Ethical Boundaries
... • Most hospitals have ethics committees that examine ethical issues related to patient care. • They can advise patients, families and healthcare providers. • A hospital ethics committee might decide the best action to take for a terminally ill patient on a respirator. • An ethics committee might als ...
... • Most hospitals have ethics committees that examine ethical issues related to patient care. • They can advise patients, families and healthcare providers. • A hospital ethics committee might decide the best action to take for a terminally ill patient on a respirator. • An ethics committee might als ...
Ethical Relativism:
... fact, it does not by itself establish the truth of ethical relativism. Deep inside any society, there are always certain things that are considered norms, even if you can’t see them at first. ...
... fact, it does not by itself establish the truth of ethical relativism. Deep inside any society, there are always certain things that are considered norms, even if you can’t see them at first. ...
Slide 1 - Faculty Personal Homepage
... merely a matter of subjective personnel opinion or biased feelings, so that there really are not any justifiable, reliable ethical standards. ...
... merely a matter of subjective personnel opinion or biased feelings, so that there really are not any justifiable, reliable ethical standards. ...
Unit 6-Ethics Desision Making
... incorporate many ethical standards, but law can deviate from what is ethical. • Law can become ethically corrupt, as some totalitarian regimes have made it. Law can be a function of power alone and designed to serve the interests of narrow groups. Law may have a difficult time designing or enforcing ...
... incorporate many ethical standards, but law can deviate from what is ethical. • Law can become ethically corrupt, as some totalitarian regimes have made it. Law can be a function of power alone and designed to serve the interests of narrow groups. Law may have a difficult time designing or enforcing ...
Business Law Today 8th Edition 2008
... Ethics is the study of right and wrong behavior; whether an action is fair, right or just. In business, ethical decisions are the application of moral and ethical principles to the marketplace and ...
... Ethics is the study of right and wrong behavior; whether an action is fair, right or just. In business, ethical decisions are the application of moral and ethical principles to the marketplace and ...
Andrew Baker - Georgetown Commons
... instead advocate increased discourse on the subject of moral superiority. The questions that remain lie in the clarification of these universal principles. Certainly there will be disagreements among cultures, but it is only through passionate discussion that moral progress can be made. ...
... instead advocate increased discourse on the subject of moral superiority. The questions that remain lie in the clarification of these universal principles. Certainly there will be disagreements among cultures, but it is only through passionate discussion that moral progress can be made. ...
Milestone Education Review
... distinguished and arranged in above order according to their moral significance only. It is, therefore, worthwhile to discuss here the exact nature and significance of these stages. ...
... distinguished and arranged in above order according to their moral significance only. It is, therefore, worthwhile to discuss here the exact nature and significance of these stages. ...
ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES MANAGERS
... Code of Ethics should be developed by a committee within the Agency/Department, even if that committee simply ratifies the Code of Ethics in place for the State, City, County, or Town ...
... Code of Ethics should be developed by a committee within the Agency/Department, even if that committee simply ratifies the Code of Ethics in place for the State, City, County, or Town ...
Relativism, Absolutism and Pluralism
... cultural identity but does live in complete isolation and so interactions add to the evolving of culture. The modern world with increased travel and communications leads to a much greater degree of interaction so that individuals represent a unique mixture of cultural elements. Intermarriage between ...
... cultural identity but does live in complete isolation and so interactions add to the evolving of culture. The modern world with increased travel and communications leads to a much greater degree of interaction so that individuals represent a unique mixture of cultural elements. Intermarriage between ...
Ethics - Moodle
... are not following ethical norms in a host nation, that manager should not either ...
... are not following ethical norms in a host nation, that manager should not either ...
Moral reasoning
... • Moral reasoning tries to logically place or project facts and figures that help one to judge human behaviour, institutional activities, policies, programmes, etc. as to whether they are in accordance to, or in violation of, acceptable moral standards. • Distinct features of Moral or ethical reason ...
... • Moral reasoning tries to logically place or project facts and figures that help one to judge human behaviour, institutional activities, policies, programmes, etc. as to whether they are in accordance to, or in violation of, acceptable moral standards. • Distinct features of Moral or ethical reason ...
Professional Character Formation
... • The most widely used test for assessing adult development is the Defining Issues Test (DIT) • Similar to the Kohlberg interview, the DIT begins by presenting the respondent with stories that highlight a moral dilemma. But unlike the Kohlberg interview, in which the respondent must produce a respon ...
... • The most widely used test for assessing adult development is the Defining Issues Test (DIT) • Similar to the Kohlberg interview, the DIT begins by presenting the respondent with stories that highlight a moral dilemma. But unlike the Kohlberg interview, in which the respondent must produce a respon ...
Ethics and Rhetorical Communication
... been asked and debated seemingly forever. The difficulty arises when we use good means to achieve a bad ending or a bad means to achieve a good ending. Use of powerful emotions has been used many times to motivate people into action. This is sometimes done for just reasons, but sometimes for grossly ...
... been asked and debated seemingly forever. The difficulty arises when we use good means to achieve a bad ending or a bad means to achieve a good ending. Use of powerful emotions has been used many times to motivate people into action. This is sometimes done for just reasons, but sometimes for grossly ...
ayers emotivism - mrslh Philosophy & Ethics
... use here states a fact, namely, to inform another of how busy I am. The dynamic use would take the statement and use it to provoke others to feel or behave a certain way, such as informing others of my misery to get them to take some of my workload from me. ...
... use here states a fact, namely, to inform another of how busy I am. The dynamic use would take the statement and use it to provoke others to feel or behave a certain way, such as informing others of my misery to get them to take some of my workload from me. ...
Chapter 2
... • Public speaking should ideally be governed by a strong sense of integrity • Quintilian: “The ideal of speechmaking is the good person speaking well.” ...
... • Public speaking should ideally be governed by a strong sense of integrity • Quintilian: “The ideal of speechmaking is the good person speaking well.” ...
Ethics in Computer Science
... different ethical stakeholders. A very simplistic statement of its ethical claim is that the degree of rightness or wrongness of an act depends upon the consequences of the act. Kantian - imperative asserting that one should never treat a person merely as a means to an end, but always as an end . Th ...
... different ethical stakeholders. A very simplistic statement of its ethical claim is that the degree of rightness or wrongness of an act depends upon the consequences of the act. Kantian - imperative asserting that one should never treat a person merely as a means to an end, but always as an end . Th ...
Pojman against Relativism
... the conclusion Pojman will need to defeat at least one of the premises. P1 is simply a statement of fact, and thus hard to overcome. Thus the weaker premise is P2. The strength of P2 resides in the nature of the dependency implied by the premise, i.e. what ...
... the conclusion Pojman will need to defeat at least one of the premises. P1 is simply a statement of fact, and thus hard to overcome. Thus the weaker premise is P2. The strength of P2 resides in the nature of the dependency implied by the premise, i.e. what ...
Ethics Course Handout - Oklahoma Physical Therapy Association
... “Our contract with society” Our credibility rests on our ability to make sound clinical judgment that includes ethical reasoning and decision making. ...
... “Our contract with society” Our credibility rests on our ability to make sound clinical judgment that includes ethical reasoning and decision making. ...
Kant`s Account of Moral Education
... concept of autonomy and the notion of a categorical imperative are introduced. There, it is made clear that a free person’s acting is not lawless. The free person is independent from the law of nature. Since she is not influenced by empirical causes, she subjects herself (autonomously) to the law of ...
... concept of autonomy and the notion of a categorical imperative are introduced. There, it is made clear that a free person’s acting is not lawless. The free person is independent from the law of nature. Since she is not influenced by empirical causes, she subjects herself (autonomously) to the law of ...
Alasdair MacIntyre
... – First: Moral practice embodies genuine objective and impersonal standards which provide rational justification for actions and can themselves be rationally justified. – Second: unsuccessful attempts to maintain objectivity of ethics but rational justification breaks down. – Third: Emotivism widely ...
... – First: Moral practice embodies genuine objective and impersonal standards which provide rational justification for actions and can themselves be rationally justified. – Second: unsuccessful attempts to maintain objectivity of ethics but rational justification breaks down. – Third: Emotivism widely ...
Biocentric Ethical Theories
... Conventional ethics was concerned only with human beings, that is to say, morality was merely used to talk about the behavior of human beings, so it was an ethics of interpersonal relationships. This ethics concerning only human beings is incomplete. Schweitzer considered that people are ethical onl ...
... Conventional ethics was concerned only with human beings, that is to say, morality was merely used to talk about the behavior of human beings, so it was an ethics of interpersonal relationships. This ethics concerning only human beings is incomplete. Schweitzer considered that people are ethical onl ...
Ethics in Engineering
... Tries to maximize the well-being of society and emphasizes what will provide the most benefits to the largest group of people Fundamental to many types of engineering analysis, including risk-benefit analysis and cost-benefit analysis Drawbacks: ...
... Tries to maximize the well-being of society and emphasizes what will provide the most benefits to the largest group of people Fundamental to many types of engineering analysis, including risk-benefit analysis and cost-benefit analysis Drawbacks: ...
Institutional Integrity and Organizational Ethics
... A methodic process for reasoning about ethical challenges to refute the notion that ethics is merely a matter of opinion Perception that this effort “pays off” in better outcomes for patients, families and staff, in short, it is “worth” the time, energy and money invested The institutional cult ...
... A methodic process for reasoning about ethical challenges to refute the notion that ethics is merely a matter of opinion Perception that this effort “pays off” in better outcomes for patients, families and staff, in short, it is “worth” the time, energy and money invested The institutional cult ...
BUSINESS ETHICS
... In late 1983 there was a great public controversy over an infant known to the public only as Baby Jane Doe. This unfortunate baby, born in New York State, suffered from multiple defects including spina bifida (a broken and protruding spine), hydrocephaly (excess fluid on the brain), and perhaps wors ...
... In late 1983 there was a great public controversy over an infant known to the public only as Baby Jane Doe. This unfortunate baby, born in New York State, suffered from multiple defects including spina bifida (a broken and protruding spine), hydrocephaly (excess fluid on the brain), and perhaps wors ...
Kantian ethics
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Kantian ethics refers to a deontological ethical theory ascribed to the German philosopher Immanuel Kant. The theory, developed as a result of Enlightenment rationalism, is based on the view that the only intrinsically good thing is a good will; an action can only be good if its maxim – the principle behind it – is duty to the moral law. Central to Kant's construction of the moral law is the categorical imperative, which acts on all people, regardless of their interests or desires. Kant formulated the categorical imperative in various ways. His principle of universalisability requires that, for an action to be permissible, it must be possible to apply it to all people without a contradiction occurring. His formulation of humanity as an end in itself requires that humans are never treated merely as a means to an end, but always also as ends in themselves. The formulation of autonomy concludes that rational agents are bound to the moral law by their own will, while Kant's concept of the Kingdom of Ends requires that people act as if the principles of their actions establish a law for a hypothetical kingdom. Kant also distinguished between perfect and imperfect duties. A perfect duty, such as the duty not to lie, always holds true; an imperfect duty, such as the duty to give to charity, can be made flexible and applied in particular time and place.American philosopher Louis Pojman has cited Pietism, political philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the modern debate between rationalism and empiricism, and the influence of natural law as influences on the development of Kant's ethics. Other philosophers have argued that Kant's parents and his teacher, Martin Knutzen, influenced his ethics. Those influenced by Kantian ethics include philosopher Jürgen Habermas, political philosopher John Rawls, and psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan. German philosopher G. W. F. Hegel criticised Kant for not providing specific enough detail in his moral theory to affect decision-making and for denying human nature. German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer argued that ethics should attempt to describe how people behave and criticised Kant for being prescriptive. Michael Stocker has argued that acting out of duty can diminish other moral motivations such as friendship, while Marcia Baron has defended the theory by arguing that duty does not diminish other motivations. The Catholic Church has criticised Kant's ethics as contradictory and regards Christian ethics as more compatible with virtue ethics.The claim that all humans are due dignity and respect as autonomous agents means that medical professionals should be happy for their treatments to be performed upon anyone, and that patients must never be treated merely as useful for society. Kant's approach to sexual ethics emerged from his view that humans should never be used merely as a means to an end, leading him to regard sexual activity as degrading and to condemn certain specific sexual practices. Feminist philosophers have used Kantian ethics to condemn practices such as prostitution and pornography because they do not treat women as ends. Kant also believed that, because animals do not possess rationality, we cannot have duties to them except indirect duties not to develop immoral dispositions through cruelty towards them. Kant used the example of lying as an application of his ethics: because there is a perfect duty to tell the truth, we must never lie, even if it seems that lying would bring about better consequences than telling the truth.