The trolley dilemma is a classic example of making an ethical choice that evokes the principles of Utilitarianism or Kantianism. The Trolley Dilemma is a thought experiment where there is a runaway train and it is heading down the tracks towards five workers you cannot directly do anything to stop the train‚ but you happen to be standing by a lever that will switch the tracks‚ only problem is there one man on the other track. And by pulling the lever you will kill him only instead‚ so you kill one
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GAMES THEORY In game theory‚ Nash equilibrium (named after John Forbes Nash‚ who proposed it) is a solution concept of a game involving two or more players‚ in which each player is assumed to know the equilibrium strategies of the other players‚ and no player has anything to gain by changing only his own strategy unilaterally. If each player has chosen a strategy and no player can benefit by changing his or her strategy while the other players keep theirs unchanged‚ then the current set of strategy
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(cite)Being true to the ethics of police service means being true to the values and the ideals of the chosen profession. Police ethics training digs deeper into the meaning of the profession’s values and ideals in an effort to reconfigure recruits’ personal value systems and to obtain policy compliance measures. There is no time for boot camps in policing to break down recruits’ values systems and build them back up in step with their agency’s expectations. Yet ethics training focuses more on the
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pertaining to ethical dilemmas. Guidelines and recommendations for ethical decision-making will also be provided. Goals and Objectives 3. Definitions Ethical Decision Making Model Meta-Ethical Principles American School Counselors Association. (ASCA‚ 2004). Ethical Standards for School Counselors. American Counseling Association. (ACA‚ 2005). Code of Ethics. Texas State Board of Examiners of Licensed Professional Counselors. (LPC‚ 2010). Code of Ethics. Case Studies of Ethical Dilemmas Overview 4. Morality
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Ethics Paper Same Sex Marriage Gay marriage has been debated heavily in recent years. In this ethical dilemma‚ there are two sides: people are either in favor of gay marriage or they are opposed. Those against gay marriage generally use a deontological argument or slippery slope arguments. Those in favor of gay marriage tend to use arguments for human needs‚ civil rights‚ and justice. The most ethical view is to allow gay marriage. The issue of whether it is legal for same-sex couples to marry
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09/09/2013 WHO ARE THEY? Trends‚ Issues & Ethics WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THEIR ETHICAL POSITION? WHAT IS ETHICS? • Ethics may be defined as a set of moral principles that govern one’s course of action. • Ethics and law are a system of conflict resolution. • The law is the minimum behavior standard. MORALITY Everyone has some morality of his or her own ‐ what he or she thinks is right and wrong ‐ and it sometimes happens that people who others see as bad do not see
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ITESM CQ María José Ramos A01201871 15/January/2013 Article Reflection Article 1 “Ethics in everyday life” Quote I chose the quote “You also have to take time to think about why it is the right thing” this quote with the context of the text is certainly true. Just because all the people including your parents act in certain ways for specific situations‚ it doesn´t mean that it´s the right thing to do. And if you act like you have always seen just to follow everybody else‚ in my opinion is
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CASE ANALYSIS: Should we go beyond the law I. Ethical dilemma • Nathan Rosillo is faced with an ethical dilemma. It seems that the river is the company’s least concern in its effort to make profit again. Here are the following issues that need to be addressed in this ethical problem: o First and foremost‚ standards from regulatory agency were loosened in such a way that wastes can now be directly dumped into Dutch Valle River. Nathan‚ finds dumping of waste
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view of the Alexander Gavin‚ the Senior Project Manager of El Sahd Construction Company in Kuwait. Statement of the Problem: Mr. Alexander Gavin’s dilemma on whether to compromise his personal ethics/ principles or to accept the offer of Ajax Management to get the deal of the project. Objective/s: > To resolve Gavin’s dilemma without prejudice to the company Areas of Consideration: 1. El Sahd Construction Company is prosperous‚ with an excellent reputation in a timely and cost-effective
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• Ethical Dilemmas Patient 1: This patient is admitted to ER with Respiratory Failure and Septic Shock. The patient was transferred to LTAC for long term management of disease. Patient’s chart states that she has DNR/DNI order‚ but her son was disagreeing with that decision. One of the ethical principles that direct ethical decision making in health care is the autonomy-the ability of the individual to chose for him or herself. Patient 2: This patient was admitted with endocarditis and had a tracheostomy
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