Comparing Ethical Theories ETH/316 January 1‚ 2012 Comparing Ethical Theories Ethics is a philosophy that studies morality. Principles of doing right and wrong are inspired by ethical theories such as virtue ethics‚ utilitarianism‚ and deontology. Virtue Ethics Virtue is synonymous with quality. Virtue ethics‚ known as character ethics‚ is a theory based upon the qualities of goodness and quality. A person who subscribes to virtual ethics believes they should live their life should be
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Comparing Ethical Theories Several ethical theories are available for study‚ while there are differences among them there are also many similarities. This paper will discuss the similarities and differences in Virtue Ethics‚ Utilitarianism‚ and Deontological ethics. Virtue ethics are based on what is meant to be good. A person is of good moral character after a lifetime of habits that lead to excellence (Boylan‚ 2009). Virtue ethics are composed of standards accepted by the community
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Ethical relativism is a view on morality stating that there are no universally accepted moral principles. Morality varies from one culture to another and no society has the right to impose their view of morality on other societies. Ethical relativism can be summed up to mean that morals are derived from what is culturally acceptable in any given society. ER is made up of two theses. The first is the diversity thesis‚ which simply says that moral practices are diverse across cultures. Ruth Benedict
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health care profession. Ethics is a way of practice that involves decision making and many healthcare professions and various administrators work together to achieve excellent patient care. According to the article "Fundamental ethical principles in health care" the ethical code has evolved during many years but it gets its origin from the Hippocratic tradition. Similar codes are evolved recently by nurses‚ paramedical professionals and it emphasizes and underpins the identity and defends the interest
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present some clear ethical issues. First‚ looking at Aristotle’s principle of “virtue ethics‚” it must be determined whether the actions made by J.C. Penny are just‚ or fair‚ to their customers. Clearly‚ it is unfair for a company to deceive their customers into believing they received better deals then they actually did‚ and based on that analysis‚ Aristotle would have most definitely concluded the behavior of J.C. Penny to be unethical. Further‚ considering Immanuel Kant’s theory of the “categorical
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The moral and ethical approach in experimentation is a topic that have been regulating to avoid several problems that the researchers have made in the past. In 1979‚ the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research proposed a few ethical principles for researcher over human beings (Shadish‚ Cook & Campbell‚ 2002). For this analysis‚ I will explain those principles‚ I will give examples of research that could violate them‚ and I will suggest modifications
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whether it took place hundreds of years ago. Stealing is just one of those things which is universally wrong and knows that even if they don’t obey the rules. Strengths Weaknesses . It provides a fixed ethical code to judge actions with . Clear guidelines of behaviour. . Absolutism enables us to have a UN Declaration of human rights . Equality- same rules apply to everyone. . Life contains many situations which people instinctively take an absolutist
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Ethical Values and Principles When considering the main ethical values of social work that surround this case all should be considered and taken into account when trying to make a decision. Even so‚ there are two that I believe stand out above the rest. The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has dignity and worth of the person listed under ethical principles and with regards to this case I think it is one that should contribute to making an ethical decision. The Code of Ethics says that
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Running head: Handling Situations Ethical Principle of Handling Situations Bus207 Abstract We as human beings have a moral responsibility to ourselves and communities uphold the law for which is right and wrong. I am explaining the ethical principle in which this situation takes place and the right thing to do is to report it. The Ethical Principle of Handling Situations Normative ethics explains how people ought to be honest in certain situations. We have to understand the rules for
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1.8 Give an example of a law that implements an ethical principle. Give an example of a law that enforces a particular group ’s idea of how people should behave? There are many examples of a law that implements an ethical principle‚ such as the laws of theft‚ murder‚ marriage‚ copyrights etc. Laws that implement ethical principles exist for the sake of societal harmony and to maintain stability among the communities. One such law is the Law of Bribery (Title 18 of the US Code). The government
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