ETHICS 4th Lesson

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Cards (12)

  • Requirement of Morality
    ✓    The minimum requirements of morality are reasons and impartiality.
  • Reason and impartiality
    -  Refer to a mental activity following the basic principle of consistency, the lack of contradiction between one idea and another.
  • Coherent reasoning is needed to establish the truth and meaningfulness of moral judgments
  • -  “Morality requires impartial consideration of each individual's interest.”
    BIASES MUST BE SUSPENDED!
  • Scott Rae’s 7 Steps of Moral Reasoning

    1.  Gather the facts and information.
    2. Determine the ethical issues, similar to “statement of the problem.”
    3.Determine what virtues/principles have a bearing on the case.(Identifying the relevant factors)
    4. List the alternatives or develop a list of options.
    5. Compare the alternatives with the virtues/principles
    6. Consider the consequences or test options.
    7. Make a decision.
  • 1.  Gather the facts and information.
    Ask: do you have all the facts that are necessary to make a good decision? What do we know? What do we need to know?
  • 1.  Determine the ethical issues, similar to “statement of the problem.”
    -  Moral values and virtues must support the competing interests (what creates the dilemma) in order for an ethical dilemma to exist.
  • 1.  Determine what virtues/principles have a bearing on the case.(Identifying the relevant factors)
    -  Determine if some should be given more weight than others.
  • 1.  List the alternatives or develop a list of options.
    -  It will help you come up with a broader selection of ideas.
  • 1.  Compare the alternatives with the virtues/ principles.
    -  This step eliminates alternatives as they are weighed by moral principles which have a bearing on the case.
  • -  the following may be used to test the options:(Davis, 1999)
    a.  Harm Test
    b.  Publicity Test
    c.  Defensibility test
    d.  Reversibility test
    e.  Colleague test
    f.  Professional test
    g.  Organization test
  • 1.  Make a decision.
    -  Choose the solution with the least number of problems/painful consequences.