the offender and society. It holds that the total good created by the punishment should go beyond the entirety of evil; meaning punishment should not be unlimited. For example‚ releasing of an inmate who has a debilitating illness is considered consequentialism in punishment. And‚ if the inmate’s death is forth coming then society is not served by the inmates continued incarceration because he or she is no longer able to commit
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University of Phoenix Material Ethics are the underlying basic principles upon which choices are made throughout life. These are bedrock reference points for right or wrong. Ethical principles are developed early in life‚ generally by the time a child is 4 or 5 years old. After that point‚ the person learns how to apply these principles with increasing ability and success. Ethics are both a personal and a public display of your principles and beliefs. It is because of ethical beliefs that humans
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Question 1 0 out of 5 points Incorrect Nonconsequentialists like Ross believe that Answer Selected Answer: we have no obligation to promote general welfare. Correct Answer: morality permits each of us a sphere in which to pursue our own plans and goals. Question 2 0 out of 5 points Incorrect Utilitarians believe that Answer Selected Answer: an action can’t be right if the people who are made happy by it are outnumbered by the people who are made unhappy by it. Correct Answer:
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Deontological Ethics in Location-based Social Media There are so many location aware applications on my “smart” phone; I do not know how I could have lived without these features. There are applications that tell me where is the closes gym that I am a member of. There are applications that give me information on the weather of the current city. There are even applications that will locate the closest “driver” to taxi me wherever I want to go. And of course‚ all these can be shared on facebook
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the type of ethical theory applicable is virtue theory because it relates to a virtuous act that may not be held in the same regard between the employer and employee (Trinity‚ n.d.). In the case of an employer selected mediator‚ it is a case of consequentialism because the action of the employer selecting the mediator will get to the resolution of the dispute‚ however it may be unevenly in the favor of the employer‚ thereby resulting in an unbalanced decision (Trinity‚ n.d.). Conclusion For a contract
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claimed to be caused by the great physical and mental demands that suppressed any feelings he should have developed in his early childhood. John Stuart Mill as a Utilitarian philosopher‚ which is a form of teleological (goal based ethics) / consequentialism (moral worth of an action is determined by its outcome)‚ believed that ethical/moral decisions or actions should be made on the basis of the greatest good for the greatest number. That meaning maximizing pleasure‚ satisfaction and well being
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least advantaged. | Moral philosophy vs. Moral Psychology | Moral philosophy: How people SHOULD behave in moral situationsMoral psychology: How people DO behave in moral situations | Consequentialism vs. Non-Consequentialism | Consequentialism: Decides what’s moral based only on the consequencesNon-consequentialism: Considers both the means and the consequences in order
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principles do not vary among cultures and moral relativism is a phenomenon that should be disregarded since it is anchored in shallow soils. Moral relativism for one‚ avoids any objections directed at it as regards any kind of utilitarianism and consequentialism. It allows the execution of supererogatory deeds that go above and beyond the set calls of duty; this is the case because these acts may be committed without opposition from the society’s moral code of conduct. In addition to this moral relativism
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Oracle v. PeopleSoft Case‚ By Hossein Rad. There are couple of ethical issues to be discussed in the Oracle v. PeopleSoft case. However some aspects of the case may still require more enlightening to allow a firm conclusions to whether they were merely truthful business decisions without any ethical violations involved or they
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English philosopher‚ John Stuart Mill’s‚ introduced the ethical views of Utilitarianism‚ stating that whatever maximizes happiness for the greatest number of people is consider to be the greatest good. According to Utilitarianism‚ an action is morally right if it promotes happiness and morally wrong if it promotes pain. Utilitarianism is an attempt to answer the question “What should we do?” and its answer is that we ought to act in a way that the consequence produce happiness. What I think Utilitarianism
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