TARTU ÜLIKOOL FILOSOOFIA JA SEMIOOTOIKA INSTITUUT Peeter-Paul Hallaste Pinker’s Dilemma: Why linguistic relativity is neither false in principle nor trivial Bachelor’s thesis Supervisor: Alexander Stewart Davies (PhD) TARTU 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 3 1. The definition of linguistic relativity ...........................................
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Managers and Performance Evaluations: Ethical Dilemmas Performance evaluations serve the purpose “to enlighten subordinates about what they should be doing better or differently‚” (Culbert‚ 2012). However‚ they can often become problematic and raise serious ethical issues that would threaten the well being of the employee‚ manager‚ and company in general. There are several ethical issues which can present themselves in performance reviews which can be even further augmented by social issues
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Madeleine Leininger: Bridging the Cultural Divide through Care Stephanie R. Cleveland State University Abstract This paper will outline Madeleine Leininger’s prominent theory‚ its origins‚ and its purpose. The discipline of transcultural nursing‚ its distinctive language‚ ethnonursing research method‚ and Sunrise Enabler tool will also be explored. These components equipped nurses to provide patients with individualized‚ appropriate care; this led to improved health outcomes. Finally‚ the effect
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fundamental characters being frequently ethical in nature‚ and morality often viewed as a derivative of religion. However‚ the relationship is not as clear cut as many people would like you to believe. A very old and important dilemma facing this relationship is the Euthyphro dilemma‚ discussed in Plato’s Euthyphro. In it‚ Socrates and Euthyphro argue about the nature of morality outside of a court. Socrates is being prosecuted for impiety‚ while Euthyphro is charging his father with murder. Although charging
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Ethical Dilemmas in Business Case 2: Kathryn McNeil (A) Charles Foley’s Ethical Dilemma At stake here are several conflicting values‚ the concern for a fellow human being‚ self-preservation‚ success of the company and the pressure to perform. As VP of the division‚ I am under scrutiny to deliver substantial results to my president‚ John Edmonds‚ to be seen as sensitive to my product managers needs. Lisa Walters‚ Kathryn’s supervisor‚ has pressed me for a resource action for boosting staff morale
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The Madisonian Dilemma has been apart of American politics since the beginning of its creation. Since the existence of factions this difficult problem had arisen. How does one set up a government "that preserves individual liberty without destroying the freedoms that make it possible?" Madison thought of two different ways to deal with this dilemma; one get rid of factions all together or two to control their effects. Being as getting rid of factions is near impossible; Madison chose the latter by
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CASE CONTEXT New World Chemicals‚ Inc. (NWC) hired Sue Wilson as its new financial manager and consequently‚ Ms. Wilson has to produce a sound financial forecast for the company. PROBLEM DEFINITION In producing the financial forecast for NWC‚ Ms. Wilson has to determine the following: Additional funds needed (AFN) Free cash flow In relation to the above‚ Ms. Wilson has to consider effects on the following items: Operational capacity against sales projections Assumptions in receivables
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Moral Dilemma Moral dilemma is defined as a conflict in which you have to choose between two or more actions and have moral reasons for choosing each action. In other words‚ it means that you have to choose between equally undesirable alternatives. It is also defined as a situation in which the person making the decision experiences a conflict between the moral rightness of a decision and the quality of the results it produces. As human beings‚ we are constantly in the middle
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Ethical dilemma 2 Abstract Ethical dilemmas are prevalent in all areas of life. In each helping profession‚ ethical guidelines and codes require that professionals act morally and in the best interest of the client. As a prospective counseling psychologist‚ I would need keen judgment to recognize and professional skills to handle an ethical dilemma. This paper details my personal experience of an ethical dilemma while working as a case manger. My objective is to identify the setting of
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World War Two changed the world as we knew it. With most men going off to war the women stayed behind to look after the hearth‚ but with so many of the men off to war the workforce was left without a majority of its able bodied workers. Which meant that women had to take up jobs in the workforce. Inspiring women to work during World War Two was accomplished by Rosie the Riveter who not only helped convince women to stay on in the work force even after the war ended and left long lasting impressions
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