Cultural Values and Personal Ethics

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Cultural values and Personal Ethics

Introduction

Ethics can be described as the codes of conduct that guide on how one should behave regarding moral duties and virtues . These moral principles , guide a person in determining what is wrong or right Personal ethics on the other hand can be termed as morality . This is because personal ethics reflect the expectations of people of all works in the society (www .bethedream .net /ethics .htm

Ethics has got two aspects the ability to determine right

from wrong propriety from impropriety and good from evil and the second perspective concerns the commitment to perform an action that is proper , right and good . The principles of personal ethics include trust , worthiness preventing harm , refusing to take unfair advantage , respect for the autonomy of others and basic justice ( HYPERLINK "http /www .bethedream .net /ethics .htm " www .bethedream .net /ethics .htm

a ) Personal Ethics Statement

Values are the things that a person learns from an early age , from our parents and the immediate surrounding . Morals on the other hand are beliefs on how a person should behave at any one time in any given situation . Ethics is how a person actually behaves when faced with a difficult situation that requires testing of the moral fiber (www .ethics .ubc .ca /s /invited /colero .html . The following is my personal ethics statement that identifies my personal ethics , values morals and beliefs

I will give my all and my best to all I will also serve mankind with the utmost extreme use of my body , spirit and mind , in the creation of peace and harmony among people through community service programs and performing other humanitarian programs

b ) How these values were formed

I acquired these values from my parents and my religion . My parents are generous people with open minds and they are very understanding . During my adolescent period they helped me through it and even encouraged me to explore the world but with great caution . I have great respect for them for they taught me about trust , generosity , empathy and that , honesty is the best policy

This has made me apply this knowledge to date . My religion also played a great role in instilling these virtues in me . It encouraged me to love all people and other creatures of the earth and always share and help those in need

c ) The theories that seem to express my personal belief system

The major theories that have influenced modern thinking include Utilitarianism which believes in the greatest good , Rawlsian Ethics concerning justice and fairness , Aristotelian ethics that believes in duties and rights and the Kantian Ethics

All of the above mentioned theories of ethics have played a great role in expressing my personal belief system . Utilitarian theory of ethics argues that the result of an action determines if that action is moral or immoral and a beneficial action is moral or right whereas an action that results to harmful impacts is wrong or immoral . This theory...