of consequentialism argue that we should obey the law since widespread disobedience would have the consequence of making social relations of any sort impossible. Hence‚ in the absence of the obligation to obey the law no society would be possible. Do you agree with this argument?’ INTRODUCTION Consequentialism is usually defined with the formula "one should always do that to bring best consequence: the value of an action derives solely from the value of its consequences". Consequentialism is
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It is wrong to drive one’s vehicle on the left side of a road in a country where people normally drive on the right. Consequentialist theory works better to argue the above statement. Consequentialist theories are the ethical theories view that the action is right if and only if its consequence is the best possible. The well-known example would be Utilitarianism- “Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.’’ (Demosthenes). In the United States of America‚ people drive
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Waterbury‚ Vermont. Legal Requirement Refers to the business related legislation passed by local‚ state or federal governments‚ as well a decisions made by the courts‚ that protect consumers‚ the community and the environment while encouraging fair trade and competition. An example of legal requirements a business owner must consider is taking into account privacy laws or making sure they have licences or permits matching their business. Ben and Jerry’s would have to abide by the occupational
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Unique and Ethical Dilemmas Facing the Clergy Men of God’s calling have spent years studying scripture and spent thousands of dollars at universities and colleges attempting to learn the truth of God’s word. They study to not only validate their own faith but to have that boldness that the apostles demonstrated as they followed the last command of Jesus‚ to spread the gospel thought all the world. Their mission is to counsel‚ to instruct‚ to teach‚ to explain and to lay the foundation
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novel of its time and still affecting its reader in present day. The film of this novel followed the text exceptionally well representing comedic scene and romance accurately. In the film main character Howard Campbell Jr. was faced with some ethical dilemmas and tough choices that would determine the path of his life. I determined four actions in the story that were significant in steering Howard Campbell Jr. life. Listed as follows: the choice to stay in Germany while his parents left to America
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Jimmy Carter’s book‚ A Call To Action began by establishing certain ethical dilemmas that have gone on in the past‚ and are still going on today. These dilemmas include women’s rights issues such as slavery‚ genital cutting‚ rape‚ spousal abuse‚ etc. Carter claims that a factor for the abuse of women is that people turn to violence first‚ instead of solving issues ethically and using violence as a last resort or even ceasing the use of violence entirely. Our former president then talked about how
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Hiring the Elderly: an Ethical Dilemma Abstract The purpose of this report is to examine the topic of hiring the elderly in Latvia from a business ethics point of view. Since there are several tendencies‚ like ageing population‚ lack of labour-force‚ a shift towards western values and standards of company conduct‚ etc.‚ that are observable in Latvia‚ the authors believe this complex issue to be of significant importance and controversy. While putting forward the principle-based
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Consequentialists are a group of philosophers who asses whether an act is right or wrong based on the consequences of the action. There are different types of consequentialism including: ethical egoism‚ act-utilitarianism and rule-utilitarianism. These three branches of consequentialism will be discussed later in this paper. A supererogatory act is something that is good but is not obligatory; these acts involve rendering aid to others that go above moral requirement. Consequentialists claim that
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support the people by letting them keep their property and making sure that the taxing system stays just and fair to everyone. There are a number of ethical theories that support George Carters view on taxes for the homeless shelter. First of all‚ we can look at the consequences that would occur if the taxes would be raised. Utilitarianism is one ethical theory that focuses on that. As we know‚ utilitarians care about the amount of happiness that is produced by an action. In this case‚ more pain than
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tell the truth about the situation? Is there another option? She didn’t want to damage the team and be looked at as an outsider. She knew that she was not involved at all in these behaviors‚ but she still felt very uneasy about the situation. ETHICAL DILEMMA How should Cindy react in this situation? Is it Cindy’s place to step in and say anything‚ or should she stay out of the situation all together? With so many different loyalties‚ between her co-worker‚ her own values‚ her co-worker’s wife‚
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