"divine command theory" can be used to refer to any one of a family of related ethical theories. What these theories have in common is that they take God’s will to be the foundation of ethics. According to divine command theory‚ things are morally good or bad‚ or morally obligatory‚ permissible‚ or prohibited‚ solely because of God’s will or commands. Alternatively‚ in the history of Christian thought‚ the dominant theory of ethics is not the Divine Command Theory‚ but rather the Theory of Natural Law
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Love Your Neighbor As Yourself: Response to Ethical Egoism PHIL-122 22 March 2013 We are often taught at an early age that when struggling to make a decision to “let our consciences be our guides”. Conscience can be defined as our adherence to moral principles‚ or our considerations of fairness and justice. The word “consideration” is used because every individual has their own standards for what they feel to be morally right versus what they feel to be morally wrong‚ however this concept
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Ethical Perspectives Many people today are in agreement that America’s attention to ethical standards is declining. Individual ethics are being replaced by dependence on organizational ethics. Groups are depending on their organizations Code of Ethics as guidelines for ethical regulations. People need to understand the importance of personal ethics and make a commitment. The key to understanding and committing is awareness of one’s core beliefs. The Ethics awareness inventory is a profile
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Introduction This paper aims to discuss the thoughts of Aristotle as the philosopher of his time. The paper will examine the applicability of his ideas in the world today. It will analyze the ethics of Aristotle against the way today’s governance. This paper will offer an informed critique of Aristotle’s politics. The paper will discuss the prepositions of Aristotle and the merits and demerits associated with each leadership. Discussion Aristotle politics looks at the world scientifically and can
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having too much which per Aristotle it’s a character flaw. The first virtue is courage which has an extreme of excess as rash (person). Rash per Aristotle is known to be too brave‚ which means having too much braveness inside‚ as a virtuous person would have less and/or an equal amount of brave (courage). Also‚ a rash (person) is more than hasty without though. “…rash people are impetuous‚ wishing for danger before they arrive‚ but they shrink from them they come” (Aristotle‚ 42) Rash people want the
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Plato and Aristotle had different ideas of politics and political justice. In The Republic‚ Plato creates the ideal city‚ which is needed to guarantee justice. He aims to create a peaceful united city that will lead to the greater good of the community and individuals. Unlike Plato who imagines the ideal city‚ Aristotle looks at actual cities in The Politics. He doesn ’t want to create the ideal city; he aims to improve the existing city. While their ideas about politics and justice were different
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Ethical egoism is the normative theory that the promotion of one’s own good is in accordance with morality. In the strong version‚ it is held that it is always moral to promote one’s own good‚ and it is never moral not to promote it. In the weak version‚ it is said that although it is always moral to promote one’s own good‚ it is not necessarily never moral to not. That is‚ there may be conditions in which the avoidance of personal interest may be a moral action. In an imaginary construction
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using Kohlberg’s moral development model and by examining major ethical systems‚ namely deontology and utilitarianism‚ a clear understanding of the factors influencing this type of decision-making can be gained. Specifically‚ utilitarianism‚ Kant’s categorical imperative and the doctrine of double effect address the decision from differing viewpoints‚ providing the decision maker with compelling evidence to support both angles of the ethical and moral dilemma presented in the decision at hand. A decision
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Ethical dilemmas are common issues that every businessman has to face at their working environment. It is not such an easy task for businessman to have an ethical decision making‚ to choose what the “right” thing to do. In this following factual scenario‚ John also has to face some ethical dilemmas in his working environment and have difficulty to find appropriate solution. After a brief summary of the facts‚ I will discuss some ethical dilemmas which John is confronting and some approaches to ethical
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The aim of this essay is to discuss an ethical issue encountered whilst on placement. The discussion will focus on the influence of the key ethics theories of deontology and utilitarianism‚ ethics principles of autonomy‚ beneficence‚ non-maleficence and justice on decision-making in practice. It will consider the patients’ and staffs’ values and beliefs‚ legislation and professional practice. Confidentiality will be respected by using a pseudonym‚ Carol‚ in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery
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