Ethical Relativism; No moral truths‚ just relative to the individual/culture. When is different just different and when is it morally problematic? Diversity of standards often leads to issues with regards to; Corruption/work practices/child labour/inferior products/government influence Situation sensitive: need for tolerance/understanding of variety of cultures. Moral diversity: no wrongs/rights‚ based purely on social norms. Shouldn’t pass judgement on situations
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Ethical Dilemmas 1) You are a prosecutor in a jurisdiction that does not use the grand jury system. An elderly man has administered a lethal dose of sleeping tablets to his wife ‚who was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. He calmly turned himself in to the police department‚ and the case is on the front page of the paper. It is entirely up to you whether to charge him with murder. What would you do? What criteria did you use to arrive at your decision? 2) You are a probation officer and
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2011 World’s Most Ethical Companies The Ethisphere Institute‚ a leading international think-tank dedicated to the creation‚ advancement and sharing of best practices in business ethics‚ corporate social responsibility‚ anti-corruption and sustainability‚ announced the official unveiling of the 2011 World’s Most Ethical Companies. This year’s honorees have gone above and beyond to prove business ethics are paramount to the success of a company’s brand and bottom line. In its fifth year‚ the World’s
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series of articles on corruption in Russia’s Education system. Peter Finn’s article on “Taking on Russia’s Ubiquitous Bribery‚” describes the corrupt education environment at I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (SFMSMU). SFMSMU is one of the Russia’s best known medical schools. Medical students could pay professors in exchange for passing grades on exams. Bribery at SFMSU is common at the university; students even have a price chart in determining what grades they will get for the
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across the border into the United States by allowing them to go through their line with no issues. After allowing this to happen the officers knew a payment would be coming shortly. Just like in the article‚ the nine officers who were charged with bribery or smuggling received sixty-thousand dollars for a single shift. The cartels nowadays are getting smarter by organizing their recruits to apply for the border patrol position. Some of these recruits are paid
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Analyze the differences between ethical concepts‚ principles‚ theories‚ and tradition Mizzoni (2010) explains that understanding the distinction between ethical concepts‚ principles‚ theories‚ and traditions is part of the framework that may help one answer the philosophical problem about right and wrong. These terms will be briefly described and analyzed below. Ethical concepts Ethical concepts are described as the most basic building blocks of ethics (Mizzoni‚ 2010). They are thoughts or notions—
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5. What ethical issues have you witnessed or heard about on this company? State your opinions on what should have been done to deal with these ethical issues. a) Conflict on human rights Nokia has been involved in conflict-minerals which engaging in human rights abuses. For example‚ the conflict-minerals took place in Democratic Republic of Congo‚ Central of Africa in July of 2010. The illegal activities involved the extraction and trade of minerals which controlled by warlords. The head of the
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How Bribery and Other Types of Corruption Threaten the Global Marketplace: Knowledge@Wharton (http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=646) How Bribery and Other Types of Corruption Threaten the Global Marketplace Published : October 23‚ 2002 in Knowledge@Wharton In Turkey‚ the apartment buildings that collapse during earthquakes are known as "bribe buildings." In Africa‚ bridges dot the landscape with no roads to connect them. There’s no doubt that corruption‚ endemic in
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Advertising Ethics: A Contextual Response Based on Classical Ethical Theory Cornelius B. Pratt E. LincolnJames ABSTRACT. F. P. Bishop argues that the ethical standard for advertising practitioners nmst be utilitarian. Indeed‚ the utilitarian theory of ethics in decision-making has traditionally been the preference of U.S. advertisingpractitioners. This article‚ therefore‚ argues that the U.S. advertising industry’s de-emphasisof &ontological ethics is a reason for its continuing struggle with
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IntroductionBusinesses in today’s world raise many ethical issues and it is important to understand which actions are right and which ones are wrong. In this report the focus will be placed on an article about models working in the fashion industry. It explains how models are being mistreated and exploited in many ways which include sexual harassment‚ lack of rights‚ overworking and having to face dangerous situations such as taking drugs which include cocaine in order to stay thin. The article also
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