Alejandra, owner of a small craft shop, inadvertently sold decorative wall hangings that included hazardous lead-based paint. The paint was a very small part of the finished product, and the crafts were intended to hang well above the reach of small children and pets. Nonetheless, when Alejandra learned that the crafts contained the hazardous paint, she contacted each buyer, took back the crafts she had sold them, and replaced the crafts with products that did not contain the hazardous paint. She acted as a mature businessperson with good moral character by using the ________ approach to ethical decision making.

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The fact that Alejandra took responsibility for her mistake and made efforts to rectify it indicates that she used virtue ethics in her decision making. This approach emphasizes the importance of developing good moral character and acting with integrity, rather than simply following rules or calculating consequences.

Alejandra, Owner of a Small Craft Shop, Inadvertently Sold Decorative