Which ethical tradition best describes Bill’s decision to pay the client from his own funds?

Ethical Decision Making

After reading about Bill Daniels and the story about the insurance company in Chapter 5 of Gonzalez-Padron (2015), answer the following questions in essay form:

• Which ethical tradition best describes Bill’s decision to pay the client from his own funds?
• Did he approach the decision using a rules-based, virtue or relationship-based, or outcome-based approach, or a combination of approaches?
• Bill credits sports coaches for progression to higher stages of moral development. What other factors could motivate someone to develop higher levels of moral reasoning?
• Can you think of a person who demonstrates principle-based ethics? How do this person’s actions reflect a highly developed moral reasoning?