Discussion Topic 2 – Posts 2 Pages
The study of Ethics and Philosophy is one which brings many different kinds of
"thinkers" together. One person's philosophy on Ethics is another person's philosophy on Evil. We will be working this term on
constructing personal ethical bases and understanding how Ethical Codes (both personal and professional) are created and followed.
To start us thinking about the different areas of philosophy and ethics, and how we fit
into the different mo..
Discussion Topic 2 – Posts 2 Pages Social
Contract theorists say that morality consists of a set of rules governing how
people should treat one another that rational beings will agree to accept for
their mutual benefit, on the condition that others agree to follow these rules
as well.
Hobbes runs the logic like this in the form of a logical syllogism:
1) We are all self-interested,
2) Each of us needs to have a peaceful and cooperative social order to
pursue our interest..
Discussion Topic 2 – Posts 17 Pages Utilitarian
ethics clearly connect individuals with their larger community, but at the
individual level, they are not completely unlike the care-based ethics
presented in the Three Primary Schools model. Care-based ethics enjoys a kind
of reciprocity between people in which decision-makers can imagine themselves
as the object of the decision as well as the subject of the decision-making
process. At the same time, and perceiving themselves in dual roles in..
Discussion Topic 2 – Posts 17 Pages
Different
ways to analyze ethical behaviors and dilemmas exist, and many of them will
help direct you to the correct or “best” solution to a problem. As we
discussed in week 1 in the “tough choices” .pdf, sometimes right vs. right or
wrong vs. wrong decisions have to be made.
In the
lecture this week, you are given three ethical dilemma resolution models
to try out on a dilemma provided there. Please review that interactive before
post..
Discussion Topic 1 – Posts 17 Pages
This week,
we looked at two more ethical codes—one for the Project Management Institute,
and one for Engineers.
(Find links
to these professional codes in the Week 7 Assignment tab along with
the Week 7 readings.)
You can see
that both of them are much simpler than the Legal code we looked at last week,
and even simpler than the Medical code of ethics. Appropriate professional
behavior, practice, and discipline varies among professions and r..
Discussion Topic 2 – Posts 17 Pages Please be
sure to read the Week Seven Lecture in its entirety before posting to
this discussion.This week we will work on creating your own statement of personal ethics.To get started, read summarizing review of our great and famous ethics and what
they have taught us — found in our lecture this week.
Then, let’s
work on creating one for you.
Your goal
for the end of this thread is to have created a personal ethical philosophy and
be able to t..