Epistemic virtue

The death of Socrates was controversial even before it happened- the most well-known and widely read account on the subject is from Socrates himself, reported through Plato’s narration. The circumstances of the execution are contested not only in terms of determining historicity or discerning the historical fact, but also the manner of interpreting the content itself. Whether the death was a suicide, using the legal system as a noose instead of being found guilty and convicted; to what extent…

Introduction Communities play a crucial role in our jobs as social workers, through them we see who a client is and the type of support that entails their life. The authors of this article discussed two main points the difference between needs based communities vs. an asset based community. The article also gives social workers an idea for a better asset-based community development plan. One of the main takeaway points from the article to me is that community development first begins inside the…

Modern society is built upon the very basic notion that individuals act in a just and moral manner. This concept has developed into a social contract, which has guided society for millennia. By giving up one’s right to commit injustice against others, an individual can expect to be free from injustice being done against them. Despite the success of this contract, however, it is still unclear whether this agreement came about out of a genuine desire for justice, or out of a fear of unjust action.…

Virtue Ethics or Virtue Theory is an approach to ethics with the basis of an individual’s character as the main element of ethical thinking. “Character is virtue in action.”1 Deontological ethics or deontology is an approach that focuses on the right or wrong of actions and the consequences of those actions. Utilitarian ethics or Utilitarianism approaches ethics through the moral worth of an action which is solely determined by its contribution to overall utility in maximizing happiness or…

Niccolo Machiavelli’s dissertation The Prince (1513) is a guide to become a successful leader. Leadership is represented through the salient image of the tree which initially captures the viewer’s gaze. This book therefore includes how to conquer principalies and maintain power. The renaissance marked the birth of a period of revival, diverging from the medieval values of religion. It allowed the rise of the new philosophy of humanism which is reflected in Michiavelli’s treatise where he…

Rushworth Kidder interviewed two dozen people from sixteen nations all for the Institute for Global Ethics. These interviews were done not to seek ethical failings in these nations, but to find the ethics that bind us all together. He asked a question to each person and documented what each said and compiled a list of their answers, that he found to be the most important. He found that there was a list of core values that stood out. He found values that would be agreed upon by all the…

The Ad Stereotype: Blaming Heineken through Post-Pepsi Eyes. ON April 20th, 2017 Heineken Released a non-broadcasted commercial entitled “Worlds Apart”. Its criticism was a response to another commercial released by Pepsi Co. “Live for Now Moments” Starring Kendall Jenner on April 4th, 2017, which was scrutinized for its “Tone-Deaf Protest” and being unethical view, reflecting and representing current social movements (Variety). Heineken’s commercial was either seen as informative or within in…

To further clarify the hypersensitive mood that engulfs this case study, Trimberger (2012) opines that the intimate relationship encompassed with the clinical approach held by and large between the social workers and their respective clients, harnesses the potential to blur the structured boundaries which were initially erected with the intentions of maintaining the separation of professional and personal communications and behaviors. Another key point in Trimberger (2012), correspondingly takes…

Ethic is the rules of behavior based on ideas about what is good and bad. My basis of ground moral is shaped mostly by my family, education, media and religion. The interaction that I had with my parents, siblings and other member of my family have an impact on my ethical point of view. For example, growing up I have been thought to always be grateful for what I have in life and to always help the needed, thus I have learned compassion and develop ethical standard that include caring and giving…

This ethic within group rough draft will briefly look at the perception that ethical dilemmas or hot topic with-in group dynamics. Addressing the ethical issues unique to group therapy and how these issues compare to those from individual counseling. And lastly, discussing why a therapist would choose group therapy over individual counseling or vice versa. The binder that holds any organization together is the group dynamics and without them, there would be chaos with the framework…