Framework for thinking ethically
Ethical Individuals
Ethical Business
What is Ethics?
Standards of Behavior
Hard to be
identified (why?)
On what do
we base our
ethical standards ?
How do those
standards get
applied to specific
situations we face?
Soources of Ethical Standards
The Utilitarian Approach
The Rights Approach
The Fairness or Justice Approach
The Common Good Approach
The Virtue Approach
Approaches Help us:
Agree on a set of human and civil rights.
constitutes the common good
Subtopic
determine what standards of behavior can be considered ethical
Decision Making
ensitivity
practiced method
Recognize an Ethical Issue
Get the Facts
Evaluate Alternative Actions
Make a Decision and Test It
Act and Reflect on the Outcome
Ethical Communities
Ethical Government
What is Ethics NOT ?
NOT feelings
NOT religion
NOT following the Law
NOT following
culturally accepted Norms
NOT science