...Ethics Theory Jonathan ETH/316 April 09, 2013 John Joyce Ethics Theory Ethics are a set of morals that a person sets for their self. The three ethical theories that fit within the normative ethics category are Virtue, Utilitarianism, and Deontological. These three theories each carry their own design however, at the same time they all share similar characteristics. Virtue is the first of the three theories being discussed. This virtue is solely based on the idea that a person’s character is the most important thing. Virtue ethics is an approach that deemphasizes rules, consequences and particular acts. It places the focus on the kind of person who is doing the actions. Basically if someone makes a decision about you because you have done something wrong, more than likely they are going to continue to believe that you are going to do it wrong again. This theory is both moral and immoral at the same time. Utilitarianism is the second ethical theory that is based on a set of predictable consequences. According to ( ) Utilitarianism is the theory that suggests that an action is morally right when that action produces more total utility for the group as a consequence than any other alternative does. Act Utilitarianism is the same as Utilitarianism theory however; all regards to the laws are ignored. Rule Utilitarianism makes a point to follow the laws and keeping fairness in mind while making decisions. Within this theory is it widely known that the future us predictable...
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...Ethics Review Team B reviewed the Ethics Game Simulation and the Ethic Responsibility Project completed individually by members of team B during week three of ETH/316. Each team member has provided a review of there findings. Stephen Stephen completed the ethics game simulation’s two scenarios. The first scenario had to do with sexual harassment and the second scenario had to do with falsified data for a potential product. Both scenarios seemed simple on the surface, but once further research was conducted the answers to each scenario became a little more difficult. The scenarios took Stephen through a process to achieve the desired result and explained why things needed to be don’t in a certain way. For example, a big decision is to analyze all the information a then make a decision what is the first thing to do. For the first scenario, the first thing to do figure out what the problem is which meant talking to the female worker and explaining that all attempts would be made to keep her information confidential, however dependent on the allegations that it may not be completely possible. The next step was to find out who the primary stakeholders were. This was a difficult task for the author that prompted a review of outline materials referencing ethical stakeholders. The ethical lens was used to determine what the author should do initially was the Rights and Responsibilities Lens (Ethics game, 2007). The rights and responsibilities lens allowed the author to look at...
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