All of us encounter challenges in our lives. Sometimes these challenges are quickly or easily resolved. Other times, it is not clear what to do. This is a dilemma.
Ethical Dilemmas and Value-Based Decisions
When we are faced with a dilemma, it is important to stop and consider our choices carefully. We must also think about how our decisions will affect other people, our communities, and society. Ethics is a word for the sense of right and wrong we have about our actions and their consequences.