INDEX

abortion

Abu Ghraib prison

actions and ethical distinctions

action- versus consequence-based decisions

creating alternatives for action (see strategies for creating ethical alternatives)

ethical dimension of actions

failure to distinguish dimensions of an action

hijacked plane decision case

legal actions mistaken for ethical

legal dimension of actions

negative versus positive ethics

obedience to unjust laws and

prudential dimension of actions

prudential gain and

prudential versus ethical or legal

religious legacy of ethical principles

responsibility for our actions and

systematic ethical decision making (see decision making, ethical)

true nature of ethical dilemmas

views of ethical responsibility

Allen, James

alternatives to action.

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