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    ethical dilemma

    noun

    • 1. a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two courses of action, either of which entails transgressing a moral principle: "he is faced with an ethical dilemma: leave his post to help save his father's life, or follow his sense of duty"
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  3. What is an Ethical Dilemma? An ethical dilemma (ethical paradox or moral dilemma) is a problem in the decision-making process between two possible options, neither of which is absolutely acceptable from an ethical perspective.

  4. Nov 30, 2023 · An ethical dilemma is a conflict between alternatives where, no matter what a person does, some ethical principle will be compromised. Analyzing the options and their consequences provides the basic elements for decision-making.

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  5. In philosophy, an ethical dilemma, also called an ethical paradox or moral dilemma, is a situation in which two or more conflicting moral imperatives, none of which overrides the other, confront an agent.

  6. Ethical or moral dilemmas are situations real or imagined where a person must choose between courses of action, all of which are morally unacceptable. Example. A person must choose one of two innocents to be killed, or both will be; this one is known as Sophie’s Choice, after the William Styron novel in which it appears.

  7. A moral (ethical) dilemma is a situation that involves a choice, decision, act/action, solution that may include an unpleasant problem or situation where you feel you simply do not know what to do or which way to turn.

    • Deborah Holt, Bs, Ma
    • Church Hill, TN
    • 2020
  8. Oct 12, 2018 · What is an ethical dilemma in social work? This article explains the 3 conditions present in true ethical dilemmas, and the different between a pure ethical dilemma and a complicated situation or "approximate" dilemma.

  9. Nov 22, 2023 · Jennings proposes six steps for solving ethical dilemmas in business: have knowledge on all the available facts about a situation; establish the information that is needed and is not available for the moment; analyze the impact of a potential decision regarding the ethical dilemma on all stakeholders; list all alternatives for solving the ...

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