Business ethics

Imagine you're at a restaurant and the waiter asks if you want to split a tip evenly among all staff, including the kitchen workers. You know it's not standard practice, but you feel uncomfortable refusing outright.

Virtue ethics suggests that moral character and virtues guide us to make ethical decisions beyond rigid rules. In this scenario, virtues like fairness and compassion might lead you to split the tip, not because it's a rule, but because it feels right.