Islamic ethics

Utilitarianism is a consequentialist moral theory, where actions are judged right or wrong solely by virtue of their consequences which was introduced by Jeremy Bentham and later carried out by John Stuart Mill (Kemerling,2011). In regards to the consequences the only importance is the amount of happiness or unhappiness that was produced. In regards to utilitarianism it is believed that everyone counts as one, and no one counts as less or more than another person. And that a person should do…

Creating ethics in a moment’s notice, to having to be morally and ethically correct is unquestionably difficult for someone in the decision making process. What is considered moral? Whether we have a clear difference between what is right and wrong, is not always the case when it comes to ethical decision making. These choices can affect you for a long time, and make you think to yourself what if? A few months ago I was faced with a situation where my neighbor and one of my best friends tori…

Ethical ideologies are inherent and play a vital role in our decision to make moral decisions and whether or not those decisions are right or wrong. Two major philosophers that proposed two theories of ethics that gave an understand of what is right or wrong are Kant and Nagel. Kant theorized that the rightness or wrongness of actions doesn’t depend on our consequences but on whether we fulfill our duty. Nagel proposed the idea of Moral Luck and said that Moral Luck occurs when we judge an…

businesses, there was an issue pertaining to the loyalty that nurses display within their organization, and the ethics code that should be displayed towards the patients. Finding an appropriate balance between ethics and loyalty seemed to be the main issue, and is also something that I must prepare to face while starting my new career. The purpose…

for practitioners to protect and serve their clients (Corey, Corey, Corey, & Callanan, 2015 p.305). To speak on the responsibilities of the student and supervisee would require each participant be well-versed in purposes and practice of the code of ethics. Personally as a student, I value the many self-assessments…

Like many other people, I can remember watching violent movies and television shows at a very early age. I watched everything from wrestling and the classics like “Scarface” and old episodes of “Gunsmoke” and “Bonanza” with my grandfather to the cut them up, bullets, blood and gore movies like “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and “Friday the 13th” with my cousins. I’ve been a big fan of them ever since. No one ever said anything about the violence we were exposed to mainly because at a very young age…

I was raised as a very staunch Christian. My father attended church at least five times a week and my mother took me with her on Sundays. I was incredibly unhappy every time I was forced to go. I knew from a young age that I did not agree with what was being taught. Of course though as a child you obey your parents because that is what is ethical. They are raising you and teaching you the ways to live your life. So of course I went along with what they would say because I was afraid of how they…

ethical of justice where the cheated should be done justice and their money returned (Yu, Tao, & Ivanhoe, 2010). On the other hand, it refers to the ethic of Aristotle is that the activity of the Madoff is not moral but immoral. The relation between the two on the thus case is that they both correct the unethical situation and give a definition on the ethic. The control as well as compliance standards are enhanced by the…

HeLa was vital to cloning research, counting the number of chromosomes in a human cell, and the polio vaccine. HeLa refers to a cell line that given a endless supply of nutrients can divide forever. In this way, they are considered to be “immortal.” These cells are so prominently used in scientific research that if lined up, HeLa cells would circle the Earth more than three times. But where did these cells come from? They came from a tumor on the cervix of a black woman in the 1950s, Henrietta…

individuals enter the law enforcement field, they swear under oath to always serve and protect and uphold the law. Given the sensitive nature of the position, officers have a moral obligation to act responsibly, legally, and ethically. Therefore, a code of ethics is established to provide guidance and a set of moral principles to strive to live up to that oath with integrity in accordance with the high level of standards that comes with professional policing. These standards require officer’s to…