ETHICS-SESSION 1
In the first session of Ethics, we were introduced with a lot of ethical practices with help of lot of examples. I understood that Ethical shape the way we live – what we do, what we make and the world we create through our choices. Ethics isn't just an exercise for philosophers or intellectuals. It is at the core of everyday life.
We ask ethical questions whenever we think about how we should act. Being ethical is a part of what defines us as human beings. We are rational, thinking, choosing creatures. We all have the capacity to make conscious choices – although we often act out of habit or in line with the views of the crowd. We could all make conscious and conscientious ethical choices if we wanted to.
The discussion further moved on to address an important question.
There are times when those questions become challenges we just can't resolve alone.
Complex ethical problems can be individual and private or widespread and systemic, involving groups, organisations or whole communities. The distress these challenges cause is real and pervasive, leaving people stuck and struggling, anxious or broken.
Ethics provides a framework for answering these questions well. It allows us to be consistent in our judgements, provide reasons for our beliefs and to critically examine opinions. Most importantly, ethics allows us to act in a manner that accords with a set of core values and principles. Ethical questions are an inescapable part of being human. We think and act according to ethical judgements all the time, whether we want to or not. Often the things that drive our actions are unknown to us – underpinning habits that lead us to act for good or ill without serious thought. Ethical reflection helps us make responsible judgements that reflect what we care about most.
The next question we introduced was “Why should managers be ethical”. I think that my answer for this question my answer is a bit complex. Managers should use the science of ethics because the moral is the practical. Morality is an objective, metaphysical necessity of man’s survival. Managers must successfully apply the right moral principles to decision making to ensure the success of an organization.
Ethics, or morality, is a code of values to guide man’s actions and decisions. The actions and decisions that a man makes determine the purpose and direction of his life. A value is “that which one acts to gain and/or keep.” Individuals must do something, either intentionally or not, to achieve certain ends. Ethics is concerned with what one should seek and how one should act.