4.1 Definitions of Ethics

Almost everything we do has some ethical importance. Certainly our actions in the workplace have ethical ramifications. In the last few years in the United States, we have witnessed the great harm that follows unethical behavior practiced on a wide scale. As a result, ethics and the study of ethics have become more and more important, especially in an increasingly interdependent world. Below we've collected a long series of Websites that address ethics in general and in specific professional areas. These sites can help you think about both ethical dilemmas that you may one day face and ethical dilemmas you may be facing now.

General

• The Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science at the Case Western Reserve University
  
  
  
• The Ethics Resource Center
  
  
  
• The Josephen Institute of Ethics
  
  
  
• Ethics
  The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  
  
• Ethics Web Canada
  
  
  
• The Ethics Web: Ethics on the Net
  

Glossaries

• Kansas University Medical Center
  
  
  
• University of San Diego
  
  
  
• Mt. San Antonio College
  

Business

• Business Ethics: Corporate Social Responsibility Report
  
  
  
• Corporate Ethics: An Online NewsHour Special Report
  PBS
  
  
• Business Ethics: A list of links compiled by Sharon Stoerger MLS, MBA
  
  
  
• Business Ethics
  Questia

Environmental

• The Importance of Ethics in Conservation Biology: Let's Be Ethicists not Ostriches
  The University of Michigan
  
  
• Eco-Spirit
  

Medical

• Ethics: Definitions and Medical Informatics
  Journey of Hearts
  
  
• MedicalEthics.ca