Social philosophy

Managers often come across ethical decisions that influence their organisation. The South American country has been affected by a mosquito borne virus, a virus which causes serious birth defects. A manager often questions themselves "what is the right thing to do and how is it the right thing?” (Garber 2008). A manager is considering to either support the athlete or coach. Supporting the athletes will ensure their safety but it’s prejudice to the coach and other team members, whilst supporting…

Ethics is the systematical recommendation, we subconsciously make; whether we as college students want to study for an exam or if we would rather re-watch an entire season of Grey’s Anatomy on Netflix. We don’t make these decisions because we have to; we make them because they are needed. Making ethical decisions has turned into contemplating how to make a difficult situation beneficial for the masses to benefit from. From reading this case I have come to the conclusion that the ethical…

Character, Choices, and Community Dr. Marie T. Hilliard, a retired Kernel in the army and a member of Malta, expresses concern over ethical advances. We, the people, are subjected to ethical questioning when put into certain circumstances. Dr. Hilliard stated three scenarios that are called in at Malta repeatedly. As a concern citizen, she expresses her thoughts and concerns of people who have to deal with ethical events. The first scenario is of an “ob-gyn- service, Jordan, a lesbian nurse…

Ethics are moral principles. It is unethical to offer incentives for charity acts, big or small, because it teaches society to only help others when it benefits themselves. Providing an incentive implies that people are only giving to charity for the reward rather than out of “the goodness of their hearts.” In “The ethicist”, Randy Cohen’s column in The New York Times magazine, Cohen writes “is the exchange of donations for grades ok?” Giving rewards to students who donate is unethical because…

I can definitely say that this course so far is helping me increase my knowledge about ethics especially understanding the standards of behavior of what is morally right or wrong in various situations in order to solve a problem or make a specific decision. There are four different ethical lenses: Right/Responsibilities lens: is when the person does the right thing and fulfill their ethical responsibilities with careful care and concern for the other individual. This person is to be highly…

Ethics is defined as the moral discipline in which deals with what is considered to be right or wrong [4]. The use of non-prescribed drug, a substance intended for use in diagnosis and treatment [5], is a popular subject of study in the field of ethics. From the dawn of its existence till now, the ethical use of drug is oftentimes a gray area of debate for many people. This mainly stems from the many benefits yet potential threats which comes from the use of drugs. There are numerous advantages…

Ethical decision making is a term that refers to the process of evaluating and making alternatives in a consistent with ethical principles. When making ethical decisions, it is necessary for the decision maker to eliminate the unethical options, and to select the best ethical alternative. There are six basic principles to ethical decision making: autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, justice, fidelity and veracity. Making ethical decisions can sometimes be hard, especially when it comes to…

them do to you”. The lesson states that individuals should behave in way that benefit others, treating others as they would wish to be treated (Parnell, 2017). The lesson furthers states that the religious perspective counters the integrative social contracts view because it emphasizes clear principle of the difference between right and wrong with regards to situational variables (Parnell, 2017). According…

It's important to study ethics as it assists in facilitation of understanding what an individual’s core values and moral compass are based. Furthermore, it provides an avenue in which one can analyze reasoning that in turn assists in the assessment of decision making. Plus, knowing the concept and elements of ethical principles provides an awareness of the “why” behind decisions of ethical or moral nature and helps in giving an avenue to discuss the principles of beliefs, thoughts and…

Although they are sometimes used interchangeably, the terms morals and ethics have different meanings. Ethics are codes for right or wrong coming from an external source such as society while morals are an individual’s personal principles on what is considered right or wrong. It is possible for someone to be following strict ethics but have no morals while a person with very high moral integrity may violate what is considered ethically right. In the three stories, there are moral and ethical…