Step 2. Analyze the actions. Consider all the options
from a different perspective, without thinking
about the consequences. How do the actions
measure up against moral principles like honesty, argue fairness, equality, respecting the dignity of others,
and people’s rights? (Consider the common
good.) Are any of the actions at odds with those
standards? If there’s a conflict between principles
or between the rights of different people involved,
is there a way to see one principle as more important
than the others? Which option offers actions
that are least problematic?
Step 3. Make a decision. Take both parts of your analysis
into account, and make a decision. Th is strategy
at least gives you some basic steps you can follow.