IT Ethics: ETH I C S I N INFORMATI O N TECHNOLOGY ISBN-13: 978-1-285-19715-9 ISB

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IT Ethics:

ETH I C S I N INFORMATI O N TECHNOLOGY

ISBN-13: 978-1-285-19715-9
ISBN-10: 1-285-19715-1
Instructor Edition:
ISBN-13: 978-1-285-19718-0
ISBN-10: 1-285-19718-6

read Page-22 then answer the question:

Virtue ethics

A: Common good

B: Fairness

C: Utilitarian

D: Fairness

TABLE 1-5 Summary of four common approaches to ethical decision making Approach to dealing with ethical issues Principle The ethical choice best reflects moral virtues in Virtue ethics approach yourself and your community. The ethical choice produces the greatest excess of Utilitarian approach benefits over harm. The ethical choice treats everyone the same and Fairness approach shows no favoritism or discrimination. Common good approach The ethical choice advances the common good. Source Line: Course Technology/Cengage Learning

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Creating the virus could be legal but not ethical. I would use Utilitarian approach to support my decision. Because, The basic premise is that actions that provide the greatest amount of good over bad or evil are ethical or moral choices. For example if you told a lie to protect someone's life that would be considered a good ethical choice under the Utilitarian Ethics system. Less harm is done by the lie than by telling the truth and putting a life at risk. Beware though, for this system of ethics leads us down the road of "The end justifies the means" kind of thinking. Same in case of creating a virus. To protect someone's that would be considered a good ethical choice under the Utilitarian Ethics system. Less harm is done by the virus than by not creating virus and putting someone's at risk.

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