Virtue Ethics: Character-Based Virtues Aristotle and Plato Virtue ethics is grounded in “character traits”. We all have by nature the potential to be moral persons‚ but we need to practice the virtues‚ to cultivate them. Ex. a medical doctor should cultivate virtues such as: compassion‚ discernment‚ trustworthiness‚ integrity‚ benevolence and non-malevolence Kinds of virtues: 1) intellectual (wisdom‚ understanding etc) 2) moral (temperance‚ patience‚ courage etc) An individual
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| Ethics in the workplace can work for you in basically two ways. They can either be your best friend or your worst enemy. (Employee Motivation Skills‚ 2009) Organizations that have a well defined ethics policy that is followed closely will have better morale. Organizations that don’t will have all kinds of personnel issues and high turnover. Ethics is the glue that holds organizations together. (Employee Motivation Skills‚ 2009) Ethics is a fundamental business term because it can and does
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Ethics 316 February 25‚ 2013 Virtue Ethics Taking an ethical view of a situation and understanding the way one handle any circumstance and how the individual treat the circumstances with respect and morality….Virtue Ethics is also known as agent based ethics‚ its position is that we become good when we cultivate excellence‚ (virtue) by pursuing the moderate courses between excess and defect. (Basic Ethics‚ Second Edition‚ by Michael Boylan). The beliefs that the big guy in
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Ethic Obligations Most workers understand that they must balance their home life and their career. But how they go about doing this is what most struggle with even today. A manager needs to think about their most resourceful asset‚ their employees. When you are a manager‚ you have the tough decisions to make in keeping with the company’s goals‚ but striving to make money for your stockholders as well. This paper will discuss the following two questions. What are the ethical implications of requiring
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If we would be viewing Ana’s situation using Kantian ethics‚ there would be no more arguments to discuss with regards to what would be the morally right thing to do on her situation. Kantian ethics had set it as absolute —whatever consequence that lies ahead‚ it is Ana’s duty to give birth to her child despite of its expected deficiency. This is because for Kantian ethics‚ a moral act is not based upon feelings or pity. Nor it is not based on the possibility of reward. Rather‚ a moral action is one
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Biomedical Ethics Exam 1 Study Guide Answers 1. The central aim of the normative theory is to provide well supported principles of conduct and value that will be useful for guiding people’s actions. There are 2 branches : 1. Right conduct theory: what makes right acts right? Example—abortion.. “hurting others is wrong”.. “killing people is wrong” 2. Value theory: what sorts of things are intrinsically valuable? 2. The central aim of the Value theory
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Defining Ethics Ethics are the basis for decisions about what is right or wrong. To behave in an ethical fashion means to make choices that embody right behavior rather than wrong behavior. Legality and Ethics Activity can be: | Example | Illegal and unethical | Stock brokers who "churn" stocks‚ repeatedly buying and selling stocks to gain personal commissions without the client’s best interests in mind | Legal and unethical | Selling legal products (for example‚ heavily sugared cereal to
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GOING GREEN: A PAPER ON ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS Members: David‚ Ann Carmel Dolor‚ Catherine Ann Landayan‚ Maria Angelica Neri‚ Rhea Maureen PREFACE The plight of the environment has never been as critical as it is today. Recent events such as the flooding in Australia‚ China‚ India‚ and the Philippines‚ extreme heat waves in the USA and in Europe‚ wild fires in California‚ extreme winters and blizzards‚ massive oil spills‚ has made us experience real‚ tangible consequences of mankind’s
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Professional Ethics “Nurses represent the largest group of health care professionals” (Sarikonda-Woitas & Robinson‚ 2002‚ p. 72). Professional nurses are accountable for his or her ethical conduct. Medical professionals have a legal and ethical responsibility to deliver safe‚ quality care taking into account the patients’ individual needs and allowing self-determination. The nursing codes of ethics are formal statements guiding professional conduct and informing the public of the nursing professions
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Ethics is not equivalent to feelings. We feel on whether a certain thing is right or wrong. Feelings actively affect our daily choices. It may sometimes prevent us from making the right ethical choices. [Peter Zafirides‚ 2012]. Some may feel remorse when an unethical deed is done. This can be mainly attributed to persons’ different needs and desires. In 1992‚ Dr. Cox‚ a 70 year old‚ with a lethal injection of potassium chloride had what rheumatologists’ described as the worst case of rheumatoid
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