Explain what a moral dilemma is and discuss the ways in which it could be solved
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The progress of technology in the last century has been enormous and effects on people's lives and the environment are obvious . Society has improved and it became a place where power - physical , social or psychological - is a key factor for survival . The big sources of power created though gave rise to many problems in modern societies . Power control is obsolete and an effective way to achieve it is by referring to ethics . Inside modern societies the responsibilities carried by each of its members are big and ethics can help a lot in clarifying them . The most active members in a society are professionals i.e. people who work to earn their living in it , that is why we refer to professional responsibilities as the most important . Sometimes a professional's responsibilities are clear but often there are conflicts which are difficult to be resolved in short time . That is where philosophical thinking is taking over ...