Moral treatment

We are our choices. This quote by Jean-Paul Sartre directly applies to the situation Jane finds herself in. Are following rules and ethics important if it comes to the detriment of others? In the case study Phantom Expenses Jane is faced with this dilemma. Should she allow coworkers to continue their illegal practices or should Jane not cooperate and report actual expenses? Either choice seems like a lose-lose. In these types of situations it’s always easier to think about short term consequence…

Moral relativism is a commonly held position among many. This could be due to the regard for the value of tolerance or the truth in descriptive moral relativism. But my argument will be against meta-ethical moral relativism: there exists moral truths but these truths are not absolutes but relative. If morality is relative, there is no ultimate right or wrong. Because, there isn’t an objective point of reference to differentiate between right and wrong. If one were to examine subjective morals,…

general public. Public administrators must make rational decisions based on the knowledge they have at a given moment. This knowledge includes incorporating universal values into one’s own professional code of ethics. Additionally, societal ethics and morals can change over time, which requires the administrator to adapt to new changes and challenges. Question Two The two explanations that can be used to examine the unethical behavior of public administrators are (1) the administrator makes…

Social Norms and Social Stratification are two of the most important characteristics to society. They help form the basis that any individual should comply to in order to fit well with society. Norms are the beliefs, values and behaviours that society has come to a consensus about. They essentially regulate interactions between individuals, giving “internalized culture” Norms are not meant to be thought about, it is not like every person within the society came together and made a chart about…

Advertising Ethics: Ethics symbolize a set of moral principles which head an individual’s behavior or how the actions are accompanied. Whereas, advertising denoted an approach of communication or making relationship between a seller and a buyer. Thus ethics in advertising represents that a set of proper demarcated principles which heads the communication between buyers and sellers. Ethics is very important thing in an advertisement industry. Though advertising plays an important role to…

stated his stand regarding the cultural judgment of the “excision” he stated that we, all of the cultures should have at least some of our values or moral codes that each culture has in common. Rachels gives the example of Murder and lying to make his point that we all have some moral codes or virtues that are universal by stating “…there are some moral rules that all societies must have in common, because those rules are necessary for society to exist. The rules against lying and murder are…

A few different actions could be beneficial in ensuring that Ponzi schemes like the one perpetrated by Mr. Madoff do not happen in the future. One of these actions is to ensure that professionals and organizations working in the financial sector receive education regarding ethical behaviors and common pitfalls. Ensuring that individuals working in this important industry are ethically competent is important to the health of the nation as ethical issues erode the trust that Americans have in…

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate a case that the primary agent or an argument in the case were to be guided by the teachings presented in summary. In other words, it’s to display the ethical teachings from a person or yourself that affects to the society and your life within the situation in the case. Most of the time, people use their own personal-ethical values or principles to understand their lifestyle and the importance to be a human being. In fact, the text or teaching that…

they believe to be true to them. Ethical Relativism hypothesizes that beliefs might be different for every individual, simply because different people believe different things to be true. Ethical Relativism establishes that there are no moral absolutes and no morals are right or wrong. I believe that ethical relativism is not true and the reason I believe this is because it is conflicting to say the same rule is to be considered right in one society and wrong in another. If “right” and…

The ethical theory utilitarianism is the idea of whether actions are morally right or wrong depending on their consequences and determining "what is the right thing to do?". The overall theory of utilitarianism is to maximize both happiness and pleasure for the greater good. All utilitarians believe that the purpose of morality is to make decisions that equate to the greater good of the people. Utilitarianism is a pretty simple theory; it looks at the consequences of an action as to whether the…