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In one of several experiments among Northwestern undergraduates, the researchers had one group of students recall an unethical act from their past, like betraying a friend, and another group reflect on an ethical deed, like returning lost money.
Similarly, when subjects were offered a choice between an antiseptic wipe and a pencil as a gift, two-thirds of those who recalled the unethical deed took the wipe--twice as many as those who recalled the ethical deed.
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First they asked 30 undergraduates to summon up how they felt from performing an ethical act, such as helping a sick friend, while 30 others were asked to recall an unethical deed, like shoplifting.
In another experiment, the researchers found that students who had been contemplating an unethical deed rated the value of cleaning products significantly higher than peers who had been thinking about an ethical act.
Rather, by setting out a fundamental distinction between performing deeds that are themselves ethical and performing deeds out of a firm, habitual ethical disposition, Aristotle wants his readers to cultivate and practice the attitudes and behaviors that render ethical choices not quite "automatic" but perhaps welcome – those we make readily out of our own inclinations and volition.
This was also the source of Heschel's ethical perspective: Every deed poses a problem with moral and religious implications.
Instead, she champions the ethical aspects of Judaism: deeds, acceptance and compassion.
Some of them, including "Do not leave the path of honor!" and "Do not commit shameful deeds!" were ethical rules samurai were expected to follow.
So this is the real question: Is it ethical to enable someone else's unethical deed if the net result is mostly positive?
There is a section in the Jewish Ethical code, which states 'a man's deeds should exceed his piety.' Its meaning is that how a person deals with his fellow human is more important than how he deals with God.
In everyday life these matters come up all the time and homilies like "no good deed goes unpunished" are a response to these kinds of ethical conundrums.
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