1. In what ways did the historical context from which virtue ethics emerged shape its basic principles? Presocratics‚ regarded as the first philosophers‚ brought the term logos to philosophy (literal translation: ‘word’; also denotes ‘logic’‚ ‘argument’‚ ‘reason’. Aristotle’s concept of Virtue Ethics regards humans as rational animals‚ implying that ‘logos’ is purely a human trait. Known as Plato’s most gifted student‚ Aristotle disagreed with his teacher’s view that the “essence of reality
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of ethical theories in ethical reasoning and behavior within organizations - Research proposal Sigalit Pasternak‚ Phd student The Faculty of Management Tel Aviv University Supervisor: Dr. Ishak Saporta Introduction Business ethics is a specialized branch of ethics focusing on how moral standards apply to business organizations and behavior (Velasques‚ 1998). As such‚ it cannot be understood separately from the general ideas of ethics‚ and the general ethical theories apply to business ethics as
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with two different ethical theories‚ by Kantian and/or Aristotelian views. The approach that we take with Kant’s views is strictly based on reason. The key factor in this situation with Kant would ask if we did this action without any thought. Because Kant heavily argues that a moral person has to be rational‚ the thought process that you went through to arrive to the action is needed and very important. With this in mind we need to look at the other key concepts of his theory. With every action
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1. Metaethics The term “meta” means after or beyond‚ and‚ consequently‚ the notion of metaethics involves a removed‚ or bird’s eye view of the entire project of ethics. We may define metaethics as the study of the origin and meaning of ethical concepts. When compared to normative ethics and applied ethics‚ the field of metaethics is the least precisely defined area of moral philosophy. It covers issues from moral semantics to moral epistemology[->0]. Two issues‚ though‚ are prominent: (1) metaphysical
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Addressing end-of-life measures is a common ethical issue that nurses experience on a daily basis‚ especially nurses who work in the critical care setting. Ethical concerns dealing with this particular type of care normally revolves around the interest of patients‚ commonly known as autonomy or self-determination. The Code of Ethics defines autonomy and self-determination as the philosophical basis for informed consent in healthcare giving the patient the right to determine what healthcare measures
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Based on the Decision Making Model: 1. Identify the Problem: See Ethical Dilemma Handout 2. Potential Issues Involved: Maria is a minor No signed Informed Consent Dual Relationship/ Neighbor Rape Underage Drinking Possible Pregnancy and/or STD Self mutilation Rural community‚ cultural differences Maria (client) asks not to inform parent/ legal guardian for fear of his reaction. Father approaches therapist in an unprofessional setting and wants to information regarding
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Ethical Dilemmas: Euthanasia Is euthanasia‚ or assisted suicide‚ humane? Should it be accepted in the medical world? Euthanasia is a very serious ethical dilemma faced in modern health care. Euthanasia is mostly a matter of opinion‚ and has different meanings to different people. In my opinion‚ there are many good arguments supporting euthanasia but I believe euthanasia should be ignored. I would personally never be able to perform euthanasia on someone‚ I would feel too guilty‚ but not everyone
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Solving Ethical Dilemmas in the Accounting Profession LaKeesha Lawler ACC/260 January 14‚ 2011 Dan Jensen Solving Ethical Dilemmas in the Accounting Profession The Dilemma of an Accountant Baker Greenleaf was one of the Big Eight accounting firms. Daniel Potter was a highly ethical accountant that placed a lot of value on integrity. He was hired to work as an accountant for the firm. Baker like many other firms was faced with a dilemma that tested the firm’s ethical standings
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Normative ethics: conventional ethical theories: Virtue ethics‚ Deontology and utilitarianism. Virtues ethics focuses on the person not the act. Virtue ethics de-emphasises rules‚ consequences and acts. Aristotle agreed with Socrates and Plato that virtues are central to a well-lived life. He believes that an ethical person was the man of virtues. Virtue is the mean between two extremes. There is no univocal definition of ethics which is also known as moral philosophy. For some people ethics is a code
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A. Explain in three sentences only the educational implications of the following: 1. Thorndike’s laws of learning a. Law of Readiness First primary law of learning‚ according to Thorndike‚ is the ‘Law of Readiness’ or the ‘Law of Action Tendency’‚ which means that learning takes place when an action tendency is aroused through preparatory adjustment‚ set or attitude. Readiness means a preparation of action. If one is not prepared to learn‚ learning cannot be automatically instilled in him‚ for
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