me is right or wrong.""Ethics has to do with my religious beliefs.""Being ethical is doing what the law requires.""Ethics consists of the standards of behavior our society accepts.""I don’t know what the word means." The meaning of "ethics" is hard to pin down‚ and the views many people have about ethics are shaky. Like Baumhart’s first respondent‚ many people tend to equate ethics with their feelings. But being ethical is clearly not a matter of following one’s feelings. A person following his
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Is Abortion Ethical? Abortion is one of the very many controversies our country faces. The battle between pro-choice and pro-life has been waged for many years now and still continues today. The big question is; is abortion ethical or not? To determine this there are many questions that need to be answered about the fetus and the mother. Is the fetus a person with rights? Does the pregnant mother have an obligation to the unborn child? Is it ethical to force a pregnant woman to term? Does the
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Hurbert Gene Evans is a published photographer with a foot fetish. In the late 1990’s while attending Scott County Community College for nursing‚ Evans encountered Rebecca Arnold and asked her if he could photograph her feet. Evans advised he worked as a photographer for a magazine in New York.Evans bragged that he had helped other women become “big time models.” Rebecca Arnold rejected Evan’s offer. Moving forward to 1998 Evans contacted Arnold at her home‚ but she was not there so he left a message
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Ethical Leadership Using effective ethical leadership is vital in every career field‚ but it is especially significant when working in human services. I have been a volunteer for over five years‚ working with women who are attempting to make positive changes and get their lives back on track. Most of these women have just been released from some type of incarceration. Most have lost their families‚ their homes‚ their jobs‚ and their self-worth. Most of these women suffer from alcoholism and addiction
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Ethical investments are similar to traditional investments with only one difference. Both traditional and ethical investors pursue the same goal of capital gains‚ higher income and/or preservation of capital for future needs. "The major difference between traditional investors and ethical investors is that ethical investors do not want their investments going for things that cause harm to the social or physical environments. Instead they want their investments to support needed and life supportive
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Love Your Neighbor As Yourself: Response to Ethical Egoism PHIL-122 22 March 2013 We are often taught at an early age that when struggling to make a decision to “let our consciences be our guides”. Conscience can be defined as our adherence to moral principles‚ or our considerations of fairness and justice. The word “consideration” is used because every individual has their own standards for what they feel to be morally right versus what they feel to be morally wrong‚ however this concept
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Ethical Consumerism What is ethical consumerism? Ethical consumerism is the purchasing of products and services produced in a way that minimizes social and environmental damage while avoiding products and services having a negative impact on society or the environment (http://www.scribd.com/doc/19589310/Contract-Law). Ethically made products are those that are produced with the least harm to the environment‚ animals‚ and humans. There are four types of ethical buying. The first one is positive
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Ethical Conflicts Because human services work often involves direct client interaction‚ there are times when the values of the worker differ from those of their clients. In these circumstances‚ ethical dilemmas tend to arise. Review the case examples and current ethical conflicts presented in Chapter 5 of your textbook. Choose (1) case study :Social and Moral Issues in the Case of a 96-Year-Old Woman- page 141 96 years old woman live alone‚ Her house is full of trash .House is a health
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Ethical Perspectives Many people today are in agreement that America’s attention to ethical standards is declining. Individual ethics are being replaced by dependence on organizational ethics. Groups are depending on their organizations Code of Ethics as guidelines for ethical regulations. People need to understand the importance of personal ethics and make a commitment. The key to understanding and committing is awareness of one’s core beliefs. The Ethics awareness inventory is a profile
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using Kohlberg’s moral development model and by examining major ethical systems‚ namely deontology and utilitarianism‚ a clear understanding of the factors influencing this type of decision-making can be gained. Specifically‚ utilitarianism‚ Kant’s categorical imperative and the doctrine of double effect address the decision from differing viewpoints‚ providing the decision maker with compelling evidence to support both angles of the ethical and moral dilemma presented in the decision at hand. A decision
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