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    Nurses make legal and ethical decisions when caring for patients; decisions that need to be made carefully because the decisions could possibly change a patients ’ life. There are theories to explain how to problem solve ethically and the theories are not based on emotion (Guido‚ 2006). This paper will discuss the relationship between legal and ethical issues and ethical theories‚ examples will be provided. Ethics can be described as principles and standards that are a guide to conduct used to elevate

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    Making the World a Better Place Philosophy 1001‚ Dr. Cara Nine ‘Better Place’? ‘Making the world...’? Making the world a better place There are two sets of philosophical questions: 1. What is ‘good’ or ‘better’? (That is‚ what does a ‘better world look like and why?) 2. What kinds of actions are ‘right’? (What are we justified in doing to bring about the good?) Ideas of the good life Hedonism Desire Satisfaction Theory Objective Goods Theory Theories of Right Action Utilitarian

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    wrong if it promotes pain. Utilitarianism is an attempt to answer the question “What should we do?” and its answer is that we ought to act in a way that the consequence produce happiness. What I think Utilitarianism has that exceed Deontology is that‚ Kant’s deontology views an action to be morally right only when it follows the moral law. The consequence does not matter as oppose to Utilitarianism. As stated by Kant that we as humans must be good moral

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    Following utilitarianism the writer would attempt to convince the patient’s mother to allow for medical treatment or determine a way to use the patient’s father’s consent to treat. Using deontology than the writer would follow the mother’s wishes‚ even though it is against the writer’s personal ethics. To assist in determining what to do in this situation the fourth step is completed‚ determining all possible alternatives. For this situation

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    Our morality‚ which is what‚ is right and what is wrong is based on our decisions and actions we make each and every day. Unlike animals that rely solely on instinct alone‚ we as human beings have the ability to make our own decisions based upon our beliefs. You have to ask yourself what is more important to you‚ is it morally right to pleasure the masses even if it causes harm to some people which is Mills Utilitarianism theory or do you do what is logically and morally right according to universal

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    The word deontology means the science of duty. Immanuel Kant‚ the philosopher most associated with deontology‚ defined a person as a reasonable‚ uncontrolled being who has the capacity to recognize moral laws and the power to decide to act morally or immorally‚ according to his/her duty (1785/2012). A person’s

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    good intentions (Boylan‚ 2009). Next is Deontology‚ which is slightly different from the virtue theory in that it has a heavy focus on the duty in action‚ in connection to the rules. Making the right action or choice is the importance in this theory. When this action is completed it should show the best benefits to everyone involved. This theory is similar to utilitarianism theory which will be discussed next. So with that said deontology is more of about a person having the will to follow

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    When it pertains to lying‚ I believe it is morally permissible to lie to someone given a specific situation. The most imperative circumstance in which lying has the potential to make more people happy is when it applied to prevent harm/protecting someone’s life. Lying is the right thing to do in this situation as it safeguards your fellow man. According to Emanuel Kant (2008)‚ “Immediately I realize that I could will •the lie but not •a universal law to lie; for such a law would result in there being

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    Ethical Decisions and Responsibility Richard DeSordi Law‚ Ethics And Corporate Governance Professor Everett L. Bensten‚ Esq. February 13‚ 2013  Ethical Decisions and Responsibility Running a large corporation or organization will always be challenging. Making sure it is being run ethically with profitability only enhances the challenge. To be effective‚ ethical and profitable Dr. DoRight will need to be able to uphold the “Hippocratic Oath” (Hippocratic Oath‚ 2013) and identify who he and

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    unethical‚ which goes against the codes of ethics. There are several ethical theories in Western philosophy. Many of them look at the fruits of one’s action – categorized under Consequentialism‚ while other theories uphold one’s right and duty‚ which is Deontology. Consequentialism pertains to cost and benefits. It deals with the results and consequences of performing or not performing an action. For example: If war brings more good (money‚ oil‚ labor) than bad (casualties) then it is ethical. Some consequentialist

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