interest of the child. This paper explores the parental rights of reunification with their child and the impact of reuniting the child to the natural parents against the child’s will. Ethical Consideration Rule-based theory focuses on the right or wrong intention behind the consequences (Kamm‚ 2008). End-Based theory focuses on by doing the right act will result in a good outcome. Parent Factor The child was removed from her parent custody by court order due to their addiction to drugs and placed
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Ethical Principles Within the healthcare field‚ a worker will have to make some ethical decisions. These decisions may be easy‚ but most will be hard to make. There are certain code of ethics a healthcare worker needs to follow in order to create the best work environment for them and for the patients. These are set so that everyone has an equal understanding of the ethics. One example from the code of ethics is‚ “the health care worker provides adequate and continuous care for all patients regardless
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winning the lottery or being lucky‚ but rather from doing‚ and accomplishing. So why do we still see people failing and unhappy around us? If we look at their choices and perhaps their ethical beliefs‚ we start to understand where ethics belongs in the journey of life‚ which leads me to what I am going to discuss‚ virtue theory. I will explain and offer an evaluation of this theory’s strengths and weaknesses‚ as well as what it means to be virtuous. Aristotle believed that there are two types of virtue:
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Modern Ethical Theories Psychological Egoism vs. Ethical Egoism When we discuss modern ethics there are two theories that emerge above all others and although both are supported they are often controversial in nature. Ethical Egoism states that we should put ourselves and our interests before those of others leading to the conclusion that if we do things that are only in our own self interest then we have achieved morality. Psychological Egoism presumes that we always put ourselves and our interests
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individual values. You may disagree with someone and believe your view is superior‚ relative to you as an individual; more often‚ relativism is described in terms of the values of the community in which one lives. The view of ethical relativism regards values as determined by one’s own ethical standards‚ often those provided by one’s own culture and background. Rather than insisting that there are moral absolutes‚ moral claims must be interpreted in terms of how they reflect a person’s viewpoint; moral claims
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Traditional Ethical Theories Consequentialist (teleological) Non- Consequentialist (deontological) - Act in the way that brings about the best consequences - Concentrate on the act being perform Egoism (outcome: desirability) Kant (ethics of duties) Nature: Nature: act accordingly to self-interest based on desires free (Adam Smith) Example: Correct if morals actors think it is correct (rational/logical/reasonable) not depends on situations Categorical imperative- right
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Axia College Material Appendix B Ethical Theories Chart Complete the chart below using information from the weekly readings and additional research if necessary. Ethical Theory | Utilitarianism | Deontological | Virtue ethics | Definition | Moral decisions require taking full advantage of the benefits as well as minimizing the damage to society. (Trevino & Nelson‚ 2007) | Somebody who concentrates on carrying out what is “right” consistent with their own ethics as well as ideals. (Trevino
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The exemplar that shall be discussed and analysed would be the empowerment exemplar. In order to analyse the ethical decisions made‚ it is important to assess the patient holistically. It is important to assess the impact that the symptoms may have on the patient’s quality of life. For instance‚ would amputating her leg immobilise her? Physically‚ if the patient is to remain not amputated would that increase the risk of infection or would the ulcers worsen? The risk factors should also be assessed
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means for living on the belief that providing these services are for the betterment of society and its people’s well-being. One legal theory that exemplify how our government are structured is explained by deontology which is an ethic by which focuses on actions which are guided by moral obligations‚ while consequentialist ethic have based itself on the principle of‚ if the goal is morally correct then any means to achieving it are acceptable. In an essence both
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Consequentialist a.i. An ethical theory that claims that the rightness and wrongness of human action is exclusively a function of the goodness and badness of the consequences resulting directly from that action. b. Deontological b.i. The rightness and wrongness of human actions is not exclusively a function of the goodness and badness of consequences c. Act-Utilitarianism c.i. A person ought to act so as to produce the greatest balance of good over evil‚ everyone considered. (contract w/ ethical egoism a
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