diversity 2. They think cultural imperialism is bad 3. They believe that cultural Relativism will preserve the integrity of diverse cultures from the threat of cultural imperialism. Does cultural Relativism offer a basis for promoting tolerance of cultural differences and opposing cultural imperialism? Every society has to set a rule when it is acceptable to kill some members. 5 claims of cultural relativism 1. Different cultures have different moral codes 2. These codes determine
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of nature of ethical claims and the nature of ethical judgment. • (A) What do ethical claims mean? o Expressions of facts about the world vs. expressions of subjective opinion. • (B) What is the scope of ethical claims or judgment? o 1. Absolutism o 2. Relativism o 3. Skepticism • (C) How ethical claims are justified? o Results of reason‚ learned through experience‚ basic‚ intuitions‚ there are no sources of knowledge? Some Basic Distinctions: 1. Ethics: Right vs. wrong action 2. Morality: Good
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Ethics & Professional Issues in Information Systems Development What is Ethics? * The discipline dealing with what is good & bad & with moral duty & obligation * Individual human opinions and beliefs * Hard to define “most of our moral responses seem to be more a matter of intuitions and feelings than of reasoning and logical deduction – we are not always the rational creatures we would like to be” Gross‚ (1996) What is Computer Ethics? * Analysis of the nature &
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Moral objectivism is the concept that there are objective universal moral principles that are set as a standard for all people and all social environments. Moral absolutism dictates that there are moral principles that should never be violated. In the situation I have described lying and deception would be against the moral principles that our society dictates. Some objectivists believe that in certain scenarios where
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decisions are actually made in business The role of ethical theory The role of ethical theory • Two extreme positions (De George 1999) • Ethical absolutism claims there are eternal‚ universally applicable moral principles – Right and wrong are objective qualities‚ can be rationally determined – Typically traditional ethical theories • Ethical relativism claims morality is contextdependent and subjective – No universal right and wrongs that can be rationally determined; depends on person making the
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truth. Legalism has a set of predetermined and different laws for every decision-making situation. Fletcher’s ethical theory is based on only one absolute law‚ which when applied properly‚ handles every situation. Fletcher posits his situational absolutism with its one law for everything by saying we must enter every situation with only one moral weapon—the law of agape love. According to Fletcher‚ Jesus summed up the Mosaic law and the Ten Commandments in one word—love. Therefore‚ there are no commandments
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Unfortunately‚ adhering to this perspective may lead to a rejection of good moral judgment. a. True b. False 3. Behaviors that are contrary to good moral reasoning are a. Moral b. Always judgmental c. Nonmoral d. Immoral 4. Relativism‚ legalism‚ and absolutism are all considered to be challenges to the study of ethics. a. True b. False 5. Tim‚ a university student‚ wrote a research paper that only included 4 sources. The instructor required at least 5 sources. Because his paper was
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CHAPTER 1: Morality‚ Ethics‚ and Human Behavior Ethical issues exist in all areas of criminal justice system (from passage of laws to punishment) Criminal justice professionals have discretion Legislators: in making laws Police: in enforcing laws Attorneys and Judges: affecting justice process Correctional Professionals: affecting offenders lives What do criminal justice professionals have in common? power to make decisions duty to enforce the law obligation to provide
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Mate Selection When I am choosing a mate‚ I try to be as realistic as possible. I want a mate who is funny‚ family oriented‚ good at communicating‚ has some college education‚ driven and older than me. I don’t think that my expectations are overly complicated‚ I believe they are simple. I do meet most of my criteria but I believe that there is always room for improvement. I am currently working on being a better communicator. Communication is something that I have struggled with for various reasons
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several ethical theories which attempt to systemize ordinary moral judgments‚ establish and define basic moral principles but they also have some limitations. We first look at two extremes of the normative ethical theories. On one hand is normative relativism. It states that all moral points of view are relative. The morals of one person are not necessarily equal to the morals of another person. Next to this‚ it is also impossible to say that certain norms and values are better than other norms and values
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