Ethical Theories Application

In this PAT, you will choose one of the following ethical dilemmas and show how ethical theories offer different perspectives on the ethical issues and reasoning involved. You will provide a brief summary of the theories you choose to apply and a detailed response showing how the theory applies to the dilemma and supports that way of ethical thinking. You will end with your own perspective on the dilemma and which theory you agree with the most in regards to ethical reasoning. Use APA citations.

Choose ONE of the following dilemmas and use the chart on the next page to apply 5 different ethical theories to the same dilemma.
1. Bill is overworked and tired. He needs to complete an assignment for one of his classes. His friend offers him her assignment; she took the course the previous year. Should Bill accept her offer? Explain how Bill would think about this dilemma from the points of view of each theory.
2. Nancy stopped to have a few drinks with friends after work. After three hours, and three drinks, Nancy has to get home. She lives five miles away, in the country so cabs are not readily available? She is the last of her friends to leave. Should Nancy drive home? Explain how Nancy would think about this dilemma from the points of view of each theory.
3. Jacob runs a small home roofing business. He has three employees. It is the middle of summer and Jacob has more work than he can handle with his small crew. Jacob knows that Eli, a friend, is unemployed. Jacob offers a job to Eli but Eli would like to be paid “off the books,” so that he can still receive his unemployment benefits. Should Jacob hire Eli and pay him “off the books?” Explain how Jacob would think about this dilemma from the points of view of each theory.
4. Sulina just returned from a long shopping day in another city that is an hour’s drive from her home. She purchased several things, and as she is unpacking her purchases, she realizes that the clerk included a fifty dollar item of clothing in one of the bags that Sulina did not pay for. What should Sulina do about the unpaid for purchase. Explain how Sulina would think about this dilemma from the points of view of each theory.
5. Justine is on her annual weekend get-away in Chicago with her friends from college. She sees the husband of one her co-workers, a woman she has developed a good friendship with, at the hotel where Justine and her friends are staying. He is with another woman. They appear to be intimate with each other (kissing, holding hands, touching each other romantically). Justine also sees them enter the same hotel room. When Justine returns to work, her co-worker says that her husband was called out of town for work, so she had a long weekend taking care of the kids herself. Should Justine tell her friend what she saw? Explain how Justine would think about this dilemma from the points of view of each theory.
6. Gary is on the safety and wellness committee for a large hospital. A new policy has been proposed for hospital employees that would require employees to get a flu shot or be terminated from their jobs. Should Gary get the flu shot? Explain how Gary would think about this policy from the points of view of each theory.

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