Ethical, social, and political controversies usually present themselves as dilemmas.
Ethical dilemmas can be analyzed via the following process:
• Identify and clearly describe the facts.
• Define the conflict or dilemma and identify the higher-order values involved.
• Identify the stakeholders.
• Identify the options that you can reasonably take.
• Identify the potential consequences of your options.
• Refer to well-established ethical principles, such as the Golden Rule, Universalism,
Descartes’ Rule of Change, the Collective Utilitarian Principle, Risk Aversion,
the No Free Lunch Rule, the New York Times Test, and the Social Contract
Rule to help you decide the matter.