Framework for thinking ethically
What is Ethics NOT ?
NOT science
NOT following 
culturally accepted Norms
NOT following the Law
NOT religion
NOT feelings
Ethical Government
Ethical Communities
Decision Making 
practiced method
Act and Reflect on the Outcome
Make a Decision and Test It
Evaluate Alternative Actions
Get the Facts
Recognize an Ethical Issue
ensitivity
What  is Ethics?
determine what standards of behavior can be considered ethical
Approaches Help us: 
Subtopic
constitutes the common good
Agree on a set of human and civil rights.
Standards of Behavior
Soources of Ethical Standards
The Virtue Approach
The Common Good Approach
The Fairness or Justice Approach
The Rights Approach
The Utilitarian Approach
Hard to be 
identified (why?) 
How do those
 standards get 
applied to specific 
situations we face?
On what do 
we base our 
ethical standards ?
Ethical Business
Ethical Individuals