Heinz Dilemma Case Study

People may say that they would come to the rescue of one in need, however they are truly tested when they come face to face with a life or death situation. In “Is Survival Selfish by Lane Wallace,” Wallace refers to a “famous mountain climbing accident.” Where one climber Simon Yates had first attempted to save his friend Joe Simpson who was hurt and fell down the mountain. However, when his plan to save his friend did not go as plan. He realized that he too was at risk of dying. So, he cut the rope that connected Joe to himself in order to survive. People may say that they would save others however, when in the process of being in risk. This further explains how one would give up another’s life for their own. They will to anything

To save a life or stop a hurtful comment can only be done by one type of person: a morally courageous person. These type of people are the ones who stand up and fight, those who never shy away and allow horrible things to happen. In countless stories and situations, morally courageous people push through stigma, fear, and social normality of violence or moral wrongness to do what they believe is true and right because they have seen or felt the effects of victimization.

Arthur Ashe once said, “True heroism is not the urge to surpass others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.” Someone who stays strong in their heart and shows selflessness towards others even though he or she could be in the risk of personal risk and danger is what makes a true hero. Anyone could be recognized and admired as a hero if they could, but there's a big gap in front of that because it adds on with the hero showing compassion in spite of the obstacles that they are faced with. It could make someone more heroic than he or she ever was by just showing selflessness to others. Clara Barton put herself in danger to treat the wounded during the Civil War and not only that, but she founded what is known today the American Red Cross (History.com). Harriet Tubman helped many slaves to freedom in the north, also placing herself in peril. (History.com). Florence Nightingale, who was a nursing innovator did the similar as Clara Barton, but during the Crimean War (History.com & Biography.com). All of these women stressed the idea of helping others before they did so for themselves, but that took bravery to do so. Whether the challenges that a hero has to endure, a true hero puts others before themselves no matter what the position he or she is set in.

Deciding to help someone in an emergency situation is also important. At sometime everyone in life will have to decide whether to help another person. However, the most important time to make a decision to help is before you ever come up on an emergency.

These are the words of a true hero. One who is willing to sacrifice his own

Patty Jenkins once said, “It’s not easy to be a hero. You do it because of what you believe, not because of what other people deserve.” This means that you can’t just one day decide to be a hero, that hero’s know what is right and they don’t care who deserves it or not. In their minds everyone deserves to be saved. Although heroes care for others, put others before themselves, they are not always fearless when looking danger in the face.

This small little selfless act will impact the life of the person you are helping.

The development of humans ethical abilities called virtue through training; often exposes the ethical behavior from being around families and communities. We learn how to be generous, courageous, honest, cheerful, and cooperative through virtues. These virtues come from everyday living conditions as well as from different social settings. We also learn from ethics that the learning habits we have embraced can help us excel in everyday life. “However, PharmaCARE’s virtue ethics with the Colberians were wrong because even though the executive managers own the native land, they should have treated the people with some dignity and respect,” (Halbert & Ingulli, 2012).

The first virtue, honesty, is essential to a life free of selfish morality. Having an honest motivation for one’s actions is what defines the morality of the action itself. To do the right thing for the sake of doing the right thing is what makes it right. If an action is performed by virtue of the fact that it is what is perceived as moral rather than what is personally moral to the individual it becomes a false morality or selfish altruism. Bertrand Russell gives a perfect example of this in his literary work, “The Happy Life” when he expounds that saving a drowning child for the sake of a direct impulse to help versus a calculated desire to be seen as virtuous denotes two contrasting moral values (Source 1).The person who saves a

It’s more than just being difficult or dangerous. It is more of taking the time to do a task any other person wouldn’t have the guts to do. Odysseus from the Odyssey shows a great example of heroism when he helped his men get out the cave. He wasn’t able to save all of their lives, but he conjured up a plan to

In the article, “ How Have Our Heros Changed” by Mark Tapson, it talks about how during 9/11 many firefighters, police officers, and nurses risked their lives to save others even though they might not have survived. It says, “ Three hundred and forty-three firefighters perished that day, as well as sixty police officers and eight paramedics, all rushing to the aid of others with a disregard for their own safety.” This shows that many people that day put others before themselves and weren’t being selfish. They were willing

Throughout society we have always been told to help those in need no matter what the situation might be. But these days it seems as if the only reason people help those in need is because they usually want something in return such as social approval and recognition for their help or if they don’t help they’ll face legal consequences due to their lack of action such as seeing crime occurring and not responding. According to Peter Singer we have a duty to render aid to others, and I agree with that because if that was you in that person’s position you would want someone to help you. The origin of this duty derives from our basic principles as humans to help those that need help if we have the ability to do so. Also because everyone will

Currently in the United States, there is no legal requirement to help others who are in need. This lack of a law requiring bystanders to help someone who obviously needs help has sometimes resulted in the death of the person in need. For example, in the cases of Kitty Genovese and Andrew Mormille that we have studied, bystanders have watched and done nothing to help as others died. Often the consequences of not helping are not so drastic, but the situations are still appalling. In one case I know of, a handicapped student fell down a staircase. Other students stepped over her, ignoring her pain and fear. Also, it was obvious they noticed her lying there, but none of them were willing to take the time or effort to help her up or make sure she was not seriously hurt. Should U.S. citizens be required by law to help those in need, especially

Debate.org (2013) claim that helping people in need is greatest pleasure in life, and for that the organization thinks that Paul should've tried to help the unconscious man at the Louvre. However, scarifying your life for the purpose that someone else might get an opportunity to live is considered suicide. Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death (Hawton, 2009). And that what happens when you try to save someone else, you are intentionally putting your life at the risk of death. For a typical person cannot think consciously in deadly circumstances, instead the person act haphazardly. However, because we cannot always restrict people from saving another, those who do so must adhere to some restrictions. First, they should

Is stealing considered ethical? According to Carol Gilligan, stealing may be the right thing to do if and when the scenario is right (Feminine Ethics: Ethics of Care). So what makes a situation suitable for stealing? Well that depends on a lot of things. First and most importantly though is the care involved. Carol Gilligan (2011) explains, “An ethics of care directs our attention to the need for responsiveness in relationships (paying attention, listening, responding) and to the costs of losing connection with oneself or with others. Its logic is inductive, contextual, psychological, rather than deductive or mathematical.” In other words, caring is ultimately about others, learning to put them first and emphasizing the relationships between friends and family. To do so, one must comprehend the following: understanding what stage of morality a person is going through, how they are care for others, the leadership roles that one possesses, how society and culture impact the development of the individual and the emphasis gender has on morality is also important in determining whether stealing is right or wrong. Identifying these things will help to better understand the ethical issues that follow and the theory used to describe it.