3/22/2017 ELI Ethical Lens Inventory Reputation TIFFA NY SEA CE You listen to your intuition (sensibility) to determine what character traits and virtues will best serve the community (equality). Core Values: Equality and Sensibility You prioritize the value of equality over autonomy. Your primary concern is the well-being of the whole community and you believe that assuring the community's well-being is the best way to assure that individuals are treated fairly. You prioritize the value of sensibility over rationality. You believe the best results are achieved by examining each situation in its own context rather than applying one-size-fits-all solutions. Classical Virtues: Fortitude You demonstrate courage and steadiness in the face of obstacles. You tend to avoid rash actions while at the same time charting an untested course. You value connections and friendship, appreciating those who work with you as you. Key Phrase: “I make virtuous choices.” Because you value equality and sensibility, you tend to assume that everyone lives out the positive character traits required by their role. Determining What Is Ethical: Living out Role Responsibilities You define an ethical person as one with sound character traits and habits of thoughtful reflection. For you, those who demonstrate strong leadership in their roles and who encourage others to do the same exemplify ethical behavior. Analytical Tool: Tradition You like to gather information about what others in your role or a similar situation have done, as you carefully assess a problem. Even as you consider what others you respect have done in similar situations, you will remain attentive to the unique needs of the community in this case. Gift: Compassion Because you value equality, when you are at your best, you demonstrate compassion for others. You care about the community as a whole and about its individual members. W hile living into the requirements of the role you have assumed, you are able to "tell the story" of each member of your community. Blind Spot: Unrealistic Role Expectations Because you rely so strongly on the virtues associated with various roles, you run the risk of developing unrealistic role expectations. You will tend to rely too much on the virtues associated with a particular role, forgetting that individuals are fallible regardless of their role. Even those who live fully into the virtues required in their role may not be able to resolve all problems. Risk: Self-Righteousness W hen you lack compassion for others, you run the risk of believing that the perks and privileges of your role belong to you because you are better than others. This can make you susceptible to insincere flattery and immune to constructive critiques preventing you from doing your job effectively. Double Standard: Entitlement If you are not paying attention, your temptation will be to believe that you are entitled to special privileges, because you have not accurately assessed your ...

1. 3/22/2017
ELI Ethical Lens Inventory
Reputation
TIFFA NY SEA CE
You listen to your intuition (sensibility) to determine what
character traits and virtues will best serve the community
(equality).
Core Values: Equality and Sensibility
You prioritize the value of equality over autonomy. Your
primary concern is the well-being of the whole community and
you believe that assuring the
community's well-being is the best way to assure that
individuals are treated fairly. You prioritize the value of
sensibility over rationality. You believe the
best results are achieved by examining each situation in its own
context rather than applying one-size-fits-all solutions.
Classical Virtues: Fortitude
You demonstrate courage and steadiness in the face of
obstacles. You tend to avoid rash actions while at the same time
charting an untested course.
You value connections and friendship, appreciating those who
work with you as you.
Key Phrase: “I make virtuous choices.”

2. Because you value equality and sensibility, you tend to assume
that everyone lives out the positive character traits required by
their role.
Determining What Is Ethical: Living out Role Responsibilities
You define an ethical person as one with sound character traits
and habits of thoughtful reflection. For you, those who
demonstrate strong leadership
in their roles and who encourage others to do the same
exemplify ethical behavior.
Analytical Tool: Tradition
You like to gather information about what others in your role or
a similar situation have done, as you carefully assess a problem.
Even as you consider
what others you respect have done in similar situations, you will
remain attentive to the unique needs of the community in this
case.
Gift: Compassion
Because you value equality, when you are at your best, you
demonstrate compassion for others. You care about the
community as a whole and
about its individual members. W hile living into the
requirements of the role you have assumed, you are able to "tell
the story" of each member of your
community.
Blind Spot: Unrealistic Role Expectations
Because you rely so strongly on the virtues associated with
various roles, you run the risk of developing unrealistic role
expectations. You will tend to

3. rely too much on the virtues associated with a particular role,
forgetting that individuals are fallible regardless of their role.
Even those who live fully into
the virtues required in their role may not be able to resolve all
problems.
Risk: Self-Righteousness
W hen you lack compassion for others, you run the risk of
believing that the perks and privileges of your role belong to
you because you are better
than others. This can make you susceptible to insincere flattery
and immune to constructive critiques preventing you from doing
your job effectively.
Double Standard: Entitlement
If you are not paying attention, your temptation will be to
believe that you are entitled to special privileges, because you
have not accurately assessed
yourself or the situation. You will forget that you are not the
same as your role and will persuade yourself that your role
gives you rights inconsistent
with good character.
Vice: Hardness of Heart
W ithout compassion, you tend toward hard-heartedness,
unwilling to consider the needs of individuals. Clergy, judges,
elected officials - and others
with responsibility to the whole community - are particularly
prone to thinking they know what the problem is without
listening to the individual case
and to applying capricious and inappropriate solutions.
Crisis: Confusion

4. Unless you develop the practice of mindfulness and reflection,
at some point you will confront the loss of your center,
especially if you lose the role
with which you have become identified. You run the risk of
being misunderstood and losing your personal authenticity
unless you remember that you
are not your role.
Seeing Clearly: Use your head
To see more clearly, check to see whether your gut and your
head agree. To find balance, explore the gifts of the other lenses
- consistency and
concern for the individual. As you consider the character traits
necessary for a healthy community, remember to temper your
actions with concern
for individuals. Look for ways to balance the rights of
individuals with the well-being of the community and remember
that consistency is not the same
as uniformity. As you learn to consider other perspectives in
your decision making process, you will live out the best of your
ideals with compassion
and care for others.
3/22/2017ELI Ethical Lens InventoryReputationTIFFANY
SEACECore Values: Equality and SensibilityClassical Virtues:
FortitudeKey Phrase: “I make virtuous choices.”Determining
What Is Ethical: Living out Role ResponsibilitiesAnalytical
Tool: TraditionGift: CompassionBlind Spot: Unrealistic Role
ExpectationsRisk: Self-RighteousnessDouble Standard:
EntitlementVice: Hardness of HeartCrisis: ConfusionSeeing
Clearly: Use your head

5. 2
Critical Thinking and Ethics
Student Name
GEN/201
Full Date
Instructor
1
WEEK TWO ASSIGNMENT
3
Critical Thinking and Ethics
Note: Refer to the APA Sample Paper and the References and
Citations information in the Tutorials and Guides section of the
CWE to help ensure your paper is formatted correctly and to
ensure the course text and Ethical Lens Inventory are cited and
listed on the References page correctly. Create your opening
statements and core theme for your paper on critical thinking
and ethics. Cite the Ethical Lens Inventory and course text
where necessary. (50-75 words).
Critical Thinking
Define critical thinking and include a description of the steps in
the critical thinking process. Give a brief explanation of how
you can use critical thinking when solving problems and the
benefits of doing so (refer to Benjamin Bloom's Six Paths to
More Powerful Thinking: remembering, understanding,
applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating). Remember to
cite your course text (150-200 words).
Ethics
Discuss a summary of your blind spot and preferred ethical lens
from the Ethical Lens Inventory. Provide an explanation of how
your personal ethics influences your decision making and how

6. ethics applies to professional and societal responsibilities. Cite
the Ethical Lens Inventory and course text where necessary.
(150-200 words).
Conclusion
Summarize your main points and illustrate your closing
viewpoints. As you conclude the paper feel free to include any
other important lessons you learned about your critical thinking
process and ethical lens. Cite the Ethical Lens Inventory and
course text where necessary. (150-200 words).
References
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indent on the References page. The reference page always
begins on the top of the next page after the conclusion. To see a
complete paper formatted to APA standards, view the APA
Sample Paper.
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triple click your mouse on this line of text and replace the
information with your reference entry. Ensure you have cited
both the course text and the Ethical Lens Inventory and listed
both of these sources here on the APA formatted References
page.