Morality and Legality Table of Contents Question 1..................................................................................................................................2 Question 2..................................................................................................................................2 Bibliography...............................................................................................................................3 1|P a g e
Morality and Legality Question 1 Gill have stated about reasons of ethical dilemmas. He said that the people encounter ethical dilemmas because they are confused regarding the decision they want to make. They fear that what if their decision is wrong and have negative impact. Ethical decision-making is related to matter of right or wrong. The six tests of ethical dilemma are- 1.Is it potentially or wholly illegal? 2.Does it breach the ethics of the company? 3.Does it oppose the person’s own values? 4.Would the person be comfortable doing to himself? 5.Would this take place if everyone knew about it? 6.Is anyone will get affected by it? These six tests are valid enough to solve the ethical dilemma of a person and help the person to take ethical decision. If any of the six test fails then the person will get know that the action which he is about to take is unethical(Gill, 2004). Question 2 Lawful is something that has been delegated, set up or approved by the law and can face consequences if violated. Morality is worried about the standards of right versus wrong that depend on one’s close to home sentiments, qualities and conclusions. Morality and legality both are diverse and if a thing is legal cannot be said as moral(Miltner).For instance; Couple of decades back slavery was legal and the slaves were treated as chattels. These people were the victims of abusing of human being and there were separation of families. These actions were in the purview of law but were immoral. 2|P a g e
Morality and Legality Bibliography Gill, D. W. (2004). Upgrading the Ethical Decision-Making Model for Business.Business and Professional Ethics Journal, 135-151. Miltner, C. C. (n.d.).Legal Versus Moral Justice.Retrieved from Notre Dame Law Review: https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4310&context=ndlr 3|P a g e