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    The principles surrounding ethics involve health care professionals analysing problems they face and decide if an action or practice is deemed right or wrong. Health care professionals must always ensure they work within ethical principles highlighted within their profession (HCPC‚ 2016). Virtue ethics is a frame work which focuses upon the character of the person rather than the rightness of their actions (Pozgar‚ 2010). Deontology states the rightness of something is based on actions used to reach

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    Ethics are a complicated subject. Everyone has their own way of thinking of ethics. People are ethical in similar and different ways. Some people may think the same way on subjects‚ like for example that it is ethically wrong to test on animals‚ while others may disagree‚ even on the same topic. There is no clear‚ black and white‚ right or wrong way to look at ethics. One may think people have varying degrees of ethics‚ which is true‚ but not one person really is more ethical than another given the

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    covered in this week are Utilitarianism‚ Divine command theory‚ Social contract theory and Virtue theory. Utilitarianism is when something is moral‚ good‚ when it produces

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    they are mistaken due to different definitions of the word. There is an ethical dilemma within utilitarianism because it leads ethical decisions to be made through utility calculations. This calculation differs between people and groups making morality subjective within this framework. A better alternative framework for an economist is a focus on a market based economy where truth is inherent. Utilitarianism also limits liberty and makes it plausible for mass killings

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    Virtue ethics is an ethical theory where one evaluates if an action is morally right or wrong if it is in accord with the virtues or being excellent. If one is not already a virtuous person‚ they should discover what a virtuous person would do in his or her circumstances and fulfill that action. Aristotle argues that happiness is the highest good since we pursue it for its own sake‚ other things for the sake of it‚ and we do not pursue it for the sake of something else. He goes on to state that a

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    Nicomachean ethics is the name of Aristotle’s work on ethics based on lectures he wrote. It is said that Nicomachean ethics were named after either Aristotle’s son or father as they were both named Nicomachus. Aristotle believed that happiness is what makes a person pure. To make this one virtue true‚ Aristotle believed that there were four moral virtues that worked together; the virtue of great soul‚ justice‚ practical judgment and being a truly good friend. From Aristotle’s notes‚ are ten books

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    Virtue Ethics asks the decision maker how the people affected by the decision can achieve happiness. This value states that there is no formula to find a correct decision‚ but the decision maker should consider what behaviors their virtues require in the situation and what impact their behaviors will have on their virtues. Luke must make a decision based on whether telling his brother about the development or keeping the information confidential will uphold his virtues and ensure the

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    Chapter 17: Virtue Ethics 17.3 I agree with Aristotle’s argument and conclusion that being virtuous person contributes so much to someone’s life with regards to going well. The reason for this is that our ultimate goal ought to be self-sufficient. That is; Aristotle believed that the good of something should not be limited to instrumental values e.g. money and fame. The goal of life‚ according to Aristotle‚ should be about self-sufficiency‚ which means that a person needs to possess it all and make

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    Tiffany Russell 1/27/13 Consequentialism‚ Deontology‚ and Virtue Ethics The philosophies of consequentialism‚ deontology‚ and virtue ethics are guidelines for decision making that utilize very different theories of how an ethical dilemma should be approached. Consequentialism is a philosophy that asks whether or not the end justifies the means. “In other words‚ an act and therefore a decision is ethical if its favorable consequences outweigh its negative consequences” (Brooks‚ 2007‚ p. 329)

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    Virtue ethics is a theory used to make moral decisions. It does not rely on religion‚ society or culture; it only depends on the individuals themselves. Aristotle is the main philosopher of Virtue Ethic. Aristotle’s writings have been read more or less continuously since ancient times‚ and his ethical treatises continue to influence philosophers working today. Virtue‚ according to Aristotle‚ is equivalent to excellence (Hutchinson‚ 41). A man has virtue as a guitarist‚ for instance‚ if he plays

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