When it comes to making an ethical decision everyone, has their steps and processes to reach their best moral decision. My purpose for this essay to show you how I reach the best ethical decision. I have selected five steps from several of the class readings that coincide with what I believe to be ethical and moral. I have used Baker’s model and his interpretation of Kidder’s model, Josephson’ Model and Patterson and Wilkins examples. That best works with my ethical and moral principles and me. By the end of this essay, you will be able to see my process and understand my reasons for following these step. For my first step, I have selected the Baker-Kidder’s model because it forces me to look at the core problem. By “recognizing the moral” …show more content…
How can I know if what I am doing is for the welfare of others? I would have to follow my three previous steps, and if I would have to consider their concerns. I would have to evaluate each decision and see if I benefit from it and if others would suffer from that decision. A great example is Dr. Oz Diet plan; he was promoting a diet pill that could “burn you fat away permanently”. Ensuring his viewers that the product will make them lose the weight without exercising and without a proper diet. Dr. Oz went on to promote another product promising his viewers they could lose 18 pounds in 22 weeks. Dr. Oz responsibility was to promote a healthy lifestyle with the real method to leading live a healthy life. Dr. Oz attended a Senate hearing on his claims about the weight-loss supplement. The reason I have included Josephson 's Golden Kantian Consequentialism because he provides a structure on how people should make ethical choices. Josephson has an example of how a journalist should make an ethical action, like worry about how an action could affect the subject (the person the article is about) or how it could affect the readers. I have included this example to my ethical decision-making process since it supports with my previous steps. "Help when you can avoid harm when you can."(Josephson, page 18) Without this structure, I wouldn 't be making an ethical
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People have opinions and ideas when it comes to ethical dilemmas. There are many examples: The debate on abortion, the trolley problem, and moral absolutism, to name just a few. In all of these examples it appears that emotion and feelings will, at some point, override an important ethical decision that needs to be made. An important factor of an ethical dilemma is how and when it might appear. Some dilemma's, like the debate on abortion, can appear in a way that there is time to talk through all options and available ethical concepts. In this type of dilemma it is possible to see how moral rules and ethical theories can be discussed and a decision made through compromise. In contrast, when a situation that poses dire ethical consequences calls for a moral action there must be a solution that is grounded in moral principle and that can be accessed quickly and efficiently producing the most desirable results. The principal that would seem the best candidate in these situations is consequentialism.
On April 24th, 2014, one simple recording released by TMZ made Donald Sterling, owner of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers, the most hated man in America. In this recording, Sterling ranted over the fact how he did not want V. Stiviano, his partner, to be affiliated with any African Americans. As a result of his racist statements, fans, athletes, and sports organizations/members, voiced their opinions on the matter, flourishing social media. Many star players such as LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and a majority the Clippers players acknowledged that something had to be done, and that the NBA is no place for racism. In the end, after team owners took a vote, NBA commissioner Adam Silver held a press conference enlightening the public
Having an abortion is a moral choice. The essay “A Moral Choice” by Mary Gordan discusses many issues concerning abortion, the author clearly favors pro-choice. The debate about when a fetus is alive (437) is a concern as to when it is acceptable to get an abortion. As well as the morality of abortion judged in the media, religion, society, and by self. The women who get abortions are critiqued as cold and technological (441). These normal everyday women have made this moral decision for centuries. Although society needs to be realistic our world is over populated and some women are not designed to have children. How do women make this moral decision?
When I was working as a Customer Service Representative in the Bank, one of my responsibilities was to supervise the tellers. I was friends with two of the tellers working there at the time. We used to go out together outside of work and had great time. At some point I started noticing that they are being too friendly with each other and acting inappropriate for a professional environment. I decided to confront them and they confessed to me that they were dating. That is when I realized that I was faced with an ethical dilemma.
Workplace ethics engages in judgements and collective agreements regarding a suitable guide of behaviour. The ethical decision making framework (EDM) presents, business decision is ethical or unethical.EDM provides an indication of traditional decision making process and issues that manipulate ethical decisions. Employees tend to fraud because they can experience the unfair treatments or situation that they face. Manages may ask employee to work long hours, and then they can take additional time off. Good performance leads to remunerations and appreciation managers than workers.
An ethical dilemma is an incident that will cause us to question how we should react based on our moral beliefs. A decision needs to be made between what is right or wrong, just or unjust. I have experienced many ethical dilemmas in my lifetime, and I know that there is no such thing as an ethical dilemma that only affects one person. Some ethical dilemmas are easier to resolve than others. The easy ones are the ones in which we can make decisions on the spot. For example, if a cashier gives me too much change, I can immediately make a decision to either return the money or keep it. Because I was grew up in a Christian home where we lived by the “Golden Rule” there is no way I could have kept the money. Based on Kant’s, categorical imperative there are two criteria for determining moral right and wrong. First, there is universalizability, which states, “the person’s reasons for acting must be reasons that everyone could act on at least in principle” (Velasquez, 2006, p. 79). Next there is reversibility that states “the person’s reasons for acting must be reasons that he or she would be willing to have all others use, even as a basis of how they treat him or her” (Velasquez, 2006, p. 79). One of the three principles Kidder (1995) recommends for resolving dilemmas is “Do what you want others to do to you” (p.25). The decision to return the money is consistent with these principles and similar to the “Golden Rule”. I will discuss the dilemma, how it affected me, and how I made a decision I could live with.
The six steps of the model are as follows: Identify the ethical dilemma, collect information, state the options, apply ethical principles to those options, make the decision, and implement the decision (Beemsterboer, 2010). The first step is to identify the ethical dilemma, which Beemsterboer describes as the most critical step in the model. To identify the ethical dilemma, one must recognize that the problem is an ethical dilemma with no one clear answer, and expound upon what the ethical question is. The next step is to collect information about the situation and values involved “as a basis for an informed decision.” (Beemsterboer, 2010, para. 8). After defining the ethical dilemma and gathering information about it, one must then state as many options as possible which may resolve the problem (Beemsterboer, 2010). Due to that fact that more than one decision may remedy an ethical dilemma, it is important to discuss all available options to better understand all angles of the situation and how to deal with as many of them as possible. Once all alternatives have been stated, each must be weighed against ethical principles. Beemsterboer suggests in the discussion of each option a list of pros and cons be made to demonstrate how the option may protect of violate ethical principles and values (2010).?? After analyzing each alternative it is much easier
During the summer vacation, after I graduated high school, I experienced ethical dilemma. I had hard time to make an ethical-decision and still, I feel guilty about my choice. I am going to discuss my ethical dilemma which involved weighing my needs to attend SUNY Old Westbury against my dad's needs for me to transfer college in my home country, South Korea, and stay with my mom when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. I am going to discuss whether my decision was ethical from the perspectives of Mill, Kant, and Gilligan. I also will discuss how the readings changed my perspectives about how I want to approach ethical decision-making.
An ethical dilemma is defined as a complex situation that will often involve an apparent mental conflict between moral imperatives in which to obey one would result in transgressing another . When individuals are faced with an ethical question, we tend to search for a “correct answer” when responding. However, these types of questions do not always seem to have a straightforward answer. The arguments which may arise from an ethical dilemma question are typically examined in two ways: whether people are being consistent in their judgment and whether the alleged facts on which those judgments are based are truth. In this essay, the ethical dilemma being presented is as followed: A man cheats on his wife early in their marriage. Twenty years later he wants to “come clean” about his infidelity. Should he? The ethical interpretations of philosophers Aristotle, Benedict de Spinoza, Immanuel Kant, and myself will be addressed regarding this particular dilemma.
In the case of Joelle, this study will significantly identify the different ethical principles that can be applied in the case. In addition to it, the study will also arrive in one ethical theory that Joelle can be applied in her situation in order for her to effectively determine what she will do and if her decision and action can be considered ethical or the right thing.
Everyone in this world has experienced an ethical dilemma in different situations and this may arise between one or more individuals. Ethical dilemma is a situation where people have to make complex decisions and are influenced based on personal interest, social environment or norms, and religious beliefs (“Strategic Leadership”, n.d.). The leaders and managers in the company should set guidelines to ensure employees are aware and have a better chance to solve and make ethical decisions. Employees are also responsible in understanding their ethical obligations in order to maintain a positive work environment. The purpose of this case study is to identify the dilemma and analyze different decisions to find ways on how a person should act
Making good ethical decisions requires a trained sensitivity to ethical issues and a practiced method for exploring the ethical aspects of a decision and weighing the considerations that should impact our choice of a course of action. Having a method for ethical decision making is absolutely essential. When practiced regularly, the method becomes so familiar that we work through it automatically without consulting the specific steps.
In this assignment we will be identifying an ethical dilemma an individual has experienced. We will begin with a short introduction of what an ethical dilemma is, moving on to providing brief details of the dilemma an individual has experienced. We will then go on to selecting one ethical theory, to show how it can help an individual understand and deal with the situation when placed within, followed by a conclusion.
Introduction Generally, ethics is defined as standards of performance that explain how human beings should opt to react during many circumstances in which they meet with friends, citizens, parents, teachers, children, professionals, and businesspeople, among others. However, ethics is different from feelings, as feelings make significant information’s available for our ethical preferences. Although some people possess highly mature behaviors that cause them to feel awful when they get involved in the wrongdoings, most of the people normally enjoy doing bad things. Ethical decision-making And frequently people will feel uncomfortable when they are mandated to make difficult decisions.