Throughout my entire life, I have come across many different types of people and experience new things that shape my ethics. Yet I personally think that religion and my parents had the most impact on me for shaping my ethics over the time. My parents taught me very important core values since I was young. If I had made any mistakes, my parents would tell me what I have done wrong and expected me not to repeat my mistakes. They guide me towards a way that I should be a good member of society. In addition, religion taught me that I should live my life as a better person. I may not be a perfect follower, but religion has answered many life questions, which I had. My parents and religion were the two main cores that shape me as a person. I personally …show more content…
In my code for caring, I know that all life is important. Yet if a person’s is suffering or has an extreme medical condition then people are sometime put down such as a coma patient. Some people feel as though they do not have right to take a person life until they are death just like the “Baby Theresa” discussion. Yet people have different viewpoints about caring for life. Some people may not respect everything around them such as rules or laws. People do not tend to respect everything because they might have a different perspective on a certain rule or cultural standpoint. Sometimes people do not tend to be honest because they might see being honest is a greater harm than a greater good. People do lie in certain situation to create a better outcome or not. It depends on the situation. The definition of Utilitarian is “good is what produces more pleasure or happiness than pain” (Birsch 77). I think my personal ethics code of caring would go well with this situation. When people care for others they want to make sure that, the world is happy. Just like Utilitarian focuses on people happiness. Yet the major difference is that when caring for any living thing you make sure it’s not harm in any way. While for Utilitarian is majority rule if a large group agrees on a certain issue, then the people will take the action despite it might hurt a small group of …show more content…
I think respect goes well with this theory because we have to respect the rules of society and people as well. By respecting rules and people, it creates a peaceful environment in society. Most people do respect certain rules, but they do not tend to respect each other. Respect is something a person has to earn while for, but Social Contract is something a person must follow. One is more mandatory than the other to gain benefits. Kantian Ethics is defined by “Act only from moral rules that you can at the same time will to be universal moral laws” (Quinn 68). I think my personal ethics code for being honesty goes well with this topic. When people admire honesty, then other people tend to follow that rule. There is a saying “honesty is the best policy”. People around the world know this act is universal. Yet the difference is that people are not honest always, but that doesn’t mean that people gave up on honesty. The rule of being honest still upholds in the entire world despite some people being dishonest to the
Kant defends the principle that we should never lie, even if our doing so could prevent a death. He believes the expression “to have a right to the truth” to have no meaning and argues that people should rather say that a man has a right to his own truthfulness (603). For him, truth in utterances that cannot be avoided is the formal duty of a man no matter how bad are the consequences (603). According to him, what the jurists believe to be a lie, that is an intentionally false declaration towards another man that must hurt another, is not proper because a lie always injures another (604). He thinks that whoever tells a lie, however good his intentions are, is responsible for the consequences and must pay the penalty (604). He argues that to be truthful in all declarations is a “sacred unconditional command of reason” (604).
The Alabama Educator Code of Ethics is designed for every educator in the state of Alabama. The Code must be implemented for the safety of students and educators. The goal of the Alabama Code of Ethics can be accomplished as long as all educators value the worth and dignity of all students, parents, and staff. There are nine Alabama Educator Code of Ethics and Standard 1: Professional Conduct, Standard 4: Teacher/Student Relationship and Standard 5: Alcohol, Drug and Tobacco Use of Possession are the most important standards.
My ethics and values are developed from my religious beliefs, my associations with professionals, and self experiences. My religion installs values such as honesty, courtesy, and determination, which determine how I treat other people. My association with professionals helps me to embrace values, such as determination, personal integrity, accountability, and excellence, which are fundamental in designing my academic and professional paths. The experiences I have encountered in life have taught me to observe and embrace many ethical values, including ambition, integrity, and responsibility, which enable me to associate well with my family and other members of the society.
In other words, the kind of choice made is dependent on an individual’s values. According to Margaret McLean, the selection between good or bad is made depending on three ways. In the first case, an individual thinks all that matters are the results. As such, why not lie? The outcomes may be bad, and it will hurt people. In the second perspective, individuals are guided by the rules. Therefore, why not lie? The rules mandate the truth. In the third case, a person chooses not to lie because of his/her values. For instance, they are honest. Therefore, an individual’s decision-making process is guided by the anticipated results, rules, and character traits (McLean,
Utilitarians focus on the greater good. They believe it is perfectly moral for someone completely innocent to suffer as long as the rest of society is happier than happy. In the story of “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas", for example, they live in a perfect world called Omelas. Everyone is joyous, there is no war, no disease, and a plethora of luxury items. However, in order for the amazing place of Omelas to continue to exist and thrive, a small and innocent child must live in a broom closet where it is underfed and under-loved. Those who live in Omelas, once they are old enough, must go visit the child. They learn of how their happiness only occurs because this poor naked child suffers. The child “can remember sunlight and its mother’s voice” and it’s life must be sacrificed for the greater good of the rest of the society (LeGuin, page 5). Utilitarians would not be in favor of giving the beggar standing outside of your local grocery store money. If you were to give away your money, then you too would be suffering. Should you not give away any money because you need to go purchase insulin for your diabetic child or dinner for your family of 6, in the eyes of a Utilitarian, that would be perfectly acceptable because you were acting towards the greater good for the most amount of people. The beggar is allowed to
The moral of Utilitarianism is, “What is going to reduce the most pain?” Also, when dealing with utilitarianism everyone else’s happiness matters meaning that when you do something for someone even though you do not want to do that for he/she you know that the outcome will make them happy and that’s all that matters. Most of the time when you make someone else happy it makes you happy so therefore your happiness counts equally as well. “The Ethics of care is sometimes seen as a potential moral theory to be substituted for such dominant moral theories as Kantian ethics, utilitarianism, or Aristotelian virtue ethics.” (Held, 115). Care Ethics is based on morality with particular others including emotions in particular relationships, in both private and public life. Care Ethics is difficult to define, but has several distinct features. The Top 3 are moral importance of meeting the needs of particular others, values emotion rather than rejecting it and rejects abstract impartiality. Morality includes reasons and
Kant believes in developing a pure moral philosophy, a universal law, based on a priori concept of reasoning. A priori knowledge is the knowledge a person has before any experience. He also talks about a posteriori knowledge, which stands for the knowledge after experience. As a posteriori knowledge is depended on experiences, it cannot be considered in making a moral decision because it requires a general law. Kant also refuses to consider any kind of specific interests and circumstances in making a decision. Hence, lying is not an option, according to Kant, in making any kind of moral decision. He also emphasizes that consequences don't matter regardless of outcomes. Hence, the moral law is a general formula that is applicable in all situations. So, instead of commanding certain actions, Kant believes in expressing the principle that all the actions to make a decision should be undertaken with pure motives without consideration of the consequences. In other words, Kant is a stro...
I have chosen the business profession topic of higher education administration. I am extremely familiar with this profession; as it is the job that I currently hold. There is a plethora of different activities and task that are dealt with on a daily basis within this profession. Some of these items consist of assisting both full and part time staff and faculty, maintaining order within budgets and finance, including all purchase orders and check requests, facilitating student awards, including scholarships, staffing and training within the department, as well as dealing with public policy and laws within the college. It is immensely obvious that this job would keep anyone busy. This alone is one of the reasons I love this profession so much. Each day brings something new, and important group of items to accomplish. Anyone who holds this job, would go into work everyday knowing that the tasks that they are about to perform, will create a difference to not only to the departments and its students, but will also make a difference within the entire college. This person alone has the responsibility of making ethical decisions every single day as well as watching out for others who may need help being pointed in the proper ethical direction based on their knowledge of the school’s ethics plans that have been put in place. If someone were unaware of the ethical standards in this profession, there is a lot of room for things to head in a corrupt direction rather quickly.
The business issue that I choose to discuss is conflict. According to Robbins & Judge (2011) a conflict is defined as “A process that begins when one party perceives that another party has negatively affected, or is about to negatively affect, something that the first party cares about” (p.677). I have had to deal with the issue of conflict in my professional work experience on several occasions. However, the conflict that I will focus on is an ethical conflict. I can recalled being asked to go beyond my level of competence, in order for my organization to pass recertification. At that particular time I had not received my undergraduate degree, yet my supervisor wanted me to lie and say that I have a bachelor degree which was necessary in order to do certain types of work in the organization. I not only felt that this was unethical but also illegal, and most of all it was not in accordance with my Christian belief. My supervisor wanted me to submitted paperwork that was predated to look as though it was processed on a previous date. I bluntly refused and this was the beginning of a conflict that I faced in my professional work as a group home professional. I immediately handled the conflict and told her that I would not and
Ethics is defined as moral principles that govern a persons or a group’s behavior, ethical principles apply to both personal and professional relationships (Webster, 2015). The field of nursing is a profession that has been highly regarded and respected in society. Most nurses enter the profession in order to utilize their clinical skills to help others in their time of need. Those in failing health rely on nurses to care for them in their most vulnerable states, and expect a level of compassion and humanity while receiving care. Nurses have an ethical responsibility to their patients, clients, and their community. Compassion, empathy, and integrity are staple characteristics that nurses possess that allow them to successfully perform their
Utilitarianism is the view of considering everyone’s benefit as equally important versus only considering my own. For any action, the morally correct thing to do is cause the greatest amount of happiness or pleasure or benefit for the greatest number possible; while at the same time causing the least amount of pain or unhappiness for the smallest number possible.
In addition to being influenced by church and religion, I have also been influenced by my family. My parents have always been there for me and supported me in all I do. They encourage me in my schoolwork as well as my extra-curricular activities. They attend all my concerts and things I participate in including church activities. My grandparents have also influenced me in what I am today. My grandfather is a minister and has always encouraged me to do well and have high morals. They have always done special things such as taking me on trips to show me how much they love me. My sister has also helped me be the person I am today. She has been a role model to me in many things. She has encouraged me to do well in school because she excelled and was valedictorian of her class. She also has an outgoing personality and has been a role model socially.
Moral ethics is the belief that all human beings are born to know right from wrong. We come into this world as good people, but the temptations and challenges in life influence our mind set to as it will. Every person on Earth chooses if they’re to follow through with their life of good or go down the path of bad. “A person’s moral ethics” (unknown.)
As a law enforcement officer, my fundamental duty is to serve mankind; to safeguard lives and property; to protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation, and the peaceful against violence or disorder; and to respect the constitutional rights of all men to liberty, equality and justice.
The faith that I have, and my parents’ example, have both had a large impact on who I am