ethical theories 

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ethical theories

After exploring the videos and readings in this week’s Lesson regarding applied ethics, consider where it is evidenced in your field of study here at Stratford University. Write a short essay (think of this as a longer Task, 5-6 pp), discussing

1. two scenarios where an ethical dilemma might present itself in your career field and

2. how the problem should be solved according to at least two ethical theories you studied this term.

3. Use APA formatting and a minimum of 4 sources (you may include the videos and/or readings from this course).

https://youtu.be/tWRL0x5OLdc

Thinking Critically About Ethical Issues, 9th Edition. McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 20140228. VitalBook file

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Critically About Ethical Issues, Case 4, p. 173. Identify the moral issue(s) and the parties involved; identify what rights are at stake

Critically About Ethical Issues, Case 4, p. 173. Identify the moral issue(s) and the parties involved; identify what rights are at stake

For this module, you are required to complete a Written Case Analysis (200 words). Please read Thinking Critically About Ethical Issues, Case 4, p. 173. Identify the moral issue(s) and the parties involved; identify what rights are at stake. Case Study 4. A California Superior Court judge ordered a Sacramento woman to stop smoking around her 5-year-old son. The decision came during a cus- tody dispute. The boys father claimed that breathing secondhand smoke could harm the boys health. D (Ruggiero) Ruggiero, Vincent. Thinking Critically About Ethical Issues, 9th Edition. McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 20140228. VitalBook file.

Vincent Ruggiero Thinking Critically about Ethical Issues

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Vincent Ruggiero Thinking Critically about Ethical Issues

1. A number of medical centers around the United States now offer “finders’ fees” to physicians for referring patients to researchers who are conducting trials of new therapies, the side effects of which are not yet known. One researcher, for example, was offering physicians a $350 payment for each referred patient who enrolled in the research project. Many physicians accept the fees and make the referrals, apparently without suffering pangs of conscience. Are their actions ethical? Explain

2. A man is falsely accused of a crime and spends fourteen years in jail. Finally, his accuser is overcome with remorse and admits having lied. When the man is released, he sues the stat for wrongful imprisonment and seeks monetary compensation. The courts rule that the state has no legal responsibility. But does it have moral responsibility? Why or why not?

3. According to Vincent Ruggiero..Do you agree with Ruggiero’s assessment of the intimate relationship between ethics and the law? That is, can you think of any other ( non-ethical) explanations for why we (now/no longer) have these particular laws? If so, what would those reasons be if not ethical ones? And furthermore, what might that mean for Ruggiero’s initial characterization of the relationship between ethics and the law in general?

Ruggiero’s,Ethical Issues

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Ruggiero’s, Thinking Critically about Ethical Issues

Reading # 9 from Ruggiero’s, Thinking Critically about Ethical Issues. At minimum the below chapter from this book is to be read. With all readings in this course, you are encouraged to read actively and discerningly/critically at all times.

  • Considering Obligation – Ch. 9 (Pages 111-121)

In each case, identify the conflicting obligations and decide whether the action taken is morally right.

1. An executive of a large company learns that the company is violating the state antipollution law by dumping chemicals into the lake bordering its plant. The state inspectors are being bribed to ignore the violation. The executive takes no action.

2. A doctor on duty in a hospital emergency room one Halloween night treats a 15-year-old boy whose eye was injured by an exploding firecracker. He notices the boy is drunk. Because the extent of the injury is not certain, he has the boy admitted to the hospital and notifies his parents. When they arrive, the boy is under sedation, so his drunken condition escapes their detection. Nevertheless, the doctor informs them that their son had been drinking.