However, even though the subject has been covered so thoroughly, it is still heavily debated. The varieties of ethical systems that are in existence look at various ethical problems from different perspectives and can be applied differently in different circumstances. Because of the subjective aspects to applying ethics, they can be as much an art as they are a science. Ethics are something that must be practiced and really cannot be perfected. In this way, studying ethics is a continual process that does not really stop. This paper will argue that ethics are the most important subject that an individual can pursue.

1) Choose one of these ethical theories and explain it as clearly as you can (highlight its key aspects):