Why Should We Be Ethical? the Relevance of Ethics in Life
UDate and Time of Submission 12/12/2011, 04.30 pm
Why should we be ethical? The relevance of ethics in life
Biz Ethics IIMK
Group a, Section D
Ankur dey Tarafdar, PGP/15/204,
Ankur Kaithal, PGP/15/205,
Bagya Lakshmi, PGP/15/212
Gauri Chodankar, PGP/15/215
Jayntwin Katia, PGP/15/224
Why should we be ethical? - The importance of ethics in life
Abstract
As Albert Schweitzer puts it “Ethics is nothing else but reverence for life”. The introduction of ethics in our life is an unconscious process but the dilemma that it creates leaves us with a lot of introspection to do. We introduce our topic by discussing about whether ethics is about right and wrong and if it is then what are the standards that govern the righteousness, which leads us to the question if there are just two stands that a person can take i.e. being ethical or unethical or is there a grey area in between. We take a critical view on whether the concept of ethics is a quest for reputation, wherein our decisions are influenced by socially acceptable norms or is it a set of beliefs that we actually carry. The increasing media scrutiny over the recent corporate and political scandals has brought to our attention the existence of unethical practices on a wide scale in public and private life and has sensitized the public to the need for a debate on the necessity for a formal framework on ethical practices. In this world of cut throat competition are ethics and practicality at conflict with each other or do they complement each other.
A contentious question is whether ethics is hereditary or do we develop our ethics as dictated to us by our experiences and environment. How ethics takes on different forms across time, geographical boundaries and cultures and the common beliefs that cuts across all of them. We would also like to explore whether there is an upper or lower age limit before or after which an ethical base can or cannot be formed. We will like to present the various categories of ethical
Why should we be ethical? The relevance of ethics in life
Biz Ethics IIMK
Group a, Section D
Ankur dey Tarafdar, PGP/15/204,
Ankur Kaithal, PGP/15/205,
Bagya Lakshmi, PGP/15/212
Gauri Chodankar, PGP/15/215
Jayntwin Katia, PGP/15/224
Why should we be ethical? - The importance of ethics in life
Abstract
As Albert Schweitzer puts it “Ethics is nothing else but reverence for life”. The introduction of ethics in our life is an unconscious process but the dilemma that it creates leaves us with a lot of introspection to do. We introduce our topic by discussing about whether ethics is about right and wrong and if it is then what are the standards that govern the righteousness, which leads us to the question if there are just two stands that a person can take i.e. being ethical or unethical or is there a grey area in between. We take a critical view on whether the concept of ethics is a quest for reputation, wherein our decisions are influenced by socially acceptable norms or is it a set of beliefs that we actually carry. The increasing media scrutiny over the recent corporate and political scandals has brought to our attention the existence of unethical practices on a wide scale in public and private life and has sensitized the public to the need for a debate on the necessity for a formal framework on ethical practices. In this world of cut throat competition are ethics and practicality at conflict with each other or do they complement each other.
A contentious question is whether ethics is hereditary or do we develop our ethics as dictated to us by our experiences and environment. How ethics takes on different forms across time, geographical boundaries and cultures and the common beliefs that cuts across all of them. We would also like to explore whether there is an upper or lower age limit before or after which an ethical base can or cannot be formed. We will like to present the various categories of ethical