Core issues in ethics

for administrative ethics, but acknowledges that there are social, cultural, and the political…

Jonathan Vennard PHIL 313 – Contemporary Ethical Issues Case Study #1 – CRACK: Get Sterilized, Get Cash The Project Prevention: Children Requiring a Caring Kommunity (C.R.A.C.K.) movement would be a morally permissible act from a utilitarian viewpoint because the organization’s motives are set on the principles of reducing the number of careless pregnancies, in order to reduce the number of children born into foster care or unsafe living conditions. The utilitarian perspective would support…

National security vs personal privacy has been a hot topic post-9/11. President Obama gave a speech on January 17, 2014 where he stated “in our rush to respond …., the risk of government overreach – the possibility that we lose some of our core liberties in pursuit of security – also became more pronounced.” (Office of the Press Secretary) Due to the tragic event on September 11th, 2001, our government was placed under extraordinary pressures to find the terrorists and bring them to justice…

variety of ethical issues and possibility of malpractice suits. The issue of incorporating technology into social practice has raised so much concern that the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) decided to issue a special document that outlines specific standards. The NASW Standards for Technology and Social Work Practice (2005) was created to help guide social workers that use modern media with their clients. The NASW Code of Ethics (2008)…

to create a more ethically sound situation. While the public’s glaring dissatisfaction shows an auspicious attitude and could potentially incite positive change, the current level of punishment is still inadequate. The way things are now, the core of the issue, the mistreatment of animals, has, and will not be resolved. As long as animals are still being treated “purely as means to our ends” and confined in “cramped, unsuitable conditions for the entire durations of their lives”, environmental…

DESCRIPTION OF THE ETHICAL DILEMMA AND THE CONTEXT Introduction Ethical decision making is at the core of social work practice. It is not a set of followed rules, but a way in which we determine the most ideal outcomes for ethical dilemmas or problems (Borst,2010). An Ethical dilemma occurs when a situation arises that causes conflict within our values, duties and principles. It requires an informed decision on a preferred course of action, often with equally unwelcome results (Banks,2012,…

challenging. In this case, the doctor is torn between prolonging a patient’s life and the need to address withdrawal of treatment issues. The paragraphs that follow take into account, the ethical frameworks in the 21st century and opinion by asking ethical questions that address the complexity of the matter. To analyze this ethical issue, four principles of medical ethics, specifically, autonomy, non-maleficence, distributive justice, and beneficence will come to play. According to (Picard &…

on March 5, 2012. He was dedicated in exploring the ideas of moral values as well as helping individuals and organizations to put the values into practice. The book addresses on how to resolve tough choices through vigorous self-reflection. Solving issues in a manner implying that those people have some conscious sense of vision as well as ethical values which give courage to stand up to the tough choices. THESIS The thesis of this book, “How Good People Make Tough Choices” analyzes discussions…

The rise in poverty would be an issue they would be interested in because it would affect the overall happiness index. One plan that they may suggest would be for the richest to give to the poorest to shorten the income gap. To justify this course of action, they would cite the declining marginal utility of money theory which means, “…successive additions to one’s income produce, on average, less happiness or welfare than did earlier additions…” (Business Ethics, 89). Because they believe…

Ethics refers to well-founded standards of right and wrong that prescribe what humans ought to do, usually in terms of rights, obligations, benefits to society, fairness, or specific virtues… also virtues of honesty, compassion, and loyalty (Velasquez, Andre, Shanks, S.J., & Meyers, 1987). Ethics play a vital role in society, and without ethics people would be guided by their desires without thought to whether they are helping or hurting others. With crowd-funding, there are many different…