In professional community, integrity enhances personal commitments to the code of ethics set forward by the professional organization. It involves decision making in the frame of mind as to what is right, instead of what will make me look better than others. It will help people act in a fair and a responsible manner. In personal settings, integrity leads
Therefore, deontologists follow the belief that certain actions are inherently good if they follow the stated rules even if the action has bad consequences, it can still be defined as moral. In contrast, teleological ethical systems focus completely on the outcomes and consequences of an act. Teleology is a theory of ethics according to which the rightness of an act is determined by it's end. Also known as consequentialism, actions that result in what can be considered as a good consequence must be good and so the end result will justify the reason that the act was committed in the first place. Both deontological and teleological ethical systems use opposing ethical guides yet they both have the same aim, to help people make moral decisions.
James Rachels’ on Normative Cultural Relativism Every culture has its own customs, traditions and beliefs that dictate the actions of its citizens. Cultural relativism states that although practices and ethical beliefs differ from society to society, it must be accepted as good, relative to each respective culture’s beliefs and moral code. Rachels believes that an act that may be frowned upon in one culture may in fact be totally acceptable in another. The theory of Cultural Relativism puts in action the idea of what people believe is morally right and how it relates to the culture that it is practiced in. Morals concern what is right and wrong.
I believe that people need good ethics to promote a healthy and positive environment for ourselves and others. I always assumed my personal ethical viewpoint is that everything should be equal and fair. After reviewing my Ethical Lens Inventory, it proved me right. I found that my preferred ethical lens is the Relationship Lens. I use my rationality to determine how I can ensure equality to all others.
All actions are related to an underlying principle. Kantian thought supports the idea that the actions are justified by a set of rules outlined in Kantianism. Utilitarianism is based on the idea of a greater good. Positive and negative consequences are quantified and the most positive consequence for the greatest amount of people is chosen, sometimes at the expense of others. For utilitarian school of thought, an individual strives to do the most good, even at the expense of the minority.
My decision is virtuous as the individual was creating an unsafe environment, and I was following a moral code. If I were to issue a citation for every circumstance, it would be seen as deontological ethics. Conclusion In conclusion, through the comparison and dissimilarities of the three theories one can gain further understanding of the importance that ethics and social responsibility. The similarities between the three theories represent the good in people, their strive for excellence and justification. The differences in the three theories begin with the ethics and morality.
When you work in a way that embeds person-centred values you are supporting the people you work with so that they can live the life that they choose to. You will have a more holistic approach to your work by respecting a person’s differences and tasks will be done better because you have accounted for that person needs in a way that suits them. As a result the individual will feel valued. Why can risk taking be part of a person centred approach? A person centred approach includes promoting an individuals right to choose and be independent.
Royce believed that it is a necessary condition for moral validity, and moral value of actions is a matter of whether they are loyal, and whether they tend to fulfill the community's intended aim. He also believed that there were two types of loyalty, and that was true loyalty and vicious or “predatory” loyalty. Royce described the two loyalties as: “A cause is good, not only for me, but for mankind, in so far, as it is essentially a “loyalty to loyalty,” that is, an aid, and a furtherance of loyalty in my fellows. It is an evil cause in so far as, despite the loyalty that it arouses in me, it is destructive of loyalty in the world of my fellows”. Josiah Royce loyalty theory requires you to scrutinize the actions and aims of our communities and others and to work to reform the disloyal aspects.
He set a standard characterized as high quality leadership for his successors to follows and abide by. Ethical or moral leadership involves leading in a manner that respects the rights and dignity of others. The duties of leaders also include the responsibility for ensuring standards of moral and ethical conduct. An effective leader influences a subordinate's attitude and values. Therefore, a moral leader will stimulate a moral influence.
An individual’s actions mirror his/her belief systems. This belief system configures what is morally just (i.e. right from wrong) with what is valued (i.e. code of conduct). To perform good deeds/positive actions that are morally just and valued, certain characteristics must be modeled from within: honesty, compassion, courage, modesty and forgiveness.