for the Sadhu (Donaldson 280). There are three general approaches in examining a moral issue and making a decision‚ those being consequentialism‚ deontology and virtue ethics. The essay does not clearly indicate which method was used to assess the situation. In my opinion‚ the best method would be Kantian deontology. Let us discuss consequentialism first. Consequentialism focuses on consequences as the most important factor in the decision making process (Donaldson 3). For consequentialists the
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Ethics is a branch of philosophy that focuses on the moral‚ philosophical characteristics from formal‚ systematic and ethical principles. Moral judgments are calculated from ethical principles which need to be applied as a standard for everyday choices in life and business. This is directly related to the decisions human beings make. Cavico (2009) states utilitarianism is more than just moral philosophy. It is a way of reformation and used extensively in government decision making. This will be discussed
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Does The End Justify The Means? by Mortimer J. Adler‚ Ph.D. Does the end justify the means? Can it sometimes be right to use a bad means to achieve a good end? Don’t the conditions of human life require some shadiness and deceit to achieve security and success? First‚ let’s try to understand the sense in which the word "justifies" is used in the familiar statement that "the end justifies the means." After that we can consider the problem you raise about whether it is all right to employ
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As stated by the text‚ the key aspects to utilitarianism are: 1. That ethicality is assessed on the basis of the consequences 2. The decision should produce the greatest amount net pleasure to the widest range of relevant stakeholders making society as a whole better off. The pleasure is often measured in terms of increasing happiness and/or reducing pain‚ where happiness and pain can be either physical or psychological. In Mattel case‚ there were many negative consequences resulting in
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Friendship: Protection‚ Belief‚ and Secrets Imagine life alone‚ with no one to help you with anything. Could society function without friendship? The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie follows the perspective of Arnold Spirit‚ or Junior‚ a Spokane Indian living on the Wellpinit Reservation. He was born with brain damage but still leads a normal life. In search of something more‚ he decides to transfer schools to Rearden‚ the rich white school. He meets new people along the
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Children ’s Relationship with Classmates: A Comprehensive Analysis of Friendship Nominations and Liking Psychological Profile: Subject is young male 7 years old (my nephew)‚ will be 8 years old January 1st‚ 2006. Height is approximately 4ft 1 inches and weight is roughly 58lbs. Olive toned skin complexion‚ brown short hair‚ and big brown eyes‚ with a devilish smile. The subject has a personality that constantly changes based on the people in his surroundings. More playful and rough with
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and Global Justice Reader (7-25). Boulder‚ CO: Westview Press. Illies‚ C. (2011). How to think about global duties. In M. Boylan (Ed.)‚ The Morality and Global Justice Reader (103-126). Boulder‚ CO: Westview Press. Lillehammer‚ H. (2011). Consequentialism and global ethics. In M. Boylan (Ed.)‚ The Morality and Global Justice Reader (89-102). Boulder‚ CO: Westview Press. Singer‚ P. (1972). Famine‚ affluence‚ and morality. Philosophy and Public Affairs‚ 1(1)‚ 229-243.
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The way the author characterizes the main characters in Zora Neale Hurston‘s Their Eyes Were Watching God and Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried shows how people in any situation find friendship and love. Many of the characters in Their Eyes Were Watching God are defined by their thoughts and opinions on women‚ especially Janie’s three husbands. Logan and Jody don’t consider women to be thinking or feeling humans‚ and both of these men think they have the right to hurt a woman who they think is
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Executive Summary Table of Contents Introduction Freedom of speech means that a person or a body have a right to express them without any fear of suppression or penalty. It also means that there will not be any imposition of person’s speech. In today’s context‚ “Speech” is not limited to public speaking and it does include other forms of expression including social media. Australia does not have any explicit constitutional rights related to freedom of speech. However‚ parliamentarians are protected
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CONSEQUENTIALISM Consequentialist morality is built on or concerned with consequences of an action (Thiroux J & Krasemann K 2012). This theory believes that an act is not necessarily considered to be ethically right or wrong‚ but rather is judged to be morally applicable because of the consequences its position creates (Lecture Week 2). So‚ from a consequentialist viewpoint‚ a morally right action is one that creates the best overall result. For example‚ a consequentialist may claim that lying
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