Lifeboat ethics

• Background We are constantly learning and developing our skills through every day interactions. All my actions and emotions are determined by personal values and ethics. Growing up on a farm in a small city in Poland helped me get an insight on a different level of life. My parents, siblings and educators had the biggest impact on the development of my basic personal values. By observing my mom I learned the importance of family, integrity, responsibility and hard work. My mom was able to…

Quite literally, the meaning of philosophy is “love of wisdom”. Ultimately, people take on philosophy as an action when they wish to pursue an understanding in the fundamental authenticity about themselves, the type of world they exist in, and their relationships with the world and the people around them. Those who are naturally drawn to studying philosophy often engage in asking questions, answering them, and also dispute for answers to the most basic questions life may throw at them. In order…

One of the most difficult ideas to express may be the idea of ethics. When researching what ethics are, one will find hundreds of books that discuss everything from ethics as a whole to individual types and systems of ethics. The idea of ethics has been around for centuries and still no solid definition can be given as to what they are or consist of. Many systems of ethics have been used and suggested, but for the sake of time and clarity, they will not be individually separated. Throughout…

questions regarding ethical dilemmas as they relate to security and our right to privacy. We are faced with ethical dilemmas everyday of our lives and in the forefront is the ethical dilemma of national security vs our personal privacy. Post 9/11, ethics aside, people’s greatest concern was national security and protecting the nation. They were willing to give up some civil liberties and privacy in order to have that protection. Ten years later the reverse is true. More people are…

By the direct dictionary definition, courage is defined as “The quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear.” Courage is synonymous with bravery, but without guidance behind the courage, it turns into reckless, stupid action. The dictionary definition is adequate on the surface of courage, but there is much more that comprises actual courage. First are the three types of courage, being physical courage, endurance or intellectual courage,…

How do I know what I should do? In this paper, I will argue that ethics require one to view one’s own life as a whole. Ethics concerns how we should act. Actions are deliberate, and deliberation requires ends. Since ends can conflict, a final end is needed to look at life as a whole. An action is a goal directed activity that does not transpire by accident. To Aristotle, actions comprise of two types of values of both living things and inanimate objects: instrumental and intrinsic. Instrumental…

This paper is about the Ethics of Healthcare Administrators and why being a leader and following the rules so other can follow you is an important part of being an administrator. With this job field being a wide range of why people would pick this career over others, there is so may answers to this question. I am here to talk about the experiences of Healthcare administrators and what ethical practices are being used and why. Finally why I feel like being a healthcare administrator. I am here…

Yohana Pisabaj K. Howarth PHI 205- 055 16 December 2014 The greatest gift humankind can gain is morality. Morality is defined values concerning the distinction between right and wrong or the good and bad behavior. For the past 18 years, my moralities were based on the Christian morality. Growing up with Christian parents, I was told my belief had to come from God. He was the one who created all things and God is to teach us how to live better life. The basis of Christian morality is all…

Rafael needed to find something interesting to read. Her teacher had assigned her class to write an article on a book and Rafael wanted it to be a cleverly woven masterpiece. Rafael checked into her school’s library one day and carefully browsed through the selection of books until she found a book that was rumoured to be interesting and thought provoking. “The minute I opened the book and began reading the first words, I knew I was in for a literary delight”, Rafael says, “The words speak to a…

When it comes to a business one needs to have a code of conduct which are a set of written guidelines issued by an organization to its workers and management to help them conduct their actions in accordance with its primary values and ethical standards. One has to have a sense of respect and responsibility for their code of conduct because it lists the expectations and rules that an organization wants that person to abide by. As the CEO of chipotle the key areas which I find holds a…