What would you do if someone came up to you and asked you for money? Would you give them money or say that you don’t have any, although you really do? According to Ann Paulins and Julie L. Hillery (2009) ethics is the act of making moral judgements on a daily basis. It is what we consider to be morally right or wrong. Ethical dilemmas stem from our ability to have options, and sometimes the right decision may not be the easiest or what we want. Making ethical decisions is hard due to our wants versus our needs.
Life is not always black and white, there are often many gray areas. My daily encounters with ethical dilemmas sometimes take me by surprise. The first to respond to making an ethical decision are my emotions. I tend to rationalize some decisions purely on emotions, whether it be happy, sad, or angry. Yet, after that first thirty seconds of pure emotions I turn to my rule of thumb; treat others the same way you want to be treated, or in other words the Golden Rule. The Golden Rule or virtue approach to making an ethical decision was Plato’s ultimate achievement in life, and that by doing the right thing it will bring happiness and well being to an individual …show more content…
I thought it was revolutionary the first time I heard it. That was something my parents haven’t taught me before. They taught me the moral absolutes: no cheating, stealing, hurting others, and always be nice. Most importantly they taught me to always have good intentions towards others. Whenever I confide my feeling and frustration about someone to my parents, they would reassure me that as long as my intentions towards someone was good then that’s all that matters. My intentions will shape my character and how people perceive me as, but most importantly make me as an individual become more aware of my ethical
Life is not always black and white, there are often many gray areas. My daily encounters with ethical dilemmas sometimes take me by surprise. The first to respond to making an ethical decision are my emotions. I tend to rationalize some decisions purely on emotions, whether it be happy, sad, or angry. Yet, after that first thirty seconds of pure emotions I turn to my rule of thumb; treat others the same way you want to be treated, or in other words the Golden Rule. The Golden Rule or virtue approach to making an ethical decision was Plato’s ultimate achievement in life, and that by doing the right thing it will bring happiness and well being to an individual …show more content…
I thought it was revolutionary the first time I heard it. That was something my parents haven’t taught me before. They taught me the moral absolutes: no cheating, stealing, hurting others, and always be nice. Most importantly they taught me to always have good intentions towards others. Whenever I confide my feeling and frustration about someone to my parents, they would reassure me that as long as my intentions towards someone was good then that’s all that matters. My intentions will shape my character and how people perceive me as, but most importantly make me as an individual become more aware of my ethical