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Ethics is about right and wrong. Ethics isn't about right and wrong. Ethics is complicated. If someone tells you ethics are simple, they are trying to be simple about something that isn't. | Ethics is about right and wrong. Ethics isn't about right and wrong. Ethics is complicated. If someone tells you ethics are simple, they are trying to be simple about something that isn't. | ||
I can't give you an honest definition of ethics. But I can support you to examine how you determine what is right and what is wrong. | I can't give you an honest definition of ethics. But I can support you to examine how you determine what is right and what is wrong (which is actually, the application of '''morality'''). | ||
== Big ideas in ethics == | == Big ideas in ethics == | ||
=== Don't know what to do? Ask yourself: === | |||
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! Question | |||
! Your answer | |||
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| Who/what is affected by this issue?<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> | |||
| Your answer | |||
|- | |||
| What are the possible benefits for those affected?<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> | |||
| Your answer | |||
|- | |||
| What are the possible harms for those affected?<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> | |||
| Your answer | |||
|- | |||
| Which option(s) will produce the most good and least harm?<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> | |||
| Your answer | |||
|- | |||
| If one is harmed and another benefits, how do you decide who or what matters most?<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> | |||
| Your answer | |||
|} | |||
=== Resources for ethics === | |||
[[Media:Ethical framework reflections.pdf | Click here for some questions for reflections]] | |||
[[Media:Ethics poster.pdf | Click here for the system's administrator's ethics guide]] | [[Media:Ethics poster.pdf | Click here for the system's administrator's ethics guide]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:41, 7 December 2021
Ethics[1]
Ethics is about right and wrong. Ethics isn't about right and wrong. Ethics is complicated. If someone tells you ethics are simple, they are trying to be simple about something that isn't.
I can't give you an honest definition of ethics. But I can support you to examine how you determine what is right and what is wrong (which is actually, the application of morality).
Big ideas in ethics[edit]
Don't know what to do? Ask yourself:[edit]
| Question | Your answer |
|---|---|
| Who/what is affected by this issue? |
Your answer |
| What are the possible benefits for those affected? |
Your answer |
| What are the possible harms for those affected? |
Your answer |
| Which option(s) will produce the most good and least harm? |
Your answer |
| If one is harmed and another benefits, how do you decide who or what matters most? |
Your answer |
Resources for ethics[edit]
Click here for some questions for reflections
Click here for the system's administrator's ethics guide