E3.1

Hello it is 0300 in the morning and i still suffer from jet-lag,

I am back at Vienna and also FH started already.
Note: First writing this sentence i used the phrase started over which means to start from the beginning.

Our first english lesson was all about ethics.
At first i have to be honest i had no idea how to describe what ethics are.
Now after this lesson i can summarize it with my own words in the following:

Ethics apply to many social areas (politics, economics, environmental, health care, etc.) Ethics describe a personal understanding of what is right or wrong, good or evil. I say personal understanding because in the lecture doing some exercises in groups i discovered that what i thought it wasn't ethical others didn't find that unethical and vice versa. I am not the specialist on that area but there also must be some influence from culture and religion in peoples understanding of what is ethical and unethical.

We should write for homework a short opinion about the following:
Is it ethical for Verzetnitsch to claim termination gratuity? Yes/No +Why?
He can sure claim, but the authority has to proove if he deserves the termination gratuity. But if i may be honest it doesn't interest me in the slightest ;)


Also we should do the etical quiz and put the comments on the blog.
Quiz taken from here
1. Which is worse?

• hurting someone's feelings by telling the truth
• telling a lie and protecting their feelings

Comment: This is situation dependent but i prefer the truth and i would in nine of ten situations tell the truth (right in the face, thats what i like)

2. Which is the worse mistake?

• to make exceptions too freely
• to apply rules too rigidly

Comment: Rules are made to be broken. I have seen many situations where people are just doing what was said, and just following their given rules. It is maybe good for the army but in civil life or business life it is more like a ball and chain.

3. Which is it worse to be?

• unmerciful
• unfair

Comment: This is also situation dependent, but i personally prefer being fair over merciful.

4. Which is worse?

• stealing something valuable from someone for no good reason
• breaking a promise to a friend for no good reason

Comment: Dumb question. Why would i do this things for no good reason? There has to be always a reason, and my choice depends on the reason! I wouldn't do it for no good reason, and also i can't decide which is worse.

5. Which is it better to be?

• just and fair
• sympathetic and feeling

Comment: I personally prefer being fair.

6. Which is worse?

• not helping someone in trouble
• being unfair to someone by playing favorites

Comment: In this case, hellping someone in trouble is favourised because it would the situation is worse. (trouble vs unfair, i prefer helping someone in trouble, but as usuall also situation dependent)

7. In making a decision you rely more on

• hard facts
• personal feelings and intuition

Comment: It is said that a human stomach has also a good intention to show someone which decision to make, because it is filled with nerves all over. It is often said that people are making a decision out of stomach.

8. Your boss orders you to do something that will hurt someone. If you carry out the order, have you actually done anything wrong?

• yes
• no

Comment: I wouldn't do just anything if someone tells me so, even if it is my boss.
No one has such authoriy above me! I would just say i wouldn't do that, even if i would have a disadvantage from my decision.

9. Which is more important in determining whether an action is right or wrong?

• whether anyone actually gets hurt
• whether a rule, law, commandment, or moral principle is broken

Comment: Rules and principles are good but there has to be room for some exeptions, where these rules do not apply.

And here as a result is my score:
Care Score: 6
Justice Score: 3