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Ethical Decision-making
Craig Dunn, Ph.D.MEET U.S. program
MEET U.S.
Ethics Overview
• What is the most serious ethical dilemma you have faced in the workplace?
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• Ethics is concerned with the following:–Good vs Bad–Right vs Wrong–Fair vs Unfair–Praise vs Blame
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Social Contract Theory
Morality consists in the set of rules,governing how people are to treat
one another,that rational people will agree to
accept,for their mutual benefit,on the condition that others follow
those rules as well.
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• Deontology:– An ethical theory that holds that
actions are right or wrong independent of their consequences
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• Does the contemplated action:– Conform to important principles?
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principles
outcomes
fairness
caring
liberty
character
sustainability
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• Utilitarianism:– An ethical theory that holds that
actions are right if they produce, or tend to produce, the greatest amount of good for the greatest number of persons
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• Does the contemplated action:– Conform to important principles?– Create more good than harm?
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principles
outcomes
fairness
caring
liberty
character
sustainability
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• Justice:– Consists in giving each person
his or her due, treating equals equally and unequals unequally
•Distributive•Procedural•Compensatory•Retributive
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• Does the contemplated action:– Conform to important principles?– Create more good than harm?– Lead to fair outcomes?
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principles
outcomes
fairness
caring
liberty
character
sustainability
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• Ethic of Care:– Asks us to recognize and take
seriously the moral worth of relationships, particularly those characterized by caring
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• Does the contemplated action:– Conform to important principles?– Create more good than harm?– Lead to fair outcomes?– Promote caring relationships?
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principles
outcomes
fairness
caring
liberty
character
sustainability
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• Libertarianism:– Suggest right action consists in
maximizing the capacity for free, informed personal choice
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• Does the contemplated action:– Conform to important principles?– Create more good than harm?– Lead to fair outcomes?– Promote caring relationships?– Advance personal liberty?
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principles
outcomes
fairness
caring
liberty
character
sustainability
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• Virtue theory:– Focus is on achieving our
personal ethical ideal–a matter of who we are, not what we do
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• Does the contemplated action:– Conform to important principles?– Create more good than harm?– Lead to fair outcomes?– Promote caring relationships?– Advance personal liberty?– Stimulate personal ideals?
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principles
outcomes
fairness
caring
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character
sustainability
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• Land Ethic:– A thing is right when it tends to
preserve the beauty, stability, and integrity of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.
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• Does the contemplated action:– Conform to important principles?– Create more good than harm?– Lead to fair outcomes?– Promote caring relationships?– Advance personal liberty?– Stimulate personal ideals?– Contribute to sustainability?
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principles
outcomes
fairness
caring
liberty
character
sustainability
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• Gather the facts• Does the contemplated action:
– Conform to important principles?– Create more good than harm?– Lead to fair outcomes?– Promote caring relationships?– Advance personal liberty?– Stimulate personal ideals?– Contribute to sustainability?
• Think creatively about potential actions• Check your gut
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•Avoid all appearance of impropriety
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•Do not sacrifice the public good for private gain
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•Operate at all times with humility, never underestimating your capacity for self-deception
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