Categorias: Todos - fairness - decision - rights - ethics

por Sarah Sorour 13 anos atrás

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A Framework for Thinking Ethically

The document outlines a comprehensive framework for understanding and applying ethical standards in various situations. It introduces several approaches to ethical thinking, including the Utilitarian approach, which focuses on maximizing good and minimizing harm; the Virtue approach, which emphasizes the development of moral character; the Fairness or Justice approach, advocating for equal treatment; the Rights approach, which protects individual moral rights; and the Common Good approach, which underscores the importance of community well-being.

A Framework for Thinking Ethically

A Framework for Thinking Ethically

Sources of Ethical Standards

Making Decisions
requires a trained sensitivity to ethical issues and a practiced method for exploring the ethical aspects of a decision
Putting the Approaches Together
helps us determine what standards of behavior can be considered ethical
The Virtue Approach
virtues that provide for the full development of our humanity
The Common Good Approach
life in community is a good in itself and our actions should contribute to that life
The Fairness or Justice Approach
all equals should be treated equally
The Rights Approach
best protects and respects the moral rights of those affected
The Utilitarian Approach
the one that produces the greatest good and does the least harm for all who are affected

Contrast

Not science
ethics provides reasons for how humans ought to act
science provides an explanation for what humans are like
Not cultural norms
some cultures are corrupt or/and blind
Not law
can be ethically corrupt (totalitarian regime)
Not religion
ethics applies to everyone
reigions is not for everyone
Not feelings
provide information for ethical choices

Ethical Decision Making

Act and Reflect on the Outcome
Make a Decision and Test It
Evaluate Alternative Actions
Get the Facts
Recognize an Ethical Issue

Problems

How do those standards get applied to specific situations we face?
On what do we base our ethical standards?

Ethics

how people act in different situations
standard of behavior