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 the point rather than result (Johnstone
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The Book of Virtues by William J. Bennett. It was published on November 1‚ 1993 by Simon and Schuster. It was an anthology edited by William J. Bennett. The book is intended for the moral education of the young and is divided into the different virtues namely self-discipline‚ compassion‚ responsibility‚ friendship‚ work‚ courage‚ perseverance‚ honesty‚ loyalty and faith. Bennett has collected tales and stories and compiled it into one book. It was a type of fiction. The authors of each story used
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To what extent do modern versions of Virtue Ethics address the weaknesses of Aristotle’s teachings on virtue? Aristotle’s idea of Virtue Ethics was influenced by his belief that all things and all humans have a purpose (a telos). For him a complete explanation of something has to include its final cause or purpose which essentially is to realise its potential. Virtue Ethics itself is concerned with the characteristics of a person rather than how a person behaves and it is this he outlined in his
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Analyse the key features of Virtue Ethics Virtue ethics is a custom which goes back to Plato and Aristotle; it is also known as aretaic ethics‚ from the Greek word arête meaning excellence or virtue. There are a number of key features to virtue ethics‚ one of the most significant being that it is an agent-centered theory rather than act-centered theory. Therefore it asks the questions ‘What sort of person ought I to be?’ rather than ‘How ought I to act’. The concept does not focus on actions being
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A man charged with corrupting the youth and not worshiping the gods of the city was once sentenced to death‚ not because he actually did those things which he was accused of‚ but because 501 citizens of Athens acting as jury for his trial had been convinced he deserved death. This philosopher‚ Socrates‚ considered to be the wisest man of his time‚ was humble and knew that his purpose as a philosopher was to express‚ share‚ and not compromise the truth. Recorded in the ancient works of Plato‚ he
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In a short film called “Life Explained in 27 Seconds‚” Casey Neistat explains how he views living in this world‚ “life is like going the wrong way on a moving sidewalk‚ walk and you stay put‚ stand still and you go backwards‚ to get ahead you have to hustle”. If you know legendary filmmaker Mr. Neistat you’d know he’s all about motivation and this quote says it all. In this essay I want to share someone who is no stranger to experiencing hardships because of bad choices. He does not view his past
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Acceptance‚ Forgiveness‚ and Hope: The Parable of the Prodigal Son Explained In the first century AD‚ Jesus told a parable to the Pharisees‚ who believed they were better than the common sinners of the world. This has since come to be referred to as The Parable of the Prodigal Son. In this parable‚ Jesus tells of a family consisting of a father and his two sons. The older son appears to be very well mannered and level headed‚ while the younger seems somewhat rebellious. Jesus uses this story
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When Iago made the statement “I am not what I am” he was revealing that he is actually not the “honest Iago” as they see him. Shakespeare presents Iago as an honest servant of Othello when he is really a hypocrite‚ a liar‚ a deceiver‚ he is not the loyal lieutenant and good friend he pretends to be. Iago is presented as a collect of unsolvable puzzles. Everything Iago says causes worry‚ he invents elaborate lies in order to exploit and manipulate other people. He believes in lying and cheating for
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Trust and honest in the interprofessional healthcare team members is important especially in the discharge planning. Just this month I encountered a break in the system and how a patient can start to mistrust the healthcare team and thus have a bad transplant experience. A novice nurse on the transplant floor was in charge of a fresh kidney transplant patient. The process is for the patients to receive all new medications from an outpatient pharmacy. The medications are delivered to the charge nurse’s
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characters‚ the relationship between Katherina and Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew is utterly realistic. It shows every bit of the forever living concepts of sibling rivalry such as jealousy‚ envy and hate. One of the ways that the sisters’ rivalry is explained is the constant humiliation that Baptista‚ their father‚ causes in public. Gentlemen‚ importune me no farther‚ For how I firmly am resolved you know; That is‚ not to bestow my youngest daughter Before I have a husband for the elder. If either
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