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of doing the right thing when that will cost
more than we want to pay”
The Josephson Institute of Ethics
 
 
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What is Ethics?What is Ethics?
 
 
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Understanding !ight andUn erstan ng ! g t an
WrongWrong " #eveloping your own $%oral
&ompass'
" +alue &on.icts
" #oing *he !ight *hing
 
 
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Ethical *heoriesEthical *heories
"Universal Ethics
 
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Ethical !elativismEthical !elativism
 
 
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Ethical #ilemmasEthical #ilemmas
Where the decision you must make re4uires you to make a $right' choice knowing full well that you are5
, 6eaving an e4ually $right' choice undone
, 6ikely to su7er something bad as a result of that choice
, &ontradicting a personal ethical principle in making that choice
 
 
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"Step One: 8naly9e the conse4uences
"Step Two: 8naly9e the actions
"Step Three: %ake a decision
 
 
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" What are the facts? 
" What can you guess about the facts you don’t know? 
" What do the facts mean? 
" What does the problem look like through the eyes of the people involved? 
" What will happen if you choose one thing rather than another? 
" What do your feelings tell you? 
" What will you think of yourself if you decide one thing or another? 
" Can you explain and justify your decision to others?  
 
 
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6evel ;5 <re-&onventional5
(tage =5 !ndividualism" !nstrumentalism" &
 
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6evel =5 &onventional5
(tage 5  *aw & rder rientation
 
 
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6evel >5 <ost-&onventional5
(tage A5 ,niversal #thical Principle rientation