In Santa Clara Markkula Center’s article titled A Framework for Ethical Decision Making, it begins what ethics are and what they are not. Follwing, the article descibres six ethical lenses for ethical decision making. Following the six approaches, the article describes how to use them when making ethical based decisions. The lenses include the rights lense, the justice lense, the unitarian lense, the common good lense, the virtue lense, and the care ethics lense.The article describes what ethics can be based on, since they are not based on things like religion or personal feelings.

These lenses go hand in hand with the five different value approaches expressed in the other article published by the Markula Center titled Thinking Ethically. I think these six approaches, paired with the different value approaches can be very beneficial when trying to make ethical decisions. I think thinking these things before making decisions could be very helpful to me throughout my life whether it be personal or professional settings. I think every business and corporation’s leadership teams should consider all of these approaches before making any decisions, as business ethics are so important. This could prevent alot of issues further down  the road within their business. While these will be very important and helpful in my own personal life, these are things all of the world should take into consideration and really prioritize. I think the world would be a better place if more and more people prioritize ethical decision making in businesses, politics, and personal life.

A Framework for Ethical Decision Making. Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. (2021, November 8). https://www.scu.edu/ethics/ethics-resources/a-framework-for-ethical-decision-making/