Ethics and Discretion in Public Administration TN Dhakal Background The idea of ethics and the administrative discretion can be traced in the Western as well as in the Eastern religious philosophies which laid the foundation for philosophical ethics. Socrates – Greek philosopher determined a general ranking of "universal morals" in order to find out certain criterion that could test what course of action to take in any immediate situation. Socrates assigned value orders as well as certain " means to ends " that would determine alternatives for ethical philosophical generalization and creating a basis for administrative discretion. The modern world has seen an increase in interest in the areas related to the ethics in Public Administration, however there is little study on ethical and philosophical dilemmas related to the concept of ethics in public administration. It is important to focus on the importance
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