What are the four ethical dilemmas?
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What are the four ethical dilemmas?
In LDRS 111 you were introduced to four different ethical dilemma paradigms: truth vs loyalty, short-term vs long-term, individual vs community, and justice vs mercy.
What defines an ethical dilemma?
The Oxford dictionary defines an ethical dilemma as, “a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two courses of action, either of which entails transgressing a moral principle.”
What are the characteristics of ethical dilemma?
There is a right and wrong choice. In an ethical dilemma, you must decide between doing the right thing and the wrong thing. This is true even if you aren’t sure yet what the right thing is! Sometimes the right choice is very clear, but sometimes it requires more work to figure it out.
What is the difference between an ethical issue and an ethical dilemma?
The ethical decision- making process for an ethical issue such as this should occur quickly, leading to an easy resolution, since there is no conflict between principles. Typically, an ethical dilemma, on the other hand, exists when two or more ethical principles or standards are conflicting with each other.
What are the three essential stages for moral decision-making?
There are three important things to identify in this stage: 1) who the client is; 2) the various ethical principles and interests in operation within the actual situation that is before the clinician; 3) potential options for solving the problem. There will be more detailed study of these items in later chapters.
What is the difference between a dilemma and a moral dilemma?
An ethical dilemma differs from a moral dilemma because it very much involves following rules rather than one’s conscience, although one’s conscience can certainly move an individual to consider breaking the rules.
What are the 5 frameworks of ethics?
Five Sources of Ethical Standards. The Utilitarian Approach.
What are the 7 steps of moral reasoning?
A 7-STep Guide to Ethical Decision-Making
- State the problem.
- Check the facts.
- Identify relevant factors (internal and external).
- Develop a list of options.
- Test the options.
- Make a choice based on steps 1-5.
- Review steps 1-6.
What are the 7 steps in moral reasoning?
A 7-STep Guide to Ethical Decision-Making
- State the problem.
- Check the facts.
- Identify relevant factors (internal and external).
- Develop a list of options.
- Test the options.
- Make a choice based on steps 1-5.
- Review steps 1-6.
What are the 5 approaches to decision making?
Philosophers have developed five different approaches to values to deal with moral issues.
- The Utilitarian Approach.
- The Rights Approach.
- The Fairness or Justice Approach.
- The Common-Good Approach.
- The Virtue Approach.
- Ethical Problem Solving.
