Theories of Ethical Dilemma Assessment

Philosop
hy:
ethics

Sociology 1
Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Ethical dilemma...............................................................................................................................2
Theories of ethical dilemma............................................................................................................3
Utilitarism (act and rule) Bentham & Mill..................................................................................3
Ethics of duty (Immanuel Kant)..................................................................................................3
Consequentialism.........................................................................................................................4
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................5
References........................................................................................................................................6

Sociology 2
Introduction
An ethical dilemma or paradox ethical is a decision making issue among the two probable
moral imperatives that say neither of which is unambiguously acceptable or preferable. The
paper aims to talk about the ethical dilemma and also to provide the possible solution that can
solve this dilemma based on the different theories of an ethical dilemma that are identified in the
literature. The ethical dilemma that has been focused in this report is that “your friend tells you
in confidence that she wants to kill herself are you going to her parents”.
Ethical dilemma
One of the friends, who are very close to me, shared every element of her life told me in
confidence that she wants to kill herself. She revealed this to me with the expectation that I will
not share anything with anyone for which she was confident enough. She wants to kill herself
which means that she wants to suicide which made me amazed with the facts. In this condition,
the ethical dilemma that occurs is that you are going to tell this to her parents or will keep as it
was said by her by keeping you in the confidence. In this situation, it is required to decide on the
ways to get the dilemma solved. There are different reasons due to which the friend said to
attempt the suicide which includes being depressed, sad, worried, and other symptoms which are
not making them deal with them. The major ethical dilemma that occurs in this situation is
whether to disclose the fact about the suicide of the friend or to keep it confidential as a friend
told in confidence that you will not share.