Problem
• Think about an experience in which a person (either yourself or someone you know) did something that in retrospect, they wish they hadn't but were able to rationalize unethical conduct at the time. Explain the situation. How did the person rationalize the decision at the time? What do you think they would do if they had it to do over again?
• How might thinking about moral intent help you overcome the instinct we all have to rationalize unethical conduct when faced with an ethical dilemma in the future?
• How would Aristotle explain this in terms of his concept of "character" in his virtue ethics? How might you apply moral intent and virtue ethics to ethical decision-making at work in the future?