“Critically evaluate the view that ethics should be more concerned with who you are than what you do.” Virtue Ethics and the view that ethics should be wholly concerned with a person’s attributes based on the holistic theory of Aristotle and his Golden Mean‚ is a newly accepted theory‚ which looks at a person’s virtues and not their actions. It is a view that directly contrasts with the theories of Kant and Bentham‚ which focus on actions as opposed to the actual person making those actions. Although
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Business Environment Q. Use virtue matrix framework to analyze Water Tank Industries. A. The virtue matrix depicts forces that generate corporate social responsibility. In the case of Water Tank Industries‚ instead of giving something back to the society‚ the company pollutes the local residential area which makes the people very unhappy. Talking about the civil foundation of the matrix‚ the company does not follow simple norms and ethics. The laws governing the activities are also very weak‚ as
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life after the death of a loved one‚ or even working hard to pay your monthly bills. In Ancient times‚ courage was considered to be one of the four essential virtues in life: wisdom‚ courage‚ temperance and justice. Courage is one of the most important qualities in a man because without it‚ he will not be able to show his other virtues. You cannot buy courage or get it from someone else. You can only be inspired by the examples of other people. All in all‚ courage is not just a gained state
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Discussion #1 Give an example of something that one culture might regard as a virtue that another culture might not. Explain why this could lead to relativism. Be sure to support your answer with quote from the text and/or academic resources. Responds to the question below in approx 100 words. It is important for this question that you first define the key terms here Virtue and Relativism. Define Virtue and Relativism: Relativism is the idea that one’s beliefs and values are understood
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700-word essay that describes the ideal person according to Confucius. Include the concepts of ren‚ li‚ shu‚ xiao‚ and wen. The ideal person that is described according to Confucius is a superior or noble person. A perfect person that can see beyond of what usual or normal people can see. It is called Junzi. This person is not born from in a day‚ but it is prepared to show his humanity at its best since childhood‚ “and the virtues have been practiced for so long that the whole Confucian manner
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important role in our attempt to understand reality‚ and it does this through portraying thinking patterns and social norms that are existent and important within a society. In this sense‚ literature is important because it portrays different stages that man encounters in life; some of the great literary work provides society with a certain level of guidance through life. Reading literature entails more than just acquiring knowledge which too is important but it goes further into giving us different contexts
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We know more about Kong Fuzi’s life than Laozi’s life based on their teachings and the knowledge of scholars. We have knowledge that Kong Fuzi (also called Confucius) lived in China from 551 to 479 B.C.E. and was born into a family of low-ranking nobles. Kong Fuzi became mournful when the Zhou empire weakened and various Chinese states began to battle for power‚ he missed a peaceful and stable society. When it comes to Laozi’s life‚ scholars know so little about it that some people believe he is
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of friendship justice. Consider these examples: A friend is the first person you want to call when you hear good news. A friend remembers that you don’t like. In other words‚ friendship is wonderful‚ and much ink has been spilled in citing the virtues of having friends. That’s not to say friendship is easy‚ though. It demands time and effort‚ and it requires that people put someone other than themselves first sometimes. But in exchange for that work‚ a friend can provide an immense amount of support
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ARISTOTLE ’S VIRTUES AND MANAGEMENT THOUGHT: AN EMPIRICAL EXPLORATION OF AN INTEGRATIVE PEDAGOGY Bruno Dyck and Rob Kleysen Abstract: This paper develops and explores a pedagogical innovation for integrating virtue theory into business students ’ basic understanding of general management. Eighty-seven students‚ in 20 groups‚ classified three managers ’ real-time videotaped activities according to an elaboration of Aristotle ’s cardinal virtues‚ Fayol ’s management functions‚ and Mintzberg
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Virtue Ethics: Character-Based Virtues Aristotle and Plato Virtue ethics is grounded in “character traits”. We all have by nature the potential to be moral persons‚ but we need to practice the virtues‚ to cultivate them. Ex. a medical doctor should cultivate virtues such as: compassion‚ discernment‚ trustworthiness‚ integrity‚ benevolence and non-malevolence Kinds of virtues: 1) intellectual (wisdom‚ understanding etc) 2) moral (temperance‚ patience‚ courage etc) An individual
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