Associates Sheikh Dawood Hassan Rashid Hafiz Sohail
4/3/2013
Group Head Moeen Ahmed
Associates Sheikh Dawood Hassan Rashid Hafiz Sohail
4/3/2013
ETHICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES IN ADVERTISING-SOCIETY AND CODE OF ETHICS
ETHICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES IN ADVERTISING-SOCIETY AND CODE OF ETHICS
ETHICS – INDIAN VIEW
Indian religion has always been associated with philosophy
The Vedas (about 4000 years old) talked about 4 basic goals of existence * Prosperity * Satisfaction of desires * Moral duty * Salvation
Jain philosophy was based on the principle of non-violence
Buddha focused on compassion and brotherhood
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