Attribution is giving credit where credit is due. Appropriation is the complex borrowing of ideas, images, symbols, sounds, and identity from others.
Ethics Unwrapped Blog
Representation
Media representations of individuals or groups can hurt by reflecting stereotypes and mistaken beliefs or can help by being truthful and inclusive.
Legal Rights & Ethical Responsibilities
The relationship between laws and ethics is not always clear. Although we may have a legal right to do something, this does not necessarily mean it is ethically justified.
All is Not Relative
Relativism is the belief that a harmful act is ‘right’ if the perpetrator claims it is ‘right,’ but what is right and what is wrong is not always relative.
Being Your Best Self, Part 4: Moral Action
Moral action involves taking the necessary steps to transform the intent to do the right thing into reality. This includes moral ownership, moral efficacy, and moral courage.
Being Your Best Self, Part 3: Moral Intent
Moral intent is the desire to act ethically when facing a decision and overcome the rationalization to not be ethical “this time.”
Being Your Best Self, Part 1: Moral Awareness
Moral awareness is the ability to detect and appreciate the ethical aspects of a decision that one must make.
GVV Pillar 7: Reasons & Rationalizations
By anticipating the typical reasons & rationalizations given for ethically questionable behavior, you are able to identify and prepare well-reasoned responses.
GVV Pillar 6: Voice
You are more likely to say words that you’ve pre-scripted for yourself, and more likely to “voice” your values, with scripting and practice.
GVV Pillar 5: Self-Knowledge & Alignment
Self-knowledge and alignment means to voice and act on your values in a way that is consistent with who you are and builds on your strengths.
GVV Pillar 4: Purpose
Define your personal and professional purpose explicitly and broadly before conflicts arise, and appeal to this sense of purpose in others.
GVV Pillar 1: Values
Know and appeal to a short list of widely shared values. Dont assume too little or too much commonality with the viewpoints of others.
Intro to GVV
Giving Voice to Values is learning about how to act on your values effectively – not about wondering whether you could.
In It To Win: Jack & Role Morality
Abramoff’s version of role morality, which is our tendency to use different moral standards as we play different “roles” in society.
Role Morality
Role morality is the tendency we have to use different moral standards for the different roles we play in society.
Fundamental Moral Unit
When making ethical decisions, the one consideration that a theory favors over all other considerations is called the Fundamental Moral Unit.