Essays on Virtue Ethics

Ethical dilemma Ethical dilemma or paradox refers to decisions making issues involving two different moral imperatives, neither of which strives to resolve the situation as obedience to either would mean transgressing another (Fisher, 2008). Every ethical dilemma involves two alternatives; obeying one would result in the avoidance of the other, thereby compromising a certain ethical...

People make decisions through every aspect of their life; they decide what to wear, what to eat and what to do. These decisions can either be good or bad. Decisions are based on a person’s morals and values. A person with skewed morals and values will more likely make bad decisions. A person does not...

To be honest, figuring out which ethical category I fall under, started out to be difficult, as I was not sure where I fell under. All I knew was that I couldn’t pick which one I am a part of because my thoughts on different controversial topics differed from some of the ones in each...

The tourism and hospitality industry consists of complex ethical dilemmas, due to different motivations and understandings of ethical and unethical pursuits. Human decisions are driven by a multitude of ethical principles and understandings of right or wrong that drive moral values. This is specifically evident in the hospitality and tourism sector through exploring the social,...

In this paper, I will be mainly discussing the perceptive of Louden in his view of virtue ethics for the ethical positions he takes on his writing on Some Vices of Virtue. I will be then rising any objections for what Louden is saying and see if there are any other philosophical thinkers who believe...

Introduction Ethical dilemmas in the context of business are often complex and difficult to resolve. This was illustrated recently when Alexander Nix, CEO of data-mining company Cambridge Analytica, was forced to decide whether to employ questionable campaign advertising tactics to secure a client and maximize profits (Lapowsky, 2018). If Nix were to choose to exploit...

Estee Lauder Cosmetics has long been under major scrutiny for its trade partnership with China, which allows them to develop their scope of global cosmetic artistry through sales. However, China’s local market trade laws possess requirements of beauty products, such as makeup, to initially be tested on non-human beings before its distribution to consumers. These...

Introduction I will discuss in this paper how Virtue Ethics and Duty Ethics are the two theories that we should live by in order to be morally successful. We will also explore the “behind the scenes” of what both of these theories mean. Ethics alone refers to what is morally right and what is morally...