SCHOOL OF LAW Year 2013-14 Term 1 LAW001 ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Instructor: David N. Smith Practice Professor‚ School of Law Tel: Email: Office: 6828 0788 davidsmith@smu.edu.sg School of Law‚ Room 4044‚ Level 4 COURSE DESCRIPTION Issues of ethics and social responsibility arise in all professions and all aspects of life. The failure to anticipate‚ recognize and deal effectively with these issues can have serious implications for individuals‚ companies‚ governments
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Utilitarianism‚ Kantian Ethics‚ Natural Rights Theories‚ and Religious Ethics A “utilitarian” argument‚ in the strict sense‚ is one what alleges that we ought to do something because it will produce more total happiness than doing anything else would. Act utilitarianism (AU) is the moral theory that holds that the morally right action‚ the act that we have a moral duty to do‚ is the one that will (probably) maximize “utility” (happiness‚ welfare‚ well-being). AU is not to be confused with egoism
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Ethics Oral Exam Outline Introduction Philosophy- is to reason about the ultimate questions of life such as Is there a God? What is our purpose? How are we ought to live? In philosophy we ask questions and seek answers. In finding answers we must have logical reasoning which means we go from premises to a conclusion. EX: One of the two children took the last cookie. Sam doesn’t like cookies and didn’t eat it. Therefore Jack took the last cookie. Argument- set of statements consisting of premises
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ridiculed the notion that Raskolnikov’s ideas could be identified with those of the radicals of his time)‚ since Dostoyevsky pursued nihilistic ideas to their most extreme consequences. The aim of these ideas was altruistic and humanitarian‚ but these aims were to be achieved by relying on reason and suppressing entirely the spontaneous outflow of Christian pity and compassion. Chernyshevsky’s utilitarian ethic proposed that thought and will in Man were subject to the laws of physical science.[41] Dostoyevsky
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incident involving a 45 year old cancer patient had the same ending in new Jersey. He walked into a Pizza Shop and pointed a gun at the officers inside eating. Experts believe that they force the cops to kill them as a form of suicide. Suicide is difficult to commit and forcing an officer to kill you takes away the pressure of completing the task. Some insurance companies don’t cover suicide and religions forbid it so it is away of taking the guilt and shame away from common suicide. 10% of fatal
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What Is Ethics? Ethics is the part of philosophy that deals with good and evil. Ethics tries to answer questions like: • What actions are good? What actions are evil? • How can we tell the difference? • Are good and evil the same for everyone? • How should we make hard decisions that might help or hurt other people? The Four main studies of ethics are; • Meta-ethics‚ about the theoretical meaning of moral propositions and ethical opinions; • Normative ethics‚ an abstract set of principles
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Abstract My personal ethics has developed over many years. My personal ethics has been built on personal trials/tribulations‚ outcomes and personal thoughts. While tribulations have made my life harder it has also helped make sure I have stuck by my personal ethics. Personal Ethics Development Personal ethics can be defined as ones values‚ beliefs‚ morals and are derived from ones up-bringing‚ family values‚ customs and beliefs. Through this paper‚ I will discuss my personal guidelines and
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List 3 lessons about ethics from this article. 1. The first one is the most powerful lesson learned from practicing ethical conduct during Boisjoly’s 27-year engineering career in the aerospace industry‚ is that them‚ as individuals‚ become the result-ant sum of each ethical confrontational event as experienced from the beginning of their careers. 2. The second lesson is what he learned was to never delay informing superiors of bad news so he could protect his integrity
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1. INTRODUCTION Ethics has been perceived as one of the most important factors in establishing good corporate governance. Information Technology (IT) plays an increasing role in helping modern organizations to achieve their goals‚ and it has become critical in creating and implementing effective IT governance mechanisms. The increased use of information technology has raised many ethical issues for today’s IT professional.– Licensing of IT professionals – Internet communication – Intellectual
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My personal ethics development has been a process and it has changed over the years from people influencing me and myself maturing. As a child‚ I was raised well by my mother who always taught me to do the right thing when no one was looking. She always made sure I respected my elders and had good manners. I went to a Catholic school when I was in grade school and high school. My family and I would go to church every Sunday and have dinner together every night. My family always taught me to have
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