situation, and you become better at doing this with experience, by acting virtuously. Practice makes perfect. Virtue ethics focuses on the moral character of the decision maker rather than the consequences of the action (utilitarianism) or the motivation of the decision maker (deontology). It adopts a more holistic approach to understanding human ethical behavior. It recognizes that there are many aspects to our
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Running head: PROFESSIONAL ETHICS Professional Ethics Paper Patrick Kelley University of Phoenix Health Law and Ethics NUR 478 Susan Lawson, RN, MS, CLNC July 18, 2010 Professional Ethics Paper The purpose of this paper is to describe the relationships between legal and ethical issues, identify personal values and professional ethics, examine ethical theories and principles, and apply these to current practice examples. Nurses face
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In the paper titled “Lifeboat Earth” the author, Onara O’Neill, a celebrated and world-renowned philosopher, takes a deontological approach towards the issue of global poverty and the moral responsibility of eradicating (deaths ensuing from) world hunger through famine relief aid extended by the First-World countries. An ardent supporter of Kantian ethics, as evidenced by the content of her papers and emphasis on duty as shall be discussed; O’Neill emphasizes and seeks answers as to the moral responsibility
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image to maintain, there is no reason why A&F should discriminate against the amount of people that they do. By considering Aristotelian virtue ethics, Mill’s utilitarianism, and Carr’s idea on business bluffing, it is easy to see why the tactics of A&F are unmoral, or in the case of Carr, unjustified. On the other side, Kantian deontology shows that the tactics of A&F can be considered moral, however Kant’s reasons are not stronger than the reasons of Aristotle, Mill, and Carr. Before getting
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Introduction Hewlett-Packard (HP) is a company that is known for its “leadership in corporate ethics and responsibility.” (2) Under the “Business Ethics” section of their web-site, they make the following claim, “Our ethical standards and shared values form the cornerstone of our culture of uncompromising integrity.” (2) The statement goes on to say, “Our culture of integrity and accountability, and our performance culture go hand-in-hand. We win, both as individuals and as a company, by doing
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Burns & McCallister Mark Stone Ohio University Legal & Ethical Environment of Business -MBA-560-VC November 20, 2013 Burns & McCallister Ethics & Global Business Being a successful global business is a balancing act. It is easy to assume that what works in America will work abroad. Nothing could be further from the truth. Multi-national companies need to be aware of the unique set of values, customers and traditions of the foreign countries they wish to do business in
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Individual Ethical Decision-Making Analysis James Waylon Jahns Facilitator Howard Introduction to Philosophy December 23, 2012 Individual Ethical Decision-Making Analysis Introduction Throughout my lifetime I have dealt with everything from priests to murderers, I have witnessed preachers with no morals and thieves with moral rules. I have made good decisions and bad decisions, however, every decision I made was made with good intentions. Ethical theories vary as to causation and intent;
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Applying Ethical Frameworks in Practice Soniya , RN Grand Canyon University: NRS 437V Professor: Teresa Ortner, RNC, MSNEd December 11, 2012 Applying Ethical Frameworks in Practice When patient seeks for assist and care, professional-patient relationship is established and the promise of confidentiality is incriminated automatically. Respecting confidentiality is the professional commitment. Yet occasionally unavoidable situations bring health care profession to face nothing but the alternative
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origin (Cohen). If honour killing is indeed considered a moral and ethical behaviour in one’s culture, to the extent that such actions are supported by a country’s law, could such an action then be considered moral? Using the approaches of utilitarianism, deontology and virtue ethics, this paper attempts to determine the morality of honour killing and argues that the practice is immoral. The tradition of honour killing exists to deter the behaviour of adultery by women. In cultures that condone or
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Ethical Decisions Angel Embry HCS/335 September 9, 2015 University of Phoenix Ethical Decisions In an era where corporate ethics scandals make the front pages daily, companies in the U.S. have become increasingly vigilant in incorporating and enforcing ethics codes for their businesses. J. Joseph, (2000) says, “Maintaining ethical practices in your office can mean better business, happier, more stable and more secure employees, and a downstream to your community. Disregarding them can mean
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