Chapter 3

Applying the Big Ideas

Check-In

As part of developing your awareness of the ethical content of issues that arise and knowing which beliefs, and biases underpin your action, it is worth getting a bare bones run down on the five main approaches to normative ethics that you will see most commonly.

The reason it is useful to know this is that ethical theories are the foundation of ethical analysis and the viewpoints that help us make decisions. Once you can recognize where a person is coming from—what theory and principles they are utilizing, you can start to see what matters to them and what they believe is right, fair, and just (including their beliefs about their role in a professional sense). Being able to recognize and also respect ...

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