Lifeboat Ethical Dilemmas: Chapter Analysis

By reading Chapter 9 in the book, I have become more familiar with the idea of ethical dilemmas. These dilemmas are instances in which either choice is unfavorable, as each one goes against the moral values of humane society. For our Analysis Essay we will be comparing different articles that we have found, and using insight to determine different outcomes that could happen. With some of the articles that I have found, there is a form of a crossroads where someone has to decide to do what is morally correct, or do what is best for themselves. The book discusses the basis of ethics, and the different standards, including the rights approach, the fairness or justice approach, the common good approach, and the virtue approach. When solving ethical dilemmas, there are various aspects that are considered including deliberating about the outcome of each choice that can be made. “Resolving Ethical Dilemmas in the Classroom” by Rushworth M. Kidder and Patricia L. Born is a prime example of how ethical dilemmas are faced in real world situations.
One connection I noticed between “Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor” by Garrett Hardin, and “The Nature of Moral Compromise: Principles, Values, and Reason” by Barry Hoffmaster, and Cliff Hooker is that they both develop the idea of how monetary …show more content…
In “Resolving Ethical Dilemmas in the Classroom” they discuss how “in the area of ethical values, teachers must be cognizant of how their words and actions coincide with the values they profess to uphold” (Kidder & Born). This correlates to the nurse aspect of “The Nature of Moral Compromise: Principles, Values, and Reason” but by talking about it from a teacher’s perspective. The discussion for this week has helped me add on to my essay by including ideas about social related