Past Poor Moral Choices

The first thing that stood out most for me during Mr. Ariely presentation “Our Buggy Moral Code” was when he told his story about being a patient in the burn unit and when he went back to talk to the nurses that took care of him. This was intriguing to me because as healthcare providers who tend to think we know what is best and how to achieve those task in the best manner. When questioned by someone especially a patient about maybe doing the task differently, you almost have an arrogant demeanor and scoff at what they suggest. Some healthcare providers later on, away from the patient even state “well since they are such an expert why did they come here for us to do it”. This is such an atrocious response, I think as individuals when we do

Setting higher standards for those persons in positions of authority and power over the public establishes a prescribed set of standards for which the public expects to be upheld if authorities are to successfully exude their power and authority over the people. Williams and Arrigo state “Along with power comes an increased responsibility to use it in appropriate ways” (2012). As can be seen in current events, when officials abuse the authority by excessive use of force, kickbacks, or unethical or immoral behavior, the public loses trust and respect for the system as a whole, not just for the individual or individuals in question. An expectation of increased morality and value is expected in persons holding positions where the enforcement of laws, societal values and morals are rendered. Williams and Arrigo further state “…with the presence of increased power, discretion, and thus opportunity, the need for morality increases considerably”

In a survey conducted in 2013 by Pew Research Center, 40,117 participants from 40 countries gave their opinions on a variety of moral issues. The article reviews the results of the survey

Some of the downfalls during the political era was the disorganization and inability to supervise officers. This gave rise to political corruption due to the officer’s intimacy with the community and the ability to be bribed for non-enforcement of

The case of moral luck was introduced by Williams Bernard and developed by Thomas Nagel in their articles respectively. Both raised the question whether luck can influence the judgment of morality. In this essay, the definition of moral luck and four kinds of moral luck by Williams and Nagel will be discussed through several case examples, and then followed with some arguments from Judith Andre, Donna Dickenson and David Enoch and Andrei Marmor who disagree with the concept of moral luck.

The essay will talk about a summary about the writer’s experience with ethical decision making. The events that was covered the summary’s, about the five ethical decisions in life. From the judgments of the bad or good, or right and wrong, proper or improper, and also just or unjust. The writer has made some terrible decisions, which lead to some consequences. Also, there has been some life altering decisions made in the summaries below.

So while the participants are reliving their nostalgic feelings, they answer questions regarding a short scenario and their judgement of the person and event in the scenario. The participants are questioned if the person in the scenario is morally right or wrong, if they should be punished, if a one year jail term is too harsh or mild, and if the participant is able to forgive the person in the scenario for their moral misdemeanors. The questionnaire included about 10 different judgement scenarios.

The author found that Pol Pot was completely bad as he did not care for human life at all. This paper found that to be good person does not require a strict code of ethics. The world is full of good and bad deeds but are the people who perform these deeds always good or bad. There are a

Each and every individual person must bear the consequences of any misdeed, be it by shame & humiliation, reprimand or demotion, loss of family, reputation, professional license, lifelihood, even incarceration or capital punishment. Individuals therefore make personal choices based on their upbringing, personal values,

Throughout the history of ethics there have been many debatable questions asked. Some of these questions of ethics are broad and some are very straight forward. I will state my opinion on the questions asked with either yes or no, and give my reasoning on why I feel that way. My opinion on these topics leads back to my ethics, morals, and upbringing. These topics require people to really think about what is being asked. Most of my opinions on these questions are strictly yes or no, but some are not so easy to decide on.

The authors give us an understanding of what moral standing is to what they believe and what makes a difference, which is that an individual has a moral standing when making a moral decision, the authors show us an example from a doctors point of view with her patients and say that she will take care of them because of any benefits that she is concern about but still means that she isn't afraid of being sued, and believes that physical welfare is morally wrong and

Making consistently ethical decisions is difficult. Most decisions have to be made in the context of economic, professional and social pressures, which can sometimes challenge our ethical goals and conceal or confuse the moral issues. In addition, making ethical choices is complex because in many situations there are a multitude of competing interests and values. Other times, crucial facts are unknown or ambiguous. Since many actions are likely to benefit some people at the expense of others, the decision maker must prioritize competing moral claims and must be proficient at predicting the likely consequences of various choices. An ethical person often chooses to do more than the law requires and less than the law allows.

Most police agencies have neglected these issues and do not fully understand the impact they have on the community they serve. Studies have shown the distrust the public has with several different professions, the police professions is one of the important one of them. This problem can be corrected by the police departments if they perform a better job and training and educating the officers on the Code of Ethics and the Police Oath of office. People claim that police department usually take corruption when dealing with criminals Corruption is a subtype of immorality, and all corrupt actions are a subtype of immoral action. However, not all immorality is corruption, and not all immoral acts are corrupt acts. For example, minor lawbreaking by a police officer might count as immoral without being an act of corruption. Also, negligent acts are sometimes immoral, but not necessarily corrupt. Corrupt acts have a number of properties that other immoral actions do not possess, such as 1. corruption involves demonstration of a regular character or habit on the part of the officer; 2. corruption exists when the law is seen as hopelessly inadequate and incurable, such as when guilty offenders go unpunished; and 3. corruption is driven by narrow, personal or collective self-interest, such as the financial gain of a group of employees or the career advancement of employees. A practical example of corruption in police department is Pakistani police when they get an Afghan refugee or

Morality is best defined as beliefs about what is right behavior and what is wrong behavior. However, all throughout the world, people do not share the same set of beliefs with each other. Society’s share different mindsets, which influences a person’s moral beliefs. Also, political ideologies make up an individual’s moral foundation, which can help explain why the inside of a society be morally different. As well as political ideologies, every single human here have an innate sense of morality, which they can base off their morals from. People’s moral values consist of their natural instincts received at birth, their reflection of political ideologies, and the influence from a society.

The unlawful use of a person’s position while in power leads to multiple problems with today’s government. The corrupt methods politicians use are ideas that are strictly in place for personal gain. Present throughout history and still prevalent within today’s world, government corruption has consisted of a number of negative issues including bribery, economic and social impacts, and the misuse of power. Government’s role within daily life has been shown to have negative effects as seen in many aspects of life as well as in literature.