INTRODUCTION Ethical practices in an organisation can be seen differently by different people. Different tools and concepts has been developed to distinguish wrong from right by many philosophers and also the undesirable from the desirable in the corporate world of business. Therefore ethics has a greater place to emphasis on the behaviour of organisation and human actions in the world. Many philosophers with their struggle in understanding the behaviour of human beings developed different means
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Is There a Universal Standard for Ethics?‚ written by Walter Stace‚ is a staple point of distinction between Absolutism and Relativism. Stace explores this by questioning the universal standard of ethics that may arise. Ultimately‚ Stace’s question withdraws yet another conflict between ethical standards‚ and its evolution. Stace‚ in the fullness of time‚ agrees with the assumption of absolute and unvarying ethics‚ standards which have remained the same through every age. It is clear that Stace lacks
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their unique outlook on the world and way of life. Through the works of artists‚ playwrights‚ and philosophers‚ one can see both sides of the conflicted systems of the world‚ such as; good vs. evil‚ order vs. chaos‚ stability vs. flux‚ relativism vs. absolutism and balance and harmony. The Greeks were materialists. They adopted the philosophical doctrine which says that physical matter is the only reality in the universe; everything else‚ including thought‚ feeling‚ mind and will can be explained
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researchers would need to utilize different methods when conducting multicultural research as opposed to traditional research. Traditional psychological research has always employed the idea of absolutism‚ whereas multicultural psychological research takes on more of an anthropological attitude of relativism. An absolutist attitude gives far more credit to biological and genetic factors‚ whereas a relativist attitude suggests more of influence of cultural and societal factors. Traditional psychological
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that must be followed. The Soldier can decide to disobey the immoral orders at risk of being punished if the orders end up being permissible. Ethical training and counseling will help ensure that the Soldiers internal conflict is addressed. “Moral relativism is often characterized in terms of cultures‚ and cultural anthropologists have identified many practices that contrast‚ and even conflict” (Mosser‚ 2013). The United States Military is made
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may be right in some circumstances – if the mother’s life was at risk or the pregnancy was the result of rape‚ some relativists would argue that abortion would be the lesser of two evils and therefore acceptable in these circumstances. Cultural relativism is a common principle held in our society today – it is the idea that different cultures have different ideas of what is right and wrong; and none of these groups have any right to impose their views upon other groups. This has replaced the absolutist
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summarised in the following table. piaget-table In Piaget’s theory‚ moral thought has two stages: heteronomous morality‚ associated with moral realism (’being subject to another‘s laws or rules‘)‚ and autonomous morality‚ associated with moral relativism (’being subject to one‘s own laws or rules‘). The stages are not mutually exclusive (e.g. most adults show a combination of both). The transition from one stage to the other is related with a transition from egocentric thought to a thought that
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Conventional Morality and Ethical Relativism I - Kohlberg’s Moral Development Theory The theory holds that moral reasoning‚ the basis for ethical behavior‚ has six identifiable developmental stages‚ each more adequate at responding to moral dilemmas than its predecessor. Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development | | | | | Level One: Pre-conventional Morality | Stage 1: Punishment-Obedience Orientation | | Stage 2: Instrumental Relativist Orientation | Level Two: Conventional
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Paradoxes are ideas that seem to be in opposition to one another but are mutually needed to function. In Plato ’s Republic he discusses several paradoxes. While reading The Republic we can see which side of these paradoxes Plato favors. We find which side he feels should be stressed so that we may live in a reasonable and safe society and be better human beings. There are three categories in which these paradoxes have been divided into: ethical‚ metaphysical and political. Plato was a legendary Athenian
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In this case‚ there are conflict between Milne and Stevenson. Milne embraced absolutism understanding in EITs implementation which that policy needs to be implemented without exception in all Mearl subsidiaries. While Stevenson embrace relativism and teleological understanding that related to local custom‚ belief‚ necessities and consideration to the outcome and result of EITs implementation impacts in MearlCan
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