
An engineer from IIT Kharagpur with over 4 years of teaching experience in both IIT JEE & UPSC CSE.

Faizan Khan

This course explains the approach along with model answer to solve Case Studies of Ethics,  Integrity and Aptitude 2018.

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UPSC CSE - GS

UPSC - Civil Services Examination (IAS) Preparation

English

UPSC Mains 2018 Ethics Case Study Solution

UPSC-Practice Essay Writing

Strategy for Essay Writing

Essay Writing

UPSC CSE

Ace the toughest competitive and government exams in India 

Test Preparation

Union Public Service Commission Exams (UPSC)

Criterion, Old Couple don't Meet; Will U Still give them Scheme's Benefit?

Minister Want Manipulation in Project, Will U be party or U Will Reject?

Illicit liquor Seen as law and Order issue; what's right approach according to U

Chemical Factory Polluting Environment, Loss to Health and Crop; as a senior officer what's ur job?

Will you follow the rule strictly, even when there is no benefit visibly?

Solution-

Laws are part of ethics and purpose of making any law is enforcement of societal morality. But sometime laws may come in conflict with the prevailing morality and this creates ethical dilemma.

If Edward Snowden followed the Espionage act of 1971 and did not leak state secret then –

a)      He would have followed professional ethics and contract. He would be loyal to his organisation, CIA.

b)      He would have not allegedly put national security in jeopardy.

c)       International reputation of his government would not have been marred.

However stand of Snowden can be justified based on following ethical principle –

a)      Gandhiji advocated for breaking the unjust law. He said, “An unjust law is itself a species of violence”.

b)      As per the Rousseau’s social contract theory people do give up some of their rights to the sovereign power to protect rest of their rights. However how much right has to be given up will be decided by people. In this case permission of surveillance will have to be taken by government; otherwise social contact will be broken.

c)       Socrates also advocated for “speaking truth to power” if sovereign authority is using power unjustly.

d)      As per third Principle of Kant’s categorical imperative one has to behave like a “creature of kingdom of ends”. This means that one has to impose moral principle on oneself.

e)      This will also enable value of transparency and accountability in administration.

 

Based on above analysis I agree that Snowden’s actions were ethically justified even if legally prohibited. Government cannot beak the trust reposed by people. Even Chanakya has mentioned ‘Spy System’ in ‘Arthashastra’, but it was declared state policy.

If such surveillance is in national interest then government must pass a law on it and inform people. This will ensure apolitical use of it, only for national interest.

What will you pick, law or ethics?

The course explains the framework to write the essay and also discuss the content of the Essay.

(Hindi) Framework for Essay Writing: UPSC CSE

Essay : People that value Privileges over Principles - UPSC CSE

Utkarsh Dwivedi

This course is about most important essay in hindi for Exams

(Hindi) Important Essay

B.A in English Literature (Delhi University).M.A in East Asian Studies (Delhi University). 3rd State Rank in Humanities. (2012-Assam). 

Sukharthini Devi

Comprehension Writing. Precis Writing. Idioms and Phrases. Essay Writing. Antonyms. Vocabulary and Usage.

UPSC Mains English Qualifying Paper

I m Lachman Singh Maluka, Director MALUKA IAS, Delhi.
I have appeared for UPSC interview twice . 
Presently i m  guiding and mentoring study

Lachman Singh Maluka

In this course, Lachman Singh Maluka will be discussing model answers for mains covering both static and dynamic part of paper 1, 2,3 and 4.

Lessons

7 lessons • 1h 22m

Criterion, Old Couple don't Meet; Will U Still give them Scheme's Benefit?

Minister Want Manipulation in Project, Will U be party or U Will Reject?

Illicit liquor Seen as law and Order issue; what's right approach according to U

Chemical Factory Polluting Environment, Loss to Health and Crop; as a senior officer what's ur job?

Will you follow the rule strictly, even when there is no benefit visibly?

What will you pick, law or ethics?

What will you pick, law or ethics?