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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Chapter 15 –part B p. 333 (Cameron) Motivation theories include Achievement-motivation theory Expectancy theory Equity theory Motivation theories are derived predominantly from the work of: Abraham Maslow (a psychologist) Achievement-motivation theory developed by: Focus: Atkinson‚ McClelland‚ and Veroff Aspects of personality characteristics and proposes 3 forms of motivation/needs in work situations (achievement‚ power‚ affiliation) Individuals are not as concerned with the
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I’ve encountered an ethical dilemma situation in my recent capstone clinical. My clinical preceptor and I caught in the concepts of the principles of autonomy‚ veracity‚ and nonmalifecence. This occurred when we provided nursing service to a 30-years-old male patient who was taken to the ED as a post-code patient. The EMS team arrived in the scene and initiated CPR and defibrillated a client (on the floor of his room). The client ended up in the ICU with a diagnosis of hypoxic- anoxic injury (HAI)
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University PHI-103 Intro to Philosophy and Ethics (O101) August 19‚ 2011 Philosophical Foundations of a Personal Worldview The term “worldview “is a recent addition to my vocabulary and as such is somewhat confusing. The definition provided by Ken Funk in his essay‚ “What is a Worldview “(2001) states that: “A worldview is a set of beliefs about fundamental aspects of Reality that ground and influence all one’s perceiving‚ thinking‚ knowing and doing”. He
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Ethical values are substantial in any workplace in cultivating increased productivity and teamwork especially in nursing profession. Nurses must scrutinize and comply with the ethical values to be able to provide proper care to clients and to secure the public. Ethical problems are inferred as a tough issues that oblige an ethical solutions; when resolving an ethical problems‚ nurses should make choices based on beliefs and understanding about what is essentially good or right for the clients
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Heading: Personal Worldview Personal Worldview Corrina Hartman PHI 103 March 15‚ 2011 The three primary components of my personal worldview are God‚ spiritual knowledge‚ and ethics - because they strongly influence all my thoughts‚ experiences‚ and life decisions. Putting God first in my life is sometimes rather difficult. It’s probably the most difficult thing for any Christian person to do. However‚ it’s probably meant to be difficult as a testimony of faith. God has great wisdom to impart
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Meno asks Socrates‚ is it possible to teach virtue or is it something that can be learned through practice. On the other hand is it just something that people just posses or is it just learned through some other way. Now the argument goes as follows: If you know what to look for to learn something‚ then there is no reason to learn it: If virtue is taught‚ then there must be a teacher of virtue. Virtue is taught Therefore‚ there is a teacher of virtue If one would want to start to understand this
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components of personal‚ societal‚ and group morality to create a better path for yourself and others. Some of its most important uses are to clarify‚ organize‚ and critique morality to highlight what does and does not fit in a particular situation (Purtilo‚ 2011). A nurse cultivates personal ethics through personal‚ cultural‚ and spiritual values which becomes a moral compass for their professional ethics. Personal ethics in combination with the code of ethics often assist the nurses in personal and social
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Personal Ethics Statement I determine what is right or wrong by looking at issues through a legal standpoint. “Is what I am about to do against the law?” If not‚ then I will most likely proceed with the issue. If the decision is illegal‚ and will result in jail time‚ I will not follow through on the decision. However‚ I may also take into account empathy. Putting myself in someone else’s shoes to see how they would feel about it. For example‚ if I had just bought some supplies from
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Utilitarianism theory exists on the views that an individual should pursue his own interest/beliefs‚ despite the existence of theories that define some acts right or wrong. Individuals should stick to this principle despite the consequences. In terms of deontological theory‚ it insists on adhering to moral rules that exist in a certain system‚ which are independent. Virtue theory exists on the basis that the role of a person’s character determines the virtues and morals upheld by that individual
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