Moral relativism

Virtue ethics varies greatly depending on the moral beliefs of the individual making the decision. Not every person has the same moral values so the lenses of virtue ethics are potentially limitless. When deciding what course of action to take under the virtue principle the individual must ask themselves if the activity that they are about to participate is either A) improving them as a person or B) supporting their morals. This principle relies on the assumption that if an activity does not go…

What best describes me in the moral philosophy when making conclusions that best represents my personal and workplace when making decisions is Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is defined as an individual decides on decisions based on everyone. “Utilitarianism is a form of consequentialism because it rests in the mind that it is the consequences or results of actions, laws, policies, and so on that define whether they are good or bad, correct or wrong” (Fieger, 2014). Agreeing to our text…

When a threat becomes apparent in society, the members of a community may result to moral panic. In Christie Barron and Dany Lacombe’s “Moral Panic and the Nasty Girl.” They examine the topic of female violence in the 1990s and societies reaction to the murder case of Reena Virk and the notorious couple Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka crimes that were committed. Barron and Lacombe explain the Nasty Girl is a social construct that has been formed in the perception of fear and risk in the…

Benjamin Rush introduced the concept of Moral Management in America and also founded American psychiatry (McAnulty, 2013). Moral Management was the method of treatment that focused on social, individual, and occupational needs. Even though these methods were found to have a high degree of effectiveness, they were almost entirely abandoned…

What constitutes a moral action? How do we as people decide what the most morally correct options are? Depending on perspective and cultural differences basic moral values are subject to change, but that isn’t the only thing affecting how we evaluate morality. As can be illustrated by the theories of ethicists Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill, sometimes our ideas of what makes something moral are more important than the action itself. Kant was a German philosopher who was born during the 1700s…

Dilemmas We live in a society where we face ethical dilemmas throughout our entire lives. Sometimes the dilemma might be minor, and other times the issue is life changing. How we choose to get through these life changing moments has a lot to do with our morals and worldview. The life of an unborn fetus is at the mercy of its mother, and an ethical dilemma of abortion will be examined from the perspective of the Christian worldview. Ethical Dilemma This case involves a woman named Susan who had…

life has had to make a decision of whether to choose one alternative over the other, while neither of them would provide amiable results. This is basically the definition of what an ethical dilemma means; ‘‘a process by which individuals use their moral base to determine whether a certain issue is right or wrong’’ (Carlson et al. 2009, p. 536; see also Tenbrunsel and Smith-Crowe 2008). The way people react when being put in a similar situation, gives us a lot of feedback about them. Their…

In order to understand what is considered right and wrong, we must be able to understand ethics. Ethics are moral principles that govern an individual’s behavior, but also what a human should do in life when facing situations. In the article “Thinking Ethically” by Manual Velasquez et al, we are introduced to 4 different types of ethical approaches; Utilitarian, Rights, Fairness, and Common-Good Approach, in which we are able to analyze ethics for a more profound meaning. By grasping these…

What is an ethical dilemma? An ethical dilemma is a situation where a choice must be made between two options, but neither resolves the problem ethically. The use of the 1918 influenza as dual use research is the eptiome of an ethical dilemma. The 1918 influenza was a pandemic that killed approximately 20-50 million people (Trilla et al. 2008). Recently, it was revived from extinction to be used as dual use research. Dual use research is a termed applied to research that is intended for benefit…

treated horribly and were dangerous to civilization. Two men, William Tuke and Phillipe Pinel began to change the way mentally ill people were treated. Based on the article, The History of Occupational Therapy, Pinel and Tuke began what was called “Moral Treatment and Occupation” to treat the mentally ill. Later…