Should Duty Ethics Be Applied?

Mark Skornia filed a complaint against Dr Kenneth Smith alleging mismanagement and misdiagnosis of the complications after his mother Arlene Skornia was admitted to Mercy Hospital in Washington, MO on August 13, 2013. Mr Skornia’s primary concerns are his mother did not receive nourishment for 7 days, Dr Smith lacked the ability to appropriately titrate pain medications, and Mrs Skornia was released from the hospital with no plan in place or consultation with the family.

The dilemma/ethical issue that arises out of this case is in the hands of Jill Lassiter. She is the newly appointed executive director of a charity dedicated to helping single mothers called Good Works for Women. She must get the financial statements in order so that they satisfy Ms. Lyndelle Oakes, the organization’s largest donor. Jill must decide whether to restate her budget using faulty estimates or to be honest about the organization’s difficulties and face losing a crucial donation.

First, all individuals do have a duty to what is right, whether they act accordingly or not. All citizens are held to a duty to uphold the laws, if there was no duty then laws would not exist. Morality coincides with being loyal to the laws, being a disciplined person, and living an orderly life. These essentials are all present in Kant’s perception of duty.

Scenario number one: I believe that in this scenario there is a moral obligation to act. I believe that as a police officer, even off duty, you know the laws and shouldn’t allow this to happen if you know it is wrong. I think that taking action is something that all police officers should do, even off duty because they are knowledgeable and know it isn’t the right thing to just let it go. This situation would require that the clerk at the counter gets in trouble because he is not abiding by the law. Selling these magazines isn’t a big deal, but it could be possible that this clerk was selling alcohol or cigarettes to minors as well. Goodwill is shown because it would be wrong for a cop to witness something he sees illegal happen, whether he is off duty or not he still knows the laws and the right thing to do would be to stop the clerk from selling minors the magazines. A deontologist would agree with me, all police officers should say something because they all have a duty to make sure others abide by the law. There should never be a situation in

I do not have a written account of the scrub nurses or other Operating Room staff testimony as to what actually happened in this Operating Room. It would be speculation on my part to assume the worst of the physician without having all the details before me.

Duty is the next pillar of Kantian ethics. In Kant’s writing, duty is defined as the way one should act to carry out moral laws. There should be no pleasure derived from following duty except out of respect to moral laws defined by the person. These are defined by the maxim.

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Duty-based ethics are based on duty or obligation. Kant argues that there are higher principles that are good in no matter the time, situation, or culture. Therefore, when faced with

Not only did he wreck the victims’ bank accounts, but also their bodies. This is something that no physician should ever do. Fata’s previous patient stated, “I hope this never happens again o anybody and everybody questions what the doctors are doing,” he then added, “I don’t know if I can trust a doctor again” (Schecter, 2015). Those are harsh words that no patient should ever have to

“Great individuals have great ethics and great values.” Ethics and morality can be used interchangeably as they sound as if they mean the same although there is a wide distinction between them. “Strictly speaking, morality is used to refer to what we would call moral standards and moral conduct while ethics is used to refer to the formal study of those standards and conduct. For this reason, the study of ethics is also often called moral philosophy." (Gordana D 2007)

Duty for Kant is the underlying role of morality. Our duty and intentions combine to form our will, and the only one thing in the world that is good is a good will. To act according to duty means we are acting according to principals, not according to the final outcome of our actions. Principals is another important factor in this theory, our actions must be congruent with principals that can be made universal. To be universal, the maxim must apply to absolutely everyone, everywhere, and anytime. Another stipulation in Kant’s theory is that we should never treat a person solely as a means to our own ends. It is morally wrong to use someone solely to enhance our own self-interest.

Is truth just a matter of personal opinion? Isn't one person's view of ethics just as valid as another person's? Are not all views, in essence, the same? And does the whole issue of truth and ethics really matter? Does it make any difference? Can the honest seeker of truth decide without accurate data? In our consideration of ethics -- the moral evaluation of what is right and what is wrong -- we will need to overcome some common misconceptions people hold in this arena of ethical determination.

“I would rather be a good man than a great king” said the character Thor in Thor: The Dark World. In these words we find a frightening tension. Almost everyone agrees that it is good to be ethical; this is an easy affirmation. It is much more difficult, though, when ethics is in direct opposition to success. This dichotomy- between ethics and success- will no doubt confront an engineer during a professional career of any substantial length. Can you say that you would rather be a good man than rich? Or popular? Or a successful engineer? What should happen when an engineer faces this question? One real world example that can shed some light on this problem is what is known as bid shopping. This essay will provide a thorough definition of the problem of bid shopping and the ethical dilemma surrounding it. It will then apply the ethical theories of Duty Ethics and Virtue Ethics to the question. And seek to show that bid shopping is unethical according to both ethical theories.

This act from duty is to do right things for specific reason, in this matter motive plays a key role. Motives which lead humanity have more standing rather than selfish motive or self-agenda.

According to principle of universalism moral duty of a person could be revealed through reasons, objectively. Kant said that to act morally is one’s moral duty and one’s moral duty is to follow innate law.