The trolley problem is an ethical dilemma that was developed by an English philosopher Philippa Foot. It was designed for the purpose of analyzing how people make ethical decisions in critical situations. The trolley problem describes a trolley that is moving on tracks with non functioning brakes and there are five people tied to the tracks ahead of it. There is also a lever that switches the direction of the tracks in the way where only one person is tied to the tracks. The problem asks people to
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Rhiannon Haskin Tiffany Fisher Ethics 22 July 2010 Ethical Workplace Dilemma When I think about it‚ I have encountered different ethical dilemmas in my place of work. One issue that has come up recently‚ was that of one of my employees came to me to discuss a hygiene issue she was having with one of the other workers in the office. At the time‚ I wasn’t sure about how to approach the situation‚ but thought back to some of my management training I had about 7 months ago‚ and what steps
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the statistical test I ran was not significant implying that the growth factor added little benefit. When I shared the results with my advisor‚ he asked me to rework the statistics and show the data in a more positive light to the client. My dilemma was whether to report the findings against the wishes of my advisor or to heed his request and use a less stringent and statistically incorrect test. Researchers often manipulate data by using alternative statistical tests‚ so complying with my advisor’s
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The Duty To Report Reportable diseases and ethical dilemmas are a great concern‚ for those with a diagnosis of such disease. Patients do not want their diagnosis to get out. In fear of discrimination and social environment acceptance. Thus concealing such information can be detrimental to the population and everyone in close contact. Physicians have a duty to report all diseases that can be a life threat to others. With laws such as HIPPA patients information is considered confidential and
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Based on the facts presented in this scenario‚ Robert is faced with a real dilemma. On one hand‚ he wants to protect the burglar’s privacy because he promised to keep all information revealed during the interviews confidential‚ and it is against a sociologist’s code of ethics to reveal his sources. On the other hand‚ it
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boundaries of eye‚ skin and toxicity experimentations‚ I would like to remind you that the true depth of animal testing extends also to more severe medicinal research such as cancer and other terminal diseases. As such‚ there is the constant ethical dilemma to determine if the negative impacts of cruelty to animals arising from such tests outweigh the potential benefits that we reap from scientific breakthroughs and cures. My stand on animal testing has remained clear from the start – Animal testing
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substantially. Owen has a fair offer on the table to sell his house‚ but Owen is analyzing if he could sell it for more once the real estate market improves. The ABC Company plans to announce the development plan in one month. Issue Luke is in an ethical dilemma between his commitment of confidentiality to his company and to his brother who he is very close to. Luke feels obligated to inform
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always stated " innocent until proven guilty." The war in Iraq has brought out several ethical dilemmas since significant changes in the military action and homeland security. Holding terrorists suspects without legal representation‚ charges or court hearings is almost absurd. However‚ using the paradigm model‚ it really explains itself. The paradigm of short term versus long term is best suited for this type of dilemma. The government is taking immediate present action‚ due to the need of human safety
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EXPLAIN THE MAIN STRENGHTS OF A UTILITARIAN ETHICAL SYSTEM [25] 27/9/13 Utilitarianism‚ the theory that actions are right if they useful for the majority‚ the greatest happiness and pleasure for the greatest and majority of people. Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) was an English moral philosopher concerned with social reform‚ Bentham wanted people to seek pleasure and avoid pain. On the other hand John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) who was a great admirer of Bentham; however‚ he believed
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Ethical Dilemmas and Legal Issues The ethical dilemma is that the children of the woman with cancer are not being cared for adequately. The nurse must decide if it is ethically and morally sound to tell the school nurse about the daughters’ situation at home. Since the nurse is the caretaker of the mother and knows that she needs to keep her information about her health confidential. However‚ it is affecting the mental stability of her daughters because they are afraid of their mother’s declining
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