Ethical Lens Inventory

The results of the Ethical Lens Inventory reveal a Relationship lens as the author’s preferred ethical lens. Particularly, a moderate preference for equality and rationality was realized among other possibilities on the ELI grid.
The Relationship lens demonstrates a preference for reasoning over intuition and community over the individual. Under this ethical lens, people are more inclined to use facts and logic to solve problems and reach desired objectives. They tend to design processes and well-defined structures that lead decision making and ethical judgement.
The Relationship lens is concerned about the society as a whole rather than the individual. According to this lens, an ethical act is one that supports building healthier communities

and makes the world a better place for everyone. For this reason, values like fairness and justice take precedence in this lens since such values address the needs of the minorities and, therefore, ensure communities prosper as a whole.
In terms of intensity, the results were more weighted toward a balanced mix, which implies less susceptibility to ethical blind spots. Those with a strong preference are too intertwined and obsessed with their values that may sometimes fall into the trap of cognitive biases and moral disengagement schemes. At the other end of the spectrum, those with a completely balanced mix do not exhibit a coherent ethical character and may act inconsistently across various contexts. Therefore, a moderate preference for equality and rationality, as per the results of the ELI, exhibits a more desirable intensity than the two extremes.