Category: Ethics

  • Engineering Ethics Education for Social Justice

    Table of Contents Ethical Dilemma Problems Faced Facts Issues Faced Relationship with Engineering Ethics Impediments to Responsibilities Ethical Approaches Ethical Canons References Incident at Morales is a case that provides the reader and the viewers with a moral problem that is arguably confronted at work and home and indicates the ability to attain an ethically…

  • Pharmaceutical Companies and Utilitarian Ethics

    Despite the fact that healthcare organizations have been raising awareness about opioid addictions and the problems caused by this epidemic in recent decades, it still remains a topical issue in many countries across the globe. One of the ethical questions often discussed in relation to this problem is whether pharmaceutical companies are morally obliged to…

  • The Rule of the Golden Mean and the Virtue Ethics

    Virtue ethics states that practicing honesty, dignity, and generosity makes an individual a moral and virtuous person (MacKinnon & Fiala, 2018). From this perspective, Snowden’s action can be viewed as an act of virtue. Using his moral code and the vision of the situation, he preferred to report about numerous violations of basic human rights…

  • Importance of Ethics in Wartime

    “Ethics is the science that deals with conduct, in so far as this is considered as right and wrong, good or bad” (Dewey, 2998, p.1). Ethics is important in all spheres of human life as morality is the decisive factor that makes us human beings, that differs us from animals. Since human beings have to…

  • The Issue of Ethics in Software Systems

    Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion References Introduction Ethics in software systems is one of the greatest factors to be put into consideration by software developers. Software systems are very necessary to all users, and this factor calls for high levels of ethics among all software users. Therefore, software systems developers need to ensure…

  • Ethical Self-Assessment

    Table of Contents Introduction Self-Assessment Findings Ethical Theory Identification Self-Assessment and Ethical Theory Conclusions References Introduction Ethics is very important for the human society, and various organizations establish their codes of ethics for their members to follow the organizational ethical values. The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) also has its code of ethics (ACHE,…

  • Engineering Ethics: Creative Middle Ground Approach

    Finding a creative middle ground is an essential strategy for issue resolution. It is sometimes feasible to identify a plan of action that satisfies both sides by using creative thinking but possibly not in the way that was initially intended (McGinn, 2018). However, there are situations when there is simply no creative middle ground or…

  • Ethics and Social Responsibilities

    Ethics and social responsibilities are two concepts that have specific definitions, yet each person approaches them differently. For example, cheating is not ethical or socially responsible by definition, yet certain circumstances can create an environment in which cheating is not perceived as something wrong. This implies a more considerable distance between the deed itself and…

  • Ethical Loyalty Dilemma in Decision Making

    Table of Contents Introduction Morality Framework Recognizing the Presence of an Ethical Issue Identifying the Major Problems and the Persons Involved Personal Decision Importance of Supervision and Consultation Consultation Conclusion References Introduction The term ethical dilemma refers to a conflict arising from two courses of an action that are moral in nature. It implies engagement…

  • The Definition of Patriotism in David Archard’s Article “The Ethics of Patriotism”

    Table of Contents Introduction Archard’s Definition of Patriotism Contributions of Black Americans Conclusion Works Cited “Black people have asserted their inextricable contributions to the history of this country while simultaneously protesting the racism embedded in the American nation-state since its inception.” —Robyn Spencer Introduction At first glance, this notion appears to be easy to straightforward…