The case study presents a moral dilemma based on potential harm to innocent people. By using Kohlberg’s moral development model and by examining major ethical systems‚ namely deontology and utilitarianism‚ a clear understanding of the factors influencing this type of decision-making can be gained. Specifically‚ utilitarianism‚ Kant’s categorical imperative and the doctrine of double effect address the decision from differing viewpoints‚ providing the decision maker with compelling evidence to support
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Ethical Dilemma Assignment ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! An ethical dilemma is defined as a specific situation where an individual needs to choose between two or more conflicting solutions and does not know what to do‚ or is uncomfortable in regards to the possible impacts on others resulting from the choice. Generally‚ there exists certain moral conflict in such situations. The ethical dilemma usually involves the individual questioning his own principles by testing his or her moral compass.
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faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me‚ according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. That is the Oath we take when joining the United States Army. Military discipline and effectiveness is built on the foundation of obedience to orders. Recruits are taught to obey‚ immediately and without question‚ orders from their superiors‚ right from day-one of boot camp.
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the clinical dilemmas encountered when genetic test made on a case reveal a high risk of development of a medical challenge such as breast cancer. The indecisiveness comes in when as a nurse is deciding on how to handle the situation and how to break the news the patient. Some nurses and physicians will recommend regular screening and‚ on the other hand‚ others will propose surgical interventions. There will be a set of uncertainties but using the Ustaal’s nine steps of coming to a moral decision will
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A few words of counsel I frequently question myself-’Have I become the scriptwriter of my destiny?’. Many a time ‚the answer to this question is never in the affirmative. I dreamt and still dream of a lucrative career (well‚ not at all a distant utopian dream). I couldn’t crack the MBA examination -Common Admission Test. I always had a longing for excellence but no idea of where to go next and how? Nevertheless‚ I had a longing for glory. As I couldn’t crack CAT‚ the undoing of my
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Ethical Dilemma (Author’s name) (Institutional Affiliation) Abstract This research paper seeks to resolve a particular case of an ethical dilemma. This has been necessitated by the fact that ethical dilemmas are a recurrent part of life. Moreover‚ ethical dilemmas have become a key point of argument in the field of ethics and interestingly‚ philosophy as well (Garsten & Hernes‚ 2009). As an inividual‚ I find myself facing moral dilemma situation quite frequently which makes the exploration
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highly crucial task. Good parents produce happy and healthy children while bad parenting will produce problematic children. Many people believe that women make better parents than men and that is why they have a greater role in raising children in most societies. Others claim that men are just as good as women at parenting. According to Kurianjoseph (2013)‚ women have proven to be a better parent than men because women tend to be more understanding and patience than men. Besides that‚ women also
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Good and bad: there always seems to be a choice and an extensive gap between them‚ as if there is no grey area whatsoever. In literature and film‚ this frequently leaves two distinct and defining characters within them: the “good guy”‚ the protagonist‚ and the “bad guy”‚ the antagonist. Contradictive of the prior point‚ is the reality of life and people’s ability to choose right over wrong. Given the choice‚ most tend to do wrong for the simplest reasoning of having the ability to do so‚ or the fact
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Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck is the author of the novel ‘of mice and men’. In this novel the goal is the American dream. During the great depression two migrant farmers George Milton and Lennie small who is mentally disabled go from ranch to ranch. All in the hopes of making enough money for their American dream‚ a ranch where Lennie gets to tend the rabbits. In this essay I will be proving that George was a good friend to Lennie. George is a good friend to Lennie for the following reasons‚ George
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for following the rules no matter what my own personal morals or beliefs were. MOTIVATION: What moves me to act? For the most part‚ I worked in a predominately white middle class community hospital which had roughly the same ethical morals‚ values and beliefs as I did. Rarely did we care for a minority. As I matured and began to recognize what my nursing ethics were all about‚ I began to question
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