Category: Ethics

The appropriate ethical theory to address the dilemma in scenario two is deontology. This theory would be effective because the officer already must protect the law and has a clear set of rules to follow. Deontology presumes that a fixed set of rules exists and prescribes the person to follow those rules independent of circumstances…

Table of Contents Introduction Right Action Moral Rule Conflict Problem Personal Perspective Weakness: Seeking Advice Conclusion Work Cited Introduction Utilitarianism and deontology are relevant moral theories that guide people’s actions. However, fewer scholars acknowledge virtue ethics as a normative rival of these traditions because it primarily focuses on the agent instead of the action. The…

Introduction Creating a society where ‘age’ is the only concern that would measure inequality, the aging effect would be evaluated and focused on by complete long-term care. In such a society getting older would be considered respectable and people who enter into their old age would be seen with utmost respect and dignity. They would…

Philosophy may be described as the pursuit of knowledge. Based on this viewpoint, we can attribute ancient Hebrews as exceptional thinkers and ethic founders since they had a lifelong love for knowledge. Morality dictates that philosophy must value the pursuit of understanding morals and ethics in the proper and hopeful way of life. As a…

Introduction Qualitative research has come into play with the onset of patient-centered and evidence-based practices due to arising ethical issues. There is a common consensus that qualitative research is a mainstay method in evidence-based practices such as physical therapy and as such ethical issues are paramount in such type of research. These methods are geared…

The present paper is designed to discuss ethical theories and apply them to real and imaginary cases. Firstly, it is necessary to analyze the ethical background of endorsing the posting of the Ten Commandments in public schools. In fact, the adoption of such legislation can be justified by universalizability or the view that the acts…

Table of Contents Introduction Mill’s Utilitarianism Perspective Kant’s Deontological Ethics Perspective Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics Perspective Conclusion References Introduction There have been arguments that politicians prefer their constituents to remain poor in order to manipulate them easily. Although an unfortunate explanation, one can argue that the premise is true due to the fact that vulnerable people…

The book Short History of Ethics brings out the correlation between the philosophy of communication and communication ethics. Rhetoric and philosophy of communication theory challenge the assumption of effective communication on an assertion that philosophy is subversive. The book views the inability to think philosophically as promoting biasness and prejudice as accepted communication ethics. The…

Table of Contents Define Describe Personal Application Analyze Synthesize Evaluate References The life of each person can be described as a string of decisions that determine its course. In this regard, the role of subjective judgement is rather considerable, as certain choices are rarely universal. In other words, each individual pursues his or her own…

Ethics is our basic knowledge of what is good and what is bad. From the very childhood, we all are taught the general rules saying that we must not steal, tell lies, or hurt someone. When we grow up, we can see that ethics applies to all aspects of our life (religion, politics, medicine, law,…