At a railroad crossing, a train faces the dilemma of choosing between two tracks: one with numerous people and the other with only one person. The track with many people is active, while the other is a service track. As the motorman, if you cannot stop the train, which track will you choose?
Navigating the space between doing good and doing right is intriguing. Ethical decision-making requires balancing these concepts, which is essential for individuals, organizations, and societies when faced with moral choices.
Doing good involves taking actions that benefit others and contribute to the well-being of communities while doing right entails adhering to ethical principles such as fairness, justice, and honesty. This framework helps guide people in upholding laws, honouring commitments, and making difficult but ethical decisions.
The third dimension is what must be done, which may not be good or right for some, but it must be done.
Now imagine if the person on the service track is someone closely related to you. What would you do?
I’ll be back with more next week.
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Razak
CommonInterest
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