Ethical Dilemma
Ethical Dilemma
Today I read about ethical dilemma and what it is, so I thought it would be helpful if I share it with you here
What is Ethical dilemma?
An ethical dilemma occurs when two or more
specific ethical ideals are at odds and you must make a decision, founded on
your logical assessment, about which ethical ideal is more important. Ethical
dilemmas allow you to investigate ethical questions from an analytical point of
view and make a final determination for yourself. In this paper I will talk
about one example of an ethical dilemma.
The Description of the My Ethical Dilemma
When I was in grade 11 I was one of the smartest
students in math I was an extremely bright student capable of achieving
excellent grades without cheating. On the other hand, I was not that much in
English. There was the daughter of our English teacher who studies with us, and
she was not good in math. I am a naturally empathetic person and pride myself
on my loyalty to friends. I have made some great sacrifices on behalf of those
close to me and initially wanted to keep this particular issue between me and
my friend. But when her mother asked me
before the final exam to let her daughter cheat from me in the math exam and
she will make me pass in the English exam which I really need to pass it.
In this situation, I had two choices which have
bad sequence. Either to let her daughter cheat from me which is unethical thing
and immoral, but at the end I will pass in the English exam, or to ignore what
she had said and fail in the English exam.
After long time of thinking, I decided to ignore
what her mother told me because it is unethical and in Islam our religion
doesn’t accept this kind of immorality. If I let her cheat from me I will be penalized
in the hereafter and the mother and her daughter do not deserve to do unethical
thing and to be penalized in the hereafter because of them.
In conclusion, I believed that I had chosen the
right decision. If anyone was in my situation I suggest him or her not to
hesitate doing what suits him or her ethically. Do the right thing according to
the manners and fairness. In addition, I would recommend you to think carefully
in these situations because no matter what decision you will make their bad
sequence will absolutely affect on you.
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