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This 5 page paper discusses the ethical perspective known as “character” and what issues might arise in the workplace for someone who holds this point of view. It also discusses four ethical perspectives. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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might arise in the workplace for someone who holds this point of view. It also discusses four ethical perspectives. Discussion Well begin by defining several ethical perspectives, then narrowing down
to one. The four are obligation/deontology; results/utilitarianism; equality/relativism and character/virtue. (This is the students perspective, so well discuss it last.) Obligation/deontology: a person who adopts this ethical position follows the
theory that "actions or rules are right if they comply with a principle or principles of obligation" (Galambos et al, 2005). Deontological thinking says "actions are morally wrong because an
action is classified as a moral violation" and relationships always carry with them various obligations (Galambos et al, 2005). Galambos is using the example of social workers who have obligations
to their patients to retain confidentiality, and thats as good an example as any. If a social worker compromises that confidentiality, not only have they violated their code of conduct,
they have acted immorally. In this thinking, relationships create obligations, which must be honored. It is the violation of the trust that creates the unethical action in this perspective. Results/utilitarianism
is probably the ethical perspective with which people are most familiar. Simply put, this theory says that whatever brings the greatest good to the greatest number is the right thing
to do (Utilitarianism: The greatest good for the greatest number, 2004; hereafter Utilitarianism, 2004). This perspective is popular because its a "simple ethical system to apply" (Utilitarianism, 2004). In order
to decide whether or not an action is moral, all one has to do is calculate the consequences of the proposed action, and see if the positive outcomes outweigh the
negative ones (Utilitarianism, 2004). If they do, then "the action is moral" (Utilitarianism, 2004). In addition, utilitarianism is popular because it "avoids the need to appeal to divine revelation"
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