Circles of Ethics
The problem: When we feel “close” to someone, we tend to reason differently. Specifically, we tend to use care and compassion more often when we address moral dilemmas involving those whom we love. While this phenomenon is both understandable and, to a certain extent, inevitable, it leads to unfairness and exclusion in the workplace. For example: If we feel “closer” to members of a certain cultural, religious, or racial group, we are likely to treat members of that group with more compassion and care.
- Define a moral dilemma.
- Differentiate the "Ethic of Care“ and the "Ethic of Justice," two ethical paradigms.
- Use the Circle of Ethics theory to explain how proximity affects how we think about an ethical decision (or use either the "Ethic of Care" or the "Ethic of Justice."
- Connect ethics and a culture of inclusion.
- Mini Action Plan.