Category: Ethics

  • The Importance of Ethics in Different Fields

    Bharat Reddy, M., & Jagannathame, A. (2019). Ethics in media: An overview. International Journal of Scientific Research and Review, 7(5), 1663-1674. Web. The article focuses on the importance and overall societal need of free media as a vehicle of disseminating objective and accurate information. The purpose of the paper is to engage in an academic…

  • Pillars of Trust in Leadership Ethics and Governance

    Trust is considered to be an essential aspect of each life sphere. It entails the confidence of believing that someone or something will act right as expected under any circumstances. Various barriers may hinder trust, but they can be overcome through the eight pillars of trust. As such, they include clarity, compassion, character, competency, connection,…

  • Ethics in Sociological Research

    Table of Contents Ethical Issues Fatigue and Stress Psychologist limitations Conclusion References In this sociological research paper, we are going to critically analyze the experiment on obedience to authority figures conducted by psychologist Stanley Milgram of Yale University. The experiment objective was devised to measure the willingness of individuals to obey authoritative commands which conflict…

  • Ethics Behind Research With Human Participants

    Introduction In the study concerning the strange situation, children are separated from their parents and left with a stranger. An ethical consideration for this situation would be the consideration that the child gets upset and distressed. Research participants that involve children with parental ascent should ensure that the levels of distress caused to children are…

  • Kantian Ethics: Approval and Objection

    Table of Contents Introduction Approval of Kantian Ethics An Objection of Kantian Ethics Conclusion References Introduction It can be safely said that philosophers are the constructors of worldviews. One of them was Kant, who was the first to build a universal ethical system, namely the Categorical Imperative. According to him, “for an action to be…

  • Is Ethics of Care Paternalistic?

    Ethics of care emerged as a feminist philosophical theory based on the relative and context-linked approach to decision-making and morality. Nevertheless, this concept has a paternalistic reputation because of its framework of care. Therefore, care ethics has become a major subject of criticism, though it does challenge common theories of care. Nowadays, the concept has…

  • Are Autonomous Weapons an Ethical Technology?

    Table of Contents Introduction Offensive Autonomous Weapons Ethics Future Scenario References Introduction At the end of the twentieth century, it was understood that a drive for technological advancement would inevitably lead to striking societal transformations. Out of a panoply of applications of ethics for the improvement of social outcomes, the assessment of emerging technological solutions…

  • The Ethics of Purchasing Agents

    Every profession is responsible for upholding communal social principles such as justice and fairness. Due to the nature of their job and access to multimillion-dollar funds, purchasing agents are exposed to the temptation to act unethically more than any other group within a company (Monczka et al., 2016). Three rules serve as the foundation for…

  • Developing Organizational Guidelines for Ethics and IT

    Summary Ajax Digital Information (ADI) is a novel business entity in the consulting field, and it faces various market and organizational challenges daily. Recently, its IT management tracked down employees’ abuse of computing privileges. An internal investigation revealed that a significant portion of these unethical and potentially malicious activities are related to the company’s file…

  • Is There a Place for Ethics in IT?

    Introduction The field of ethics is a very important one which can be viewed as universal in its applications and practice. However, many individuals do not believe that ethical practices are universally applicable in all areas of operation, and therefore, some of them end up associating more of their applications with certain sector and organizations…