analysis of how an individual reconciles personal, organizational and cultural values as well as ethics in a global setting

It seems the choice between human life and personal gain is an easy one to make but if people are honest , the decision is often not so easy and how an individual reconciles personal , organizational and cultural values as well as ethics in a global setting is something that takes a great deal of effort and consideration and must take into account the utility values of their actions . Virtues like charity and honesty can be universally admired , though not universally practiced . A person of affluence may be able to donate money to the

less fortunate , even to the desperately poor that may have their lives saved by such charitable action . However , most people of all income levels choose to buy things beyond the basic necessities of life , like televisions , expensive foods or a night on the town , and few consider this action to be immoral However , when considering the implications of such action in terms of ethics , the ability to donate to charity and choosing not to makes the morality behind the uncharitable action unclear . By applying virtue theory , Kantianism , utilitarianism , and humanistic psychological analysis to the concept of charity to personal , organizational and cultural values as well as ethics in a global setting , it becomes obvious that those who do not donate when they have the means are committing an immoral act and will only be incomplete humans

Virtue theory is one of philosophy 's oldest concepts , dating back to ancient times in both Western and Eastern philosophy . Beginning in Western tradition with Plato and advanced significantly by Aristotle virtue ethics place precedence on what an individual sees as the best possible choice for a situation in an attempt to become a good individual based on character . By following this approach , as Aristotle stresses , the perception of the particular takes priority in the sense that a good rule is a good summary of wise particular choices , and not a court of last resort (Pfaff , 2008 . When using this approach to address charity , a person would not donate their money to the poor because rules or an obligation , but because he or she would feel that doing so would be the best course of action and the most decent thing to do in building their own good virtue . The ultimate goal of their act is personal happiness , and by embarking on what they feel is virtuous , like courage and benevolence , people will be able to achieve their ultimate goal . By not donating to the less fortunate , the qualities that instill these virtues and build character are not achieved . Buying personal luxury items instead of pursuing charity in the community , whether local or global , is not virtuous by this approach . For Kantianism , the goal is less to build character through virtue , but to use reason to understand the best course of action for a particular situation

All humans are born with free will , and the decision to be charitable or uncharitable rests within that freedom . The German Enlightenment philosopher Immanuel Kant...