My personal ethics code, while mostly different, has some of the same foundations to Kantianism. According to Introduction to Ethical Theories, “Kantian morality begins with the idea that unconditional good is the best foundation for morality”(123). Whereas my principles are completely different than that of Kantianism, the foundations behind the principles are similar. The reason behind my principal, “is the decision better for the majority?” is that usually what’s best for the majority is the morally right decision, or unconditionally good, which is the foundation for Kantianism. However, Kantianism is also vastly different from my ethics code because mine focuses more on consequences, from the long-term effects, while Kantianism focuses more on moral rules and universal moral rules. …show more content…
Like utilitarianism, my ethics code focuses a lot on the consequences of an ethical decision. From the BBC website section on consequentialism, act utilitarianism is “ a particular action is morally good only if it produces more overall good than any alternative action.” Therefore, act utilitarianism is very similar to my first ethics principle, “is the decision better for the majority?” However, they are also different because act utilitarianism doesn’t mention the long-term effects. Furthermore, my ethics code is both similar and different from rule utilitarianism, which determines a universal moral rule, then the good and harm of following that rule, and then chooses the one with the best long-term result. They are different because mine doesn’t identify a universal moral rule. Though they are similar because in the end, the decision is made based on the long-term result. Overall, while there are differences, my personal ethics code has many similarities with
right. In my own life, I try to stray away from media as much as I can for my own personal purposes, but I do find myself tweeting and watching reality T.V. from time to time. Now that I have created my own satisfactory ethical code I can analyze the way I include it into my media usage. First, I would like to define what my satisfactory ethical code is. My code is a mixture of the utilitarianism approach combined with features from ethics of care. The base of this code is Utilitarianism based
Growing up with my family mainly shaped my personal ethics and views. My parents taught me manners, common decency, and how to behave in public. While being taught all that I think my personal views on ethics started to form. From what my parents taught me, my ethics were built on with my life experiences and religion. While growing up I was always taught how to be a kind, caring, and sharing person. My parents want me to be a child that has good values and intentions. My parents are the ones that
Despite the implementation of a certain code of conduct and belief system into most individual's everyday lives, the concept of ethics or moral philosophy remains a hazy area, left to be tackled by philosophers and exceptional theorists. The assessment of major ethical systems over the course of the semester has forced me to reevaluate the fundamentals of my own moral philosophy and reconsider the role of ethics as a more average field of thought than I had once considered. Included in the major
Introduction The term ethics s defined as a set of moral principles that a person or society sets to govern their behaviors (Iqbal, Bhatti, & Zaheer, 2013). This definition is concomitant with the idea of knowing what is right and wrong and making a conscious decision to follow what is right (Paul & Elder, 2006). Conversely, a system of ethics is a set of instructions that govern an organization or particular social structure. This includes a combination of interrelated values that are devised as
2/23/14 The ethical code I chose to focus on is the NCA. I chose NCA Ethical communication because it is the fundamental purpose to responsible thinking in our decision-making, and to the development of our relationships and to communities within and across segments, cultures, channels, and media. Ethical communication gives us a greater sense of meaning and dignity by presenting truthfulness, fairness, responsibility, personal integrity, and respect for oneself and to others
Utilitarianism is the idea that, “An action is right (or wrong) to the extent that it increases (or decreases) the total happiness of the affected parties.” Quinn 73. The main idea behind this ethical framework is to apply morals that do the most overall good regardless of their negative effects. In this theory, all the negative consequences of an action are acceptable if it results in a higher net worth for happiness. The principal of rule utilitarianism is only slightly different
a society with a diverse value system and increased judgment publicly by groups with varying values and interests, there seems to be more demands on business people to make stronger ethical decisions. According to McShane and Von Glinow (2010), “ethics refers to the study of moral principles or values that determine whether actions are right or wrong and outcomes are good or bad” (p. 15). In our day-to-day activities, we rely on our ethical values to guide us in the right direction and do the right
The basic logical formulation for the moral relativist position states that different societies have empirically different moral codes that govern each respective society, and because there does not exist an objective moral standard of judgment, no society’s moral code possesses any special status or maintains any moral superiority over any other society’s moral code. The moral relativist concludes that cultures cannot evaluate or criticize other cultural perspectives in the absence of any objective
She first analyzes euthanasia from the utilitarian approach. In utilitarianism, an action is considered moral if it maximizes total benefit and reduces suffering. Thus, if an individual is terminally ill, and a majority of family members agreed to the mercy killing, then the euthanasia is ethical. Mapes also contends that
activities for the clients. At my organization, time reporting was not merely a reflection of what the Federal government pays for services, it was a reflection of the trustworthiness of the organization and each individual. In leadership, ethics has to do with what leaders do and who they are. The choices leaders make and how they respond in a given circumstance are informed and directed by their ethics (Northouse, 2013). As team lead, I had no legal access to review my team’s timesheets; only senior
moral and consequences that control why we make the choices in our day to day lives. The two theories I will be using in my argument are Consequentialism and Utilitarianism, as both of these support the theory that morals affect our decision making. To begin with consequentialism is the theory that there is a rightness and wrongness of actions which is determined by a moral code, for example it is a set of rules which would have the best outcome for the one making the decision. There are two theories
in Nursing Ethics asses the values, morals, and principles of nurses. Legal codes or laws are rules established by our government. It’s important that nurses have a clear and comprehensive understanding of ethical and legal codes within their career. The understanding of these codes is essential for nurses to safely practice and to protect their patients. Nurses must abide by these principles or face the consequences of legal action. These principles include autonomy, utilitarianism, confidentiality
and elements of utilitarianism. The application of utilitarianism in the case is confined by the constructs of greater goodness which was highlighted in the short term and long-term goals discussed in the case. Considering accepting or rejecting the Big Apple Job offer, an analysis sheet to draw and highlight the potential benefits of landing the chance is preeminent. Working for Denver pulls on the same side as my long-term dream of maintaining a close relationship and company with my family and friends
changing his sex. Two months before he was fired, his supervisor saw him wearing a woman’s dress while he was off-duty. Deemed as threats to the company’s image in customer’s eyes, Peter was asked to resign from his job. Most company has set a dress code regulation that must followed by all employee with no exceptional. It stated in the article that Peter was dress accordingly when he went to work at Winn-Dixie and he has shown an above the standard work performance. To some company it is understandable
can be vaguely defined as the extent to which is right or wrong. The word and the concept are hard to define as it means a different thing to people. History has many theories on morality, which only lends validity to the fact that morality is a personal definition of one’s values and concepts of right and wrong. For example, the debate on abortion has been raging for decades with no end in sight any time soon. One of the reasons that this debate is so heated is that some people find abortion to