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UPSC 2024 GS-IV · 10 marks · 150 words

Ethics encompasses several key dimensions that are crucial in guiding individuals and organizations towards morally responsible behaviour. Explain the key dimensions of ethics that influence human actions and discuss how these dimensions shape ethical decision-making in the professional context.

नीतिशास्त्र में अनेक प्रमुख आयाम सम्मिलित हैं जो व्यक्तियों और संगठनों को नैतिक रूप से उत्तरदायी आचरण की ओर ले जाने में महत्वपूर्ण हैं। मानवीय कृत्यों को प्रभावित करने वाले नीतिशास्त्र के प्रमुख आयामों की व्याख्या कीजिए तथा विवेचना कीजिए कि ये आयाम व्यावसायिक संदर्भ में नैतिक निर्णयन को किस प्रकार आकार देते हैं।

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  • Dimensions to name: normative (what ought), descriptive, meta-ethics, applied ethics — plus the agent-act-consequence triad
  • Determinants of action: values, attitudes, conscience, social influence — tie each to a professional behaviour
  • Professional application: codes of conduct vs codes of ethics; a concrete workplace dilemma resolved through the dimensions
  • Thinker anchor: Aristotle's virtue (agent), Kant's duty (act), Mill's utility (consequence) — one line each, applied not recited

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