ethics

Strategy for Ethical Decision Making


When confronted with a problem, a person can take any number of actions. Some actions may be useful, whereas others may create more problems. Philosophers have developed various ethical decision-making models to help a person to resolve a dilemma. Some models are more complex than others.

The following is a decision-making model you can use to resolve ethical problems. This model consists of the following six steps:

1. Facts. Gather all the necessary facts, including whether any state or federal statutes apply or whether any administrative regulations apply. Once you have examined the facts, you will be able to define the problem.

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