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Ethics:
Right or Wrong?
The question about ethicality has always been ambiguous. How to decide whether a human being act ethically correct? The Nature and Human Values book edited by Sarah Jayne Hitt and Courtney Holles explains three philosophical theories regarding the ethics. The theories gives a general idea on how philosopher approach this matter to decide what kind of act is considered ethical and how to determine it. Even though the theories contradict each other in some aspect, it helps us to understand the general idea on what is considered as an “ethically correct” act.
Utilitarianism, the consequentialist ethics is the first theory that comes up. The basic of this theory is the results that comes after the action. When the action brings good result and happiness for the most people, this theory believes that the action can be considered as ethical. However, the Deontologist might not agree with this condition, they are reasonably the first theory in line to contradict the consequentialist. The deontologist believe that the results of an action does not matter in terms of deciding whether it is ethically correct or not. Instead, they
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Virtue ethics is an old philosophy that was started back in the Greek philosophical era such as Confucius and Aristotle. Virtue ethics do not question whether an action is ethically right or wrong, instead it is more focus on the individual that does the action. The questions includes but not limited to; what kind of individual tend to act rightly or wrongly, what makes that person do their action, and what are the qualities for someone to be called a moral person. With that, virtue ethics is not effective in determining whether an act is right or wrong. The major differences from the other two ethics (deontological and consequential) is that virtue ethics does not have rational methods to determine complex ethical
PlentErgy is an openly traded oil and gas exploration company with operations mostly in Texas and Oklahoma. We do not want to miss the oil exploration in North Dakota. We are highly skilled in hydraulic fracturing or fracking, which is a technique that is used to release oil and gas from rock formations. We are confident that we could use fracking safely to release oil and gas from sites in North Dakota. The ethical dilemma that stands in the way is fracking is closely linked to waste disposal. Millions of galloons of salty, chemical infused wastewater, know, as brine is part of fracking. Oil companies are dumping and spilling the waste onto the land and waterway with increasing regularity. They are supposed to put the
The three most frequently used approaches to normative ethics are, in no particular order of importance, virtue theory, deontology, and utilitarianism (Hursthouse, 2012). As such, there are a number of inherent differences and similarities that exist between these philosophical approaches to determining what sort of behavior constitutes that which is moral. In fact, the relevance of all three philosophies to the determination of action that is deemed ethically sanctioned is the chief similarity that exists between these three approaches to normative ethics. Yet in doing so, each of these philosophies chooses to emphasize diverse aspects of a particular situation to indicate that which is morally permissible.
Patient was a 34 year old female admitted to the hospital for observation as an EMU patient on the Neuro step down unit. Patient reported that she had a tonic clonic seizure before coming to the hospital. During the three days she was in the hospital, she showed no apparent seizure activity. The nurse who was also assigned to this patient said she was pretty sure she was a pseudo seizure patient. When it came to looking at what drugs she could be given, the only drug she was not allergic to was Morphine. When doing assessments on the patient, she would always say that her pain was an 8-9 before pain medication and a 7/10 after pain medication. Every 4 hours the patient would put her call light on and complain of pain.
This book provides readers with an in-depth analysis of ethical theories, legal and ethical issues which gives them an opportunity to practice real life ethical issues that are frequently complex and thought provoking. Readers are further implored to examine their personal, moral and ethical value systems and codes they work from in an attempt to assist them in developing an informed ethical conscience for making sound moral and ethical judgments. The author presents ethical dilemmas throughout the book which readers are encouraged to work through. The book is comprised of 14 chapters which are subdivided into three parts with respective part titles being: ethical issues and codes; theoretical orientations to ethics and; legal and ethical issues. Each chapter is supplemented with a summary and questions for additional reflection and thought and using theory for concrete ethical judgments sections. The book concludes with an epilogue, references and appendixes section which outlines the differing existing codes of ethics.
With the development of the society, people nowadays have to face up to much more ethical dilemmas than in the past. Therefore, just only two approaches
Virtue ethics is a theory that focuses on character development and what virtues one should obtain to be who they are supposed to be, as oppose to actions. An example of virtue ethics would be someone who is patient, kind, loving, generous, temperance, courage and flourishing as oppose to a person who lies, cheats, and
Jose’s Mexican restaurant is a small and very popular business. Lately, the restaurant has been facing customers’ complaints and profits loss because of service issues. With that being said, the following analysis will identify the cause of the issues and provide recommendation to improve services.
Individuals have their own different definitions of what ethics entails. However, one thing that all these definitions have in common is that, ethics deals with knowing what is right or wrong. Ethics can be defined as the body of cognition that is responsible for the study of worldwide rationales that determine right from wrong. Many people are inclined to thinking that ethics revolves around their feelings; what they feel is right or wrong. However, this is not the case. Individuals have their own perception regarding particular scenarios or subject. As a result, one’s feelings may deviate from what is ethical. The main purpose of ethical conduct is to govern and guide one’s behavior. Ethical conduct increases the probability that an individual will behave accordingly in certain ways. This is achieved by partly focusing on the actions of individual characters and penalties for infringement. Ethical conduct encourages organization. Without ethical conduct people would do things in their own way based on their own moral choices, which may not be right. (Preston, 2007)
Researchers have shed light on the implication of ethics in the day today life of human beings and they have concluded that though human beings are intrinsically aware of the importance of the ethical code of the daily life, they may or may not act upon these codes. There is still a long to go for humans to come to consensus on the issues of ethics. This is difficult due to the fact that humans have personal agendas and interests that could conflict with the interests of others. The authors have argued that there is no quick fix solution to the issues if identifying ethics and a multi-phased solution needs to be articulated.
Although humanity has always strived to understand the meaning of right and wrong, it is not any closer to getting any definite answers. However, people need beliefs and values to live their lives. They require a system of moral principles to make decisions. In other words, people consciously or unconsciously apply ethics in their daily lives, whether they believe in it or not. Whether people consider ethics to originate from religions, philosophies and/or cultures, nevertheless it provides a moral map for resolving ethical dilemmas (BBC, 2014). Thus, it is important to identify and differentiate the various ethical theories and their implications
This research paper seeks to resolve a particular case of an ethical dilemma. This has been necessitated by the fact that ethical dilemmas are a recurrent part of life. Moreover, ethical dilemmas have become a key point of argument in the field of ethics and interestingly, philosophy as well (Garsten & Hernes, 2009). As an inividual, I find myself facing moral dilemma situation quite frequently which makes the exploration of this subject a fascinating intrigue. This exhaustive research thus attempts to integrate all the possible actions that can be undertaken to lead towards the understanding of ethical dilemma. Methodologies used to accomplish this include
Ethics in a corporation is a matter of following the rules and conditions of the company sponsoring one for employment or doing business with different corporations. The corporations have to keep in mind that any actions or decisions they may take if for the worst to the better it will affect the company as a whole, the stakeholders, and the employees whom it involves along with other businesses that are associated with the corporation. It is mainly the social responsibility of the corporations to make such decisive actions toward the company.
Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a subdivision of philosophy, dealing with questions about morality. Societies, religions, professional groups all around the globe have their own principles or standards of conduct, which are followed by their members (Davis, Fowler, & Aroskar, 1997). Ethics is concerned with what is right, and what is wrong, good or bad, fair or unfair, responsible or irresponsible, it relates to what we ought to do in terms of rights, obligations, and benefits to society, fairness, or specific virtues. It is not just about what the case is or what is most acceptable or convenient (Preston, 1996). In the case study The Typo, writer is placed in a head of marketing position in a small, struggling,
This paper initially examines what are ethics are and the reasons that people require ethics. Following on the paper looks at the areas of good and bad ethics, and the reasons that these people inherit these characteristics. There is then an analysis of the impacts that society has on individuals’ ethical codes, as well as a brief insight into two of the main proponents of what these ethical codes are and where we derive them from. The paper concludes with the author’s overall opinion on the subject of ethics.
Ethics went through history of philosophy in several phases. Greeks practiced ethics as a general theory of virtue. Even then, the ethical theories have found a problem that were set by the sophists, who noticed that the ethical attitudes vary from person to person and from nation to nation. Their solution was that, when it is already so, their source moves with any objective reality on the attitudes and choices of the man himself. With this solution over ethics appeared a shadow of arbitrariness in which many moralists (among the first, Socrates and Plato) reacted dissatisfaction, defending the objective validity of certain ethical standards. During the nineteenth century, there are two ways of considering ethical questions: deontology and utilitarianism.