Aalia Case Study

The idea of humanism is very multifaceted and has been presented in different ways in different historical periods of the development of society. At present, in ethics, there are three main meanings of humanism (Ferrell, Fraedrich, & Ferrell, 2017):

• Guarantee of basic human rights as a condition for preserving the humane foundations of its existence;

• Support for the weak, which goes beyond the ordinary views of the society about justice;

• The formation of social and moral qualities that allow the individual to realize self-realization on the basis of social values.

The basic rights and freedom in which all humans are entitled often hold to include the rights to life, liberty, equality, freedom and the freedom of thought and expression

Thus, it is feasible to have Aalia work at a different store of the company, however, with the initial conditions that she applied for before.

The ethical issues in the case: The code of ethics has five principles; beneficence &no malfeasance, fidelity and responsibility, integrity, justice & respect for people’s rights & dignity (Behnke & James, 2012). The employer was not truthful, that meant that he was dishonest. If he possessed any integrity, he would have given her the store policies during the interview. He could have modified his personal values all while being consistent in the realm of fairness.

Justice involves preventing an unjust. According to Adam Smith (1723-1790, Sommers & Sommers, 2013), a violation of justice is injury: it does hurt to some particular persons from motives, which are naturally disapproved of, and the consequences of resentment.

Respect for the rights of people & dignity is to acknowledge the worth of the individual (Aalia) by taking precautions while engaging in positive and professional interactions and avoiding the influence of personal biases toward the individual (APA ethics code,