This paper describes an ethical dilemma that occured within the confines of the Stroud-Lawrence Funeral Home and discusses how the dilemma was managed.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, 2006, $ 35.95
Abstract This paper discusses an ethical dilemma at the Stroud-Lawrence Funeral Home, a small, family owned enterprise. A specific ethical dilemma that was faced by the author is recounted relevant to the parties involved and their positions of authority and power. The outcome is reported as being equitable although more could have been done to make ethical training and counseling mandatory.
From the Paper "The ethical dilemma occurred within the confines of Stroud-Lawrence Funeral Home. Stroud-Lawrence is a small family owned and operated enterprise with less than 10 employees. The ethical dilemma that recently arose dealt with insurance paybacks for certain funeral related services that were not fully performed by certain staff members. While not necessarily intentional, this oversight resulted in the billing for services performed that were not, in fact performed and the ethical issues arising from the fact that employees, myself as well as management, were aware of this oversight and yet, the process was overlooked. The Ethical Issue. The specific issue involved billing for funeral clothing on a deceased individual who was scheduled for cremation following the viewing."
Abstract A paper on the subject of social dilemmas. The paper looks at how the individual is influenced to act differently depending on different social dilemmas, and discusses the important role that cooperation plays by bringing about decisions and solutions. The paper further notes that cooperation is only achievable if the person is willing to cooperate with others.
From the Paper "When it comes to social dilemmas, why do people make the decisions they do? What part does accountability play in social dilemmas? These are important questions when looking at the social and philosophical aspects of social dilemmas. Individuals are influenced to act differently depending on what the issues in the social dilemmas are. Cooperation is achievable if the person is willing to cooperate with others and to listen openly what solutions are available. Cooperation plays an important role in social dilemmas bringing about decisions and solutions that can only happen when individuals are willing to cooperate."
Applys both Kant's ethical theories and utilitarian ethical theories to the case of "The Accountant's Dilemma" and then argues that the utilitarian theories are superior to Kant's.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, 2002, $ 53.95
Abstract One of the problems of ethical analysis is the fact that the application of two ethical theories to the same case can actually produce two different choices for action. As will be seen in the following application of utilitarianism and Kant's ethical theories to the case study of the "The Accountant's Dilemma" not only do these theories provide two different choices, but both present valid arguments for each choice. However, it will be argued that the utilitarian theory presents the preferred ethical alternative.
Abstract In this article, the writer relates that, while registered at the University of Phoenix as a student, she was also pushing her business more aggressively by advertising as a grant writer. She further explains that, as a single parent with an enormous amount of responsibilities, she needed to look for extra resources to maintain stability. The writer then notes that when focusing on research for each client, her studies were pushed aside, as well as her family responsibilities, and her grades began to slip. The writer also relates that, within this dilemma, she realized that she would have to organize her life better before she lost everything, including her health and her children's respect and trust. The writer then describes the way she organized her life so that she could fulfill both her professional and personal responsibilities.
Outline:
Describing the Dilemma Analyzing the Dilemma Evaluating the Dilemma
From the Paper "Each day I would check for emails from potential clients but would not be interested in writing for them due to the subject matter or the markets involved. One day I received a telephone call from a former client that expanded her business and needed my services again. The client informed me that other companies have been expanding and needed my services. Conference calls were set up for introduction and discussions into sending proposals to various foundations. I mailed out several contracts totaling 45 and began to receive early portions of monetary retentions."
Abstract In this article, the writer discusses that inclusion presents dilemmas in principle because the real human right, that all pupils receive a good education, is easily confused with something else, that all pupils receive the same education. The writer maintains that inclusion also creates dilemmas in principle because it represents an intensification, and not a resolution, of a dilemma that has always been inherent within mainstream education - how to impart a single education to children who are different from one another. Finally, the writer notes that inclusion also presents dilemmas in practice for a host of reasons to do with implementation at school governance and individual classroom level for which high-sounding statements about 'community', 'infinite potential', 'inclusion' etc. offer no guidance. The writer concludes that in this context, the religious education (RE) teacher has a duty to use the unique capacity of RE to capture the unique potentials of pupils whose particular challenges can only be appreciated over the long-term by a vigilant and caring class teacher.
From the Paper "As well as presenting dilemmas - and conflicts of interest - in principle, there is a vast range of practical dilemmas arising from inclusion of which the following represents the tip of the iceberg. Where pupils present severe behavioural problems, for example, schools are faced with the dilemma of using resources for in-class support or using them to support intensive withdrawal work. Eventually, some schools face the dilemma of struggling to control pupils with extreme behavioural difficulties or excluding them altogether. Schools face a dilemma of diverting resources from mainstream education only to plough them into projects designed to cope with behavioural difficulties that could perhaps be treated more cost-effectively - without the diseconomy of small scale - beyond the individual school.
"A further dilemma that arises from the attempts to implement inclusion within school is that of developing systems, structures and procedures of enabling inclusion to occur. In the schools studied by Clarke and colleagues, the most common form of technology was in-class support."
Abstract This paper presents the concept known as the security dilemma whereby an increase in one state's security produces a decrease in the security of other states. An example of this is seen in the situation which developed in the lead up to the first world war. The writer uses Robert Jervis and his work "Offense, Defense, and the Security Dilemma" as a reference point for many of the issues raised here. The writer also makes use of James Joll's "The Origins of the First World War" when referencing World War One as an example of the security dilemma.
From the Paper "The reason for the effect of the security dilemma is easily seen--when one state increases its security to a certain point, its neighbors feel less secure if they perceive the protective forces of the first state to be capable of attacking them. A more secure state is perceived to be a potentially more aggressive state, whether this is the case or not. The Cold War arms race was based in part on the security dilemma. Each side kept increasing its armaments because the other side was doing so, and any increase in the security of the other side meant a decrease in our own security."
Abstract The paper presents a discussion of two ethical dilemmas related to corporate activity. One involves finding a competitor's confidential new product announcement. The second dilemma involves use of a new product. Issues of intellectual property and obligation to stakeholders are discussed.
From the Paper "Faced with the opportunity to salvage her own research budget due to the unexpected gift of a competitor's new product announcement found on an airplane, an auto industry market intelligence manager must make an important ..."
Tags: business ethisc, proprietary information, custoemr relationships
A discussion on a study, conducted over the telephone consisting of a 20-minute interview with five participants on the ways in which men and women arrive at decisions about what is morally right and wrong.
Abstract The following paper examines a study of moral dilemmas which attempted to use in-depth critical thinking to assess the moral decisions of five individuals. In the study scenario, morality has a price and the individuals were given a choice between what they wanted to do and what they wanted or desired. Neither decision was desirable and a person's values and ethics determined their choice. The writer argues that there is no right or wrong answer and none of the participants had a better answer than the others.
From the Paper "A moral dilemma involves a situation that gives a person two possible courses of action, each requiring a morally impermissible action. Plato presented a classic example of a moral dilemma in his teachings. A man borrowed a weapon from his neighbor and gave him a promise that he would return it. The neighbor returns to him shortly after to claim the weapon but is in a fit of rage. He wants the weapon back so that he can kill someone. This creates a moral dilemma for the borrower. If he keeps his promise and returns the weapon, he will be an accessory to murder. If he refuses to return the weapon, he has broken his promise. "
Abstract This paper discusses the moral dilemma I once faced in experimenting with cocaine. The paper discusses what the utilitarian, categorical imperative, and virtue ethics positions would have instructed me to do. The utilitarian position would give me a green light, since it values individual freedom. The imperative would say no, since there are higher moral laws. The virtue ethics position would also say no, since doing the virtuous thing is the priority. 9 pgs. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Abstract The paper reviews a game which was performed to determine what affects on selfishness were seen if some given probabilities were known. The paper explains that all the outcomes deal with a dollar amount which can be paid out and will be significantly changed if certain unknowns become known in the beginning of each section, which is determined by three separate theories.
From the Paper "The issues of social dilemmas can often be so complex that many of us fail to realize that we are even in a dilemma at all until we are a victim or a participant in such a dilemma. However, the other side of the spectrum is that we participate in social dilemmas due to a very basic instinct and that is survival (Kangas 476). Of course we always have the need and desire to do the right thing but do we weight the costs appropriately. For example, can we risk picking up a hitchhiker today as compared to years ago."
Abstract This paper offers an analysis of and response to four chapters in the book "Race, Religion and the Continuing American Dilemma" by C. Eric Lincoln, showing how the Black Church developed in America and how this relates to the ongoing problem of racism, tied as well to America's vision of itself and how that vision is false in key respects so that there is a disconnect between image and reality.
From the Paper "Eric Lincoln first describes his thesis regarding the American dilemma, noting that the Americana people are captives of their own myth about race as something that was an issue for others, usually those in the South. Americans decry killing, yet violence is part of American life at many levels. Power without a sense of responsibility is tyranny, says Lincoln, and he discusses different manifestations of power in American life and ways in which these instances show a lack of responsibility. He finds many instances of racism in American life and shows that simply believing that racism is only practiced by others and that the problem of racism has been solved is insufficient. The proper use of power is in service of morality. Lincoln finds that Americans are confused by these issues and too willing to accommodate evil. "
Abstract This paper discusses how the women's prison system is fraught with ethical dilemmas and how the women within the system, no matter what the crime, are relatively helpless despite whatever physical strength or position of strength outside the system that they possess. It looks at how women in prisons might be subject to sexual harassment or rape by prison guards, be denied gynecological care by officials, or be threatened into submission to perform various acts by people in authority who possess superior physical strength. It presents a perspective on one of these issues, denial of gynecological care, in the form of three fictional interviews from people in the field of criminal justice: Joachim P., a correctional officer (male); Felicity M., a medical technical assistant; and Katerina G., a correctional treatment specialist.
Abstract This paper discusses the potential ethical dilemma of a company that is distributing a product that it has subsequently discovered to be flawed. The paper specifically discusses FET, which has been distributing its micro system product. The paper concludes that to continue distribution would be detrimental to the company, its shareholders, and the customer upon whom the company relies.
From the Paper "Ethical Dilemma 1. Is there an ethical problem? If so, what is it? On the surface there is not yet an ethical dilemma. While the executive compensation is tied to the success of FET's micro system in the open marketplace, the simple fact of the matter is that the system is flawed. If an organization is ethically sound as well as operationally sound it would never consider distributing a product with known and pre-existing flaws. Such an act, while perhaps bolstering its short-term finances and padding the salary of the executives whose salaries are dependent upon the product's success, would have a long-term devastating effect on the reputation and brand of the company. Additionally, once the flaw became widely recognized the company would be faced with warranty obligations which would quickly mitigate any financial gains to the company."
Abstract This paper explains that, when feminist legal theorists and advocates expose the assumptions underlying dilemmas, which are inherent in the concepts of equality and discrimination, it is possible to reconsider and reinterpret relationships and patterns of power that impact on the consequences of difference. The paper then outlines these assumptions along with the counter-assumptions that have been formulated by feminist legal theorists. The paper stresses that all of the assumptions are present in the "Little Sisters" case in which it was decided that gay and lesbian pornography poses a threat to sex equality.
From the Paper "Equality rights under the Charter have caused dilemmas additional problems beyond the issues that were to be resolved. While the Charter in combination with legislation is designed to protect women and children from sexual violence and victimization, the defendant is actually the individual who receives protection. Once again, the male norm becomes predominant so that, as feminists point out, the state participates in the male control of female sexuality. To overcome the equality problem and the issue of intrinsic differences, feminists fought for legislation using new terms such as 'gender neutral assault'."
Abstract This paper discusses the Cartesian mind-body dilemma by analyzing Descartes' "Meditations on First Philosophy". The paper explains that Cartesian dualism intended to moderate between the established religious paradigm of the time and the emerging natural sciences and by positing mind and body as complete substances which refer to nothing but themselves. The paper also looks at how Descartes' theory of mind preserves the religious conception of man as an immortal soul in possession of free will by placing such outside the realm of the physical sciences. The paper points out that Descartes' "Meditations on First Philosophy" seeks to establish two distinct classes of substances in mind and extension, but fails to adequately address the manner in which these two incommensurable substances interact to generate our experience of the world. The writer suggests that Descartes conceives of the body as a 'kingdom within a kingdom' of mind, and is left with the problem of how these kingdoms are able to carry out diplomatic relations with one another.
From the Paper "The cogito, 'I think therefore I am', delimits mind as the substance of thought, the primary existential of being. This is arrived at by proposing that there could be a malicious demon of some sort that may be propagating a vast illusion of experience, generating even our thoughts. Even in this radical scepticism, however, Descartes concludes that there must be something that this hoax is played upon, and no matter what this demon may be able to do, he can never convince something that it is nothing; "...I must finally conclude that this proposition, I am, I exist, is necessarily true whenever it is put forward by me or conceived in my mind" . The cogito, therefore, shows mind to be a substance that is necessarily true without reference to any other substance. It is the essence to which all the modes of thought refer."
