Deontology And Action-Based Ethical Analysis

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The action or decision that drives theory would be considered ethically correct if it respects the rights of other people. Ethical views and principles are the foundations of ethical analysis; they are the viewpoints from which guidance can be obtained on the pathway to making the right decision. When looking at action-based theory, they are broken down into two groups deontological and teleological. Deontology applies to one’s duty and obligations when one uses this theory the action is studied and not the consequences. Therefore, the end does not justify the means. When using the deontological theory one should ask, what are their duties? And what are their obligations? A key figure of deontology is Immanuel …show more content…

To make a proper decision is not try to change the situation, but more what should be sought in the realm of social harmony and justice. Ethics looks at our relations, our duties to each other, individually and collectively. Moral rationalism says that ethical decision should be based on pure reason. On the other hand, the moral sense theory says, our emotions should guide our moral decision. Rationalism would say that these two scenarios are similar. So why are our answers so universally …show more content…

In most cases, there is an element of truth about any whistleblowing allegation. It may not be absolutely but it may indicate something that might be a problem. What we know from history is that in quite a lot of cases, people blew the whistle and nobody paid attention and it would have been a lot better if the whistleblower had been listened to (Tugend, 2013). If whistleblowing is to be effective, the corporation must take the necessary avenues to inform employees of the appropriate steps to take in communicating their ethical concerns internally. As stated by Scheuerman (2014), many employees who first report their concerns internally later go outside the organization when their concern are

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