Essay on Biomedical Ethics              Ethics in the medical sector are important as they ensure that health care professionals obey the rights of the patients. Ethics provides solutions to health care providers in situations where health care providers are in confusion or conflict. Utilitarianism and Kant philosophies are popular theories used to solve various ethical dilemmas that arise in biomedical field. Utilitarianism is an ethical and philosophical theory that defines that any action can be taken as long as more people are comfortable with the action. The utilitarianism theory causes harm to the victim but on the other hand it causes joy to many members of the community who benefit from the action performed on the victim. However, Kant’s theory opposes the utilitarianism philosophy where Kant states that some actions like murder are prohibited even if the action brings joy to most members of society. Kant’s egoism rule allows personal interests to be involved while solving ethical dilemmas. Ethics principles and theories provide solutions to most of the ethical dilemmas that occur in the medical sector. Mohammed al-Qahtani was subjected…

virtue ethics Contrary to traditional ethical theories, whose basis is primarily people’s actions, virtue ethics evaluate the moral agent’s nature with a specific focus on their virtue. In this case scenario, virtues are considered to have intrinsic value. There is some fundamental good associated with every virtue ethics identified. The primary definition of virtue ethics involves activities or life aspects that are primarily good such as a morally good person and derives secondary definition from the relationship between these activities and other undefined concepts (Ross, pp 50-56, 1956). The most definitive difference between virtue and traditional ethics is the former’s unrelenting focus on moral agents in preference to moral actions. Furthermore, virtue ethics are different from traditional ethics concerning how practical reasoning is applied as they are more focused on the long-term effect over immediate results. Additionally, it is critical to understand that under virtue ethics, the virtue itself has intrinsic value and thus motivates a moral agent, who ultimately seeks it for its own sake. Aristotle establishes that habit is associated with ethos generated from the word ethical. Habit…

 ethics and transformative values The week’s coverage centered on ethics and transformative values and some of the essential considerations towards becoming an ethical leader. Ethics play a critical role in influencing the levels of success realized not only in the economic but also in other facets of life. The coverage, as reflected in the textbook and the video used as a learning resource, pointed on some of the fundamental ideas and concepts associated with the ethics of leadership. The coverage about leadership competencies formed critical coverage during the week. Arguably, the reflection on leadership competencies was one of the most informative lessons during the week. Various concepts associated with leadership competencies that were covered during the week are essential not only in facilitating my educational success but also shaping my life as a professional. As a high school program director, understanding the concepts associated with leadership concepts is critical towards enabling me to succeed in all life endeavors. Concepts related to the creation of a compelling future, inspiring others, sharing knowledge, delivering exceptional performance, and having a passionate approach when…

 Deontology, utilitarianism, consequentialism, social theory and  virtue ethics Topics to review: Deontology, utilitarianism, consequentialism, social theory, virtue ethics A) requires 2 different theories to substantiate the 2 differing points Another article which the tutor recommends for reference: https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/04/23/inequalities-we-can-live-with/?_r＝1 Note from tutor: By the way folks, while article 1 is meant to serve as a stimulus to make you think about aspects of gender inequality, and the 5 gender gaps can correspond to certain issues of gender inequality, it is quite alright if you extrapolated from the readings other relevant concerns surrounding gender inequality that you wish to discuss. 20:09As long as you have a clear, coherent, and sound/cogent argument in favour of thinking that one of the aspects or concerns is the most ethically problematic. 20:10Also note that you might want to look at the article I used for the Online Discussion. [unique_solution]I assure you that it will help you with the TMA. (And this is pressing advice all the more so because ONLY THREE of you have participated so far.) 20:19One final thing: some of you may think that the…

Business Ethics Discussion Board 3 Unit 4 The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is remembered as the worst environmental disaster in the history of the United States of America. It occurred on 20th April 2010 when BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded. The incident killed 11 rig workers. It is estimated that over 4.2 million barrels of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico and spewed from an uncapped wellhead, one mile underneath the surface of the ocean for almost 87 days. The federal government estimated 4.2 million barrels of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico. Several concerns emerged from the incident, as depicted below. The investigation conducted showed that the incident occurred because BP management failed to respect the safety and protection of the general public by compromising the state of the rig’s safe practices devices. BP engineers also depicted negligence of duty, they should have informed the authority about compromised safety, but they feared to lose their jobs. Also, the response during the crisis was not impressive to the general public. These behaviors contradict the company’s code of…

Business Ethics Unit 4 IP Natural resources such as minerals, water, land, and oil constitute the most vital sources of income, livelihoods, and influence for different communities and their respective countries across the world. However, the ever-increasing environmental degradation and population growth experienced in the modern world has posed intensified competition over the already limited natural resources. This has resulted in inequitable sharing and poor management of resources. Unequal sharing, poor management, and implementation of businesses without due consideration for context and communities have contributed to existing tensions that often escalate into conflicts between the government, investing company, and an environmental advocacy organization that voices the community view. Therefore, it is essential to view valid and questionable positions which different parties are likely to take whenever such conflicts arise. This will enable an arbitrator to find common ground that will be a mutually acceptable resolution to this dispute. The claims presented by the environmental advocacy group clearly indicate that the environmental advocacy group holds its position to the fact that the operation of the oil company poses a risk to…

Drone Technology and War Ethics   The use of drones in the war against terrorism has increased in the recent past.  The U.S. military considers the technology an ideal weapon against extreme radical groups for its various benefits. First, drones have a high precision compared to traditional weapons.  Besides,   successful drone strikes limit terrorist ability to gather and communicate. Consequently, the technology raises ethical concerns for causing civilian deaths and raising territorial disputes over a state’s sovereignty (Simon, Romance, & Riemer, 2019). Moreover, extremists use technology to influence the masses against the USA government by depicting it as a war against Islam. However, the use of Drones has proven accurate in conducting attacks against terrorism. Consequently, the death of innocent civilians presents an ethical dilemma to the use of drones, despite its proven benefits over traditional warfare technologies. Terrorists present a significant threat through the intentional attack on civilians contrary to military drones that seek to minimize the loss of civilian lives due to their ability to wait for the ideal time to strike. The U.S. justifies its attack as…

Ethics Ethics is a code of rules that govern how businesses operate, how people should be treated, and the decisions the companies will make. IT companies thrive in places that require both creativity and flexibility when dealing with customers. Small IT business owners in St Louis Missouri use ethical considerations and follow a set of moral rules when dealing with employees and clients. When making their decisions, these business owners take educational reflections and make smart choices to ensure that the rights and welfare of employees and clients are included in their business’s ethical code of conduct. Small IT business owners consider various ethical issues which include, safety at the workplace where employees are protected against racism, gender biasness, and disability or pregnancy discriminations at work. Being an IT business, it is possible to monitor the employees’ movement, performance, and presence. The ethical duties for the IT business owners are to establish a balance between the employees’ privacy and also prevent any unethical behavior from employees that may hurt the company’s image. Small IT business employees are restricted against disclosing…

ETHICS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES QUESTION ONE The Interim report of the Royal Commission provides several cases that demonstrate various aspects of greed in today’s business environment considering the perspective of agency theory. It is evident that a culture of greed was the result of various cases of remuneration mis-incentives. The first case study pits a company called NAB whose employees earned various incentives based on erroneous agency relationships (Commonwealth of Australia, 2018). The company’s employees remain tasked with various roles as part of the company’s duties to the stakeholders. Its shareholders would have been especially interested in any business incentives systems in place because of the effects such systems have on their profit margins and dividends. Agency theory dictates that the principal and agent’s objectives and modus operandi must be aligned in order to prevent conflict of interest and liability or trust issues (Bottomley, 2016). However, when the employees used financial matters to calculate their incentives as opposed to compliance ones, this demonstrates a keenness to financial gain at the expense of compliance and the principal’s bottom-line. Another case presented…

Embedding Ethics Introduction In modern society, there are diverse moral values that guide different communities. Business ethicists should be active in promoting communitarian and dialogical ethics in their organizations. This paper looks into the power of dialogue as a means of facilitating ethical practices. The authors propose that businesses embed dialogic partnerships through dialogic research, debate and finally the representation of ideas Purpose of the paper The article explores communitarian and dialogical ways of instilling business ethics in the community as well as the organization. The ‘users of the information’ for this article are business ethicists. Subsequently, it urges normative ethicists to change what they do by developing norms that can be used across different organizations. According to Macklin and Mathison (2017), there is a research gap in the scarcity of normative ethical theories. Although the ISCT tries to bridge the gap, it does not support the communitarian approach. The article proposes dialogue in the process of making moral judgments. Findings ISCT Theory of Business Ethics One of the focused business theories is the Integrated Social Contract theory. The ISCT…