NORMATIVE ETHICAL THEORIES Objective • Discuss the normative ethical theories L2: Normative Ethical Theories Beliefs about how people should behave can be classified into at least 2 major categories: Teleological theories (Consequentialism) Right actions are those that produce the most or optimize the consequences of one’s choices. Behaviour is ‘ethical’ if it results in desirable behaviour 1. 2. 3. 4. Ethical egoism Ethical elitism Ethical parochialism Ethical universalism Deontological theories
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The role of ethical theories in ethical reasoning and behavior within organizations - Research proposal Sigalit Pasternak‚ Phd student The Faculty of Management Tel Aviv University Supervisor: Dr. Ishak Saporta Introduction Business ethics is a specialized branch of ethics focusing on how moral standards apply to business organizations and behavior (Velasques‚ 1998). As such‚ it cannot be understood separately from the general ideas of ethics‚ and the general ethical theories apply to business ethics
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compare contrasting ethical principles and theories and the legal issues surrounding this topic. The ethical principles outlined will be; autonomy‚ non-maleficence‚ benevolence and utility. Furthermore the ethical theories supporting these principles that will also be outlined are; utilitarianism‚ deontology (both Ross and Kant’s version)‚ Rawls’s theory of justice‚ natural law ethics‚ virtue ethics and care ethics (Schwartz‚ Preece and Hendry‚ 2002). Utilitarianism An ethical theory which falls into
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been formed. Of all those ideas on the nature of ethics and what is ultimately most good and bad‚ emerged three major philosophical theories on ethics. The three major theories on ethics are ethical egoism‚ utilitarianism‚ and deontology. In this paper I will compare and contrast all three and show why ethical egoism is strongest argument for basing your ethical code on. The
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Traditional Ethical Theories Consequentialist (teleological) Non- Consequentialist (deontological) - Act in the way that brings about the best consequences - Concentrate on the act being perform Egoism (outcome: desirability) Kant (ethics of duties) Nature: Nature: act accordingly to self-interest based on desires free (Adam Smith) Example: Correct if morals actors think it is correct (rational/logical/reasonable) not depends on situations Categorical imperative- right
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individual values. You may disagree with someone and believe your view is superior‚ relative to you as an individual; more often‚ relativism is described in terms of the values of the community in which one lives. The view of ethical relativism regards values as determined by one’s own ethical standards‚ often those provided by one’s own culture and background. Rather than insisting that there are moral absolutes‚ moral claims must be interpreted in terms of how they reflect a person’s viewpoint; moral claims
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this issue very carefully. This chapter talks about Workable Ethical Theories such as Kantianism‚ Act Utilitarianism‚ Rule Utilitarianism‚ Social Contrast Theory‚ and others. If I had to choose one of the workable ethical theories in chapter 2 and use it for all my personal ethical decision making‚ I would choose Kantianism. According to the book “Ethics for the information age” by Michael J. Quinn (2014)‚ Kantianism‚ an ethical theory of the German philosopher Immanuel Kant‚ is able to go beyond
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Ethical Theory Summary This is an outline and summary of three of the most prominent ethical theories in the history of philosophy. (Note that all three of these represent different ethical absolutist/universalist theories. A view known as ethical relativism follows these.) Please take this as a sketch that invites you to investigate these ethical theories further. After each brief sketch‚ I will provide some web links that will be helpful to read. Virtue Ethics (especially Aristotle)
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relations with people of all social‚ financial and ethnic levels forms the basis of who I am professionally and personally. In this course‚ we learned about ethical theories and theories of justice as it relates to moral rights and social justice. These theories have exerted influence on my leadership style as a middle school principal. Theory of social justice is important to me as a leader. As a leader‚ I am cognizant and refuse to be oblivious to the fact equity in resources and opportunities
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The exemplar that shall be discussed and analysed would be the empowerment exemplar. In order to analyse the ethical decisions made‚ it is important to assess the patient holistically. It is important to assess the impact that the symptoms may have on the patient’s quality of life. For instance‚ would amputating her leg immobilise her? Physically‚ if the patient is to remain not amputated would that increase the risk of infection or would the ulcers worsen? The risk factors should also be assessed
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