Ehiccs Awareness Inventory

Ethics Awareness Inventory

Bajbet Zavala

GEN480

August 2nd, 2011

George Stragalas III

Ethics Awareness Inventory

The ethics awareness inventory for me is Obligation. There is an obligation to do what is morally right principles that represent what rational persons ought morally to do. We believe that ethical conduct appeals to conscience. In judging whether a person’s actions are ethical, we look to the intent behind a person’s actions, rather than focusing on results. (Williams Institute)

To be considered ethical, we believe that we must choose how we act and what rules we are willing to follow. From your perspective, ethical principles must be: (a) appropriate under any circumstances; (b) respectful of human dignity; and (c) committed to promoting individual freedom and autonomy. Human beings must never be treated simply as means to the accomplishment of some defined “end.” The end does not justify the means. (Williams Institute)

We believe that human beings have intrinsic value—we have a right to individual respect. We cannot support social traditions and policies aimed at the best interests of society as a whole if any individual is denied the opportunities to which a person is entitled as a human being. The approach to ethics requires that, within legal and humane limits, people should be allowed to make their own choices. Acting in response to impulse, instinct, or rules worked out by others for us to obey does not constitute ethical conduct on our part. (Williams Institute)

We believe that fostering personal growth takes precedence over achieving efficiency through organizational and social structures that tend to dehumanize ethical decision making. For this reason, we advocate policies intended to ensure equal respect and opportunities for all. Moral decisions must reflect the free choice of individuals if we ever expect to hold them personally responsible. We are guided by a desire to be in accord with established standards of right and...