Basis Do We Make Moral Decisions? (1) Divine Command -- “Do what the sacred book tells you” - the will of God Utilitarianism -- “Make the world a better place” Virtue Ethics -- “Be a good person” The Ethics of Duty -- “Do your duty” Immanuel Kant -- Categoric imperativ Ethical Egoism -- “Watch out for #1” 3 On What Basis Do We Make Moral Decisions? (2) The Ethics of Natural and Human Rights -“...all people are created ...with certain unalienable rights” Social Contract Ethics Moral
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members ahead of the interests and projects of outsiders. In most cases‚ without this kind of unequal consideration‚ leadership would not be recognizable to us (Price 2006‚ ch. 4). Utilitarian moral theory‚ as developed by philosophers such as Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832)‚ John Stuart Mill (1806-73)‚ R.M. Hare (1919-2002) and Peter Singer (1946-)‚ holds that the morality of an action is determined by the overall happiness or
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the same rights to marriage as opposite-sex couples? There are many different viewpoints and theories related to this ethical dilemma‚ which include egoists‚ social contract theory (Thomas Hobbes)‚ consequentialist and utilitarian beliefs‚ Immanuel Kant and deontological ethics‚ and virtue ethics. Each viewpoint and system of belief differs from another‚ yet they all make very strong‚ convincing points. Egoists only do what would be in their own best interest to do. They believe that by acting selfishly
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Name: Title: Supervisor: Date: Introduction Ethics‚ otherwise called good theory‚ is an extension of reasoning that includes arranging‚ shielding and embracing ideas of good and bad lead. The super field inside reasoning known as axiology incorporates both morals and style and is brought together by every sub-limb’s worry with quality. Philosophical morals examines what is the most ideal path for people to live‚ and what sorts of activities are correct or wrong specifically
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‘Natural Law is the most reliable approach when making judgements about sex and relationships’ Discuss. Aquinas developed the Natural law Theory‚ with which he proposed five ‘telos’ that he believed were our duty to follow. His 5 primary precepts- ‘Worship God Ordered society‚ Reproduction‚ Learning and Defend the innocent’ are deontological. However‚ whilst being deontological‚ Natural Law does have some flexibility with the more teleological‚ secondary precepts. The doctrine of Double effect
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AIMST UNIVERSITY BUSINESS ETHICS Chapter 1 (Individual) NAME: LIM EU JIN (1000121) INTAKE: BATCH 8 SEMESTER: YEAR 2 SEMESTER 1 PROGRAMME: BSc. BUSINESS & MARKETING LECTURER: MR. R. RAVINDRAN BUSINESS ETHICS(CHAPTER 1) Short Answer Questions TELEOLOGICAL FRAMEWORKS 1. Compare and contrast the Ethical Egoism and Utilitarianism frameworks. Ethical Egoism‚ from the viewpoint of a business entity‚ maintains that companies should act strictly in line with their
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moral and if not‚ then the action is immoral. Although it appears that Kant’s point of deontology reject that lying is permissible in my scenario‚ there is a facet of Kant’s philosophy‚ his theory of duty that argues that I was in fact‚ morally right. Kant also discusses “imperfect duties‚” which allow for interpretation and is contextual depending on what the higher moral duty in the situation is. For instance‚ I believe that only I can decide what the higher moral duty in my situation
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First I would like to talk about the stance a Utilitarian would take in regards to the advancement of stem cell research and its use to treat medical diseases in humans. Utilitarianism we first set in motion by Jeremy Bentham when he argued “Morality is not about pleasing God‚ nor is it about being faithful to abstract rules. Rather‚ morality is about making the world as happy as possible” (Rachels‚ 99). However‚ John Stuart Mill is the one who made Utilitarianism particularly popular when he wrote
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| Killing and Letting Die | To discuss the trolley problem critically and the relative outside views | | The trolley problem; the choice is yours to decide whether or not the lives of five people are saved by the sacrifice of another person. This moral paradox mirrors real-life implications in politics‚ society and war. In terms of killing and letting die: are we morally obligated to kill in order to save a larger group of people? It may seem that the moral standings of killing and
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BBA313 DEONTOLOGICAL (NONCONSEQUENTIAL)‚ TELEOLOGICAL (CONSEQUENTIAL)‚ VIRTUE ETHICAL THEORIES - WEEK/ TOPIC 3: Dr. Ziska Fields HOMEWORK: (1 PAGE ONLY) Today the Arms Procurement Commission began public hearings into what appears to be the biggest corruption scandal in the history of South Africa. Apply the Global Business Standards Codex and explain if and how the Defense Department used these principles‚ what they could have done differently if the Codex was applied GLOBAL BUSINESS STANDARDS
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