NGO in influence (interest groups influence they can punish you if you don’t do what they want you to do) Global impact- labor and child issues Wider focus is required Organizing principles required These should be your value sand ethics Values and ethics Values Desirable principle or quality They are universal despite socioeconomic background, we all value the same thing (even prisoners) Why do we break them if we all believe in them? Ethics Get it from the slides on how to define Ethical dilemmas Individual vs. community Dilemmas occurs when you run into right vs. right
The life boat example – the boat only holds a certain number and everyone will not fit What do you think is the right choice? Don’t we all have an equal right, so how are we going to decide who gets on the boat? Can you sacrifice the right of the individual for the right of the community? Justice vs. Mercy Neighbor is a single father but he is a heavy drinker, he is in a hit and run, do you turn him in? If you turn him in the children’s lives are ruined, what would you do? This is fairly common especially in the work place, ppl do something illegal do you turn them into the company? Small wrong but a large penalty Truth vs. oyalty A client massages the sales forecast – she always overestimated them she has a heart attack and you get the job, do you continue to over estimate them? It comes down to what type of person you really are This one will come up a lot Solving ethical dilemmas 1. Know your own values 2. Be guided by your values- integrity Walking the talk 3. Spot the red flags Identify the problems and the choice you can make 4. Decide what is right 5. Have the courage to do the right thing Ethical theories Consequentialist theories Utilitarianism Focused on the consequence of the action The greatest good for the greatest number of people
The Term Paper on Ethics Broadly Conceived Is Concerned With Questions About Value How part 1
Ethics, broadly conceived, is concerned with questions about value, how we should live, and what we should do. Normative ethics is concerned with developing general theories in response to these kinds of questions. Consequentialists, contractarians, virtue ethicists, Kantians, and still others all develop different theories. But these theorists understand the subject matter itself differently, ...
An ethical math problem Wal-Mart in a small town Economic growth -pro You are taking away from mom and pops store –con You are making things convenient- pro Competition- pro People have to work for Wal-Mart, wages and working condition- con Bring in more big box stores- pro or a con The problem with this is there are pros and cons to both sides but how do you weigh the choices, which one is better? How do you measure it? Rights of the individual are sacrificed for the right of the majority Net benefits and net harms Good thing is everyone happiness if valued the same It is a good goal to peruse
Recognizes that our actions have effects on others Basis of the free market A promise holds very little value because if it ends of the wrong side of the equation then it is broken Non-consequentialist or deontological theories What is wrong The ends never justify the means Based on duties, obligation and principles Duties or obligations- what a rational person would do, what social role you play (sister mother), or your professional role (accountant GAP)- society helps us figure out what these are It assumes that society has done investigation into what a person should do Regardless of outcome
Based on universal principles that everyone should be able to abide by, it does not play any favorites When you come into conflict how do you pick which one trumps the other? Honestly and loyalty? There are no ethical guidelines on which to pick If you tell the truth then what of the consequeses- it ignore this Virtue ethics The role of the character making the choice What sort of person should you be? Phronesis/ practical wisdom Use this is become a good person Eudaimonia A virtuous life Pursuit of virtuous life will result in the right actions
Pro-con Vs. Argument Essays
When slating your own ideas on a certain subject, it is not unusual to take one side or the other. But in some cases it can occur that you have no particular opinion on the topic and therefore an argument arises in which you do not take sides and instead lay out the facts for the reader to decide which side he or she, if also undecided, will take. In the essays “The case for college” ...
