Ethical System Reflection According to Pollock (2015) an ethical system refers to a set of principles that express what is moral. Ethical systems are sources of moral beliefs (Pollock, 2015). In society there are multiple forms of ethical systems followed; but I believe only two really conform to my beliefs. Another characteristic of ethical systems is that they are the starting grounds on which you make your judgements (Pollock, 2015). The last characteristic described by Pollock is that the ethical systems that you believe in/follow are past dispute. The ethical systems that most closely conform to my beliefs are utilitarianism and ethics of care. I can strongly relate to these ethical systems because I believe I should care for others as
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Utilitarianism is “The ethical system that acclaims that the greatest good is that which results in the greatest happiness for the greatest number” (Personal communication, C. Pawluk, R. Kallio, Oct. 12/16). When in a group I almost always try and make an outcome that benefits everyone, I do not try and commit personal-gain acts. Pollock 2015 also explains utilitarianism as a teleological system, meaning even though an act is bad, if the result is a good consequence, then it is still considered to be a good act. I believe, when people are in groups, then decisions should be made by the group. When multiple ideas come up within the group, it needs to be the group’s decision to decide on what to do. If one person makes the decision for the entire group, conflict rise; if majority of the group makes the decision, majority of the group is happy. A personal example of this is when I was 16 years old. It was my birthday along with my twin brothers and we decided to invite friends to either go paintballing or go-karting. My brother was the one driving to the two options and majority of us wanted to go paintballing. Since my brother was driving, and since he wanted to go go-karting, he drove to what he wanted to do. When we got there, the majority that wanted to go paintballing were not necessarily mad, but we were all frustrated. We knew we were all still going to have a good time so we did it, but …show more content…
Both ethics of care and utilitarianism has to do with yourself and others, so by treating others the way I expect to be treated, I am using both ethical systems. If others see how I am treating them, they too will then start to treat others the same way. Within my friend group, all of us treat each other equally, which is the reason we are all friends. By treating others how I expect to be treated, not only am I getting treated how I want to be, but I am making and keeping friends. Within my friend group, we all care for each other, and we all decide to do something that the majority of the group wants. A recent example of this is when my friends and I were trying to figure out a movie to watch. Before we left for the theatre we were discussing the movies available and came down to two options. Eventually we came a conclusion and decided on a movie the majority of us wanted to see. Once we got to the theatre, one of my friends forgot his wallet and was going to just go home and watch it another time. I decided to pay for his movie and said the next time we go to a movie he would just pay me back or pay for my movie the next time we all went to see one. I treated him how I expected to be treated, and I offered to pay for his movie because I knew he wanted to see it when we all saw it, and cared for that reasoning. I knew he would have done the same
Utilitarianism is “The ethical system that acclaims that the greatest good is that which results in the greatest happiness for the greatest number” (Personal communication, C. Pawluk, R. Kallio, Oct. 12/16). When in a group I almost always try and make an outcome that benefits everyone, I do not try and commit personal-gain acts. Pollock 2015 also explains utilitarianism as a teleological system, meaning even though an act is bad, if the result is a good consequence, then it is still considered to be a good act. I believe, when people are in groups, then decisions should be made by the group. When multiple ideas come up within the group, it needs to be the group’s decision to decide on what to do. If one person makes the decision for the entire group, conflict rise; if majority of the group makes the decision, majority of the group is happy. A personal example of this is when I was 16 years old. It was my birthday along with my twin brothers and we decided to invite friends to either go paintballing or go-karting. My brother was the one driving to the two options and majority of us wanted to go paintballing. Since my brother was driving, and since he wanted to go go-karting, he drove to what he wanted to do. When we got there, the majority that wanted to go paintballing were not necessarily mad, but we were all frustrated. We knew we were all still going to have a good time so we did it, but …show more content…
Both ethics of care and utilitarianism has to do with yourself and others, so by treating others the way I expect to be treated, I am using both ethical systems. If others see how I am treating them, they too will then start to treat others the same way. Within my friend group, all of us treat each other equally, which is the reason we are all friends. By treating others how I expect to be treated, not only am I getting treated how I want to be, but I am making and keeping friends. Within my friend group, we all care for each other, and we all decide to do something that the majority of the group wants. A recent example of this is when my friends and I were trying to figure out a movie to watch. Before we left for the theatre we were discussing the movies available and came down to two options. Eventually we came a conclusion and decided on a movie the majority of us wanted to see. Once we got to the theatre, one of my friends forgot his wallet and was going to just go home and watch it another time. I decided to pay for his movie and said the next time we go to a movie he would just pay me back or pay for my movie the next time we all went to see one. I treated him how I expected to be treated, and I offered to pay for his movie because I knew he wanted to see it when we all saw it, and cared for that reasoning. I knew he would have done the same