principle of utility or the greatest happiness principle. As John Stuart Mill explained it “actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness‚ wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness” Utilitarianism is a form of consequentialism. It focuses on the consequences of action. Utilitarian believe that pleasure or happiness is the good to be produced. As Bentham put it “Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters‚ pain and pleasure. It is for them
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Study Guide for Test One (Spring 2014) Introductory Lecture 1. What is the definition of religion? Religion is a fundamental way to solve problems of interpretability 2. What are the three problems of interpretability? Existence and continuing function of the universe Persistence of suffering and death Irrational behavior of human beings 3. What is the definition of ethics? Functional way to solve problems of cooperation 4. What is a moral problem or moral dilemma? Two moral principles
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Aristotle Were a Computing Professional‚" Computers and Society‚ Vol. 28‚ No. 3‚ September‚ 13–16. _______ (1998c). "The Global Information Bomb‚" APA Newsletter on Philosophy and Computers‚ Vol. 98‚ No. 1‚ Fall‚ 18–19. _______ (1999). "Just Consequentialism and Computing‚" Ethics and Information Technology‚ Vol. 1‚ No. 1‚ 65–69. Spinello‚ Richard A. (1997). Case Studies in Information and Computer Ethics. Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Prentice Hall. _______ (2000). CyberEthics: Morality and Law in Cyberspace
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Environmental Ethics: an essay on the Responsibility to Value by Jon Scott Phil 310 In a time where frightening truths seem to be at every turn and even at every straight-away for our progressive society‚ no facts seem more abysmal than the ones presented in Bill McKibben’s 2012 article‚ Global Warming’s Terrifying New Math‚ about the anthropogenic effects of carbon dioxide emissions in our fragile planet and efforts to sustain these projects. Research suggests that the Earth has a
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1. Describe the need for ethical theories. (3) Ans. Ethical theories represent the grand ideas on which guiding principles are based. They attempt to be coherent and systematic‚ striving to answer the fundamental practical ethical questions: 1.What ought I do? 2. How ought I to live? Ethical theories are needed for a number of purposes. They are the foundations of ethical analysis because they are the viewpoints from which guidance can be obtained along the pathway to a decision. The aim of ethical
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Lilly is a re-known and global leader in the production of pharmaceuticals. It came up in 1876 under the leadership of Colonel Lilly‚ who made the commitment to provide high-quality medicines that would be able to satisfy the real needs of people. The company faced a lot of ethical controversies from as early as the 1970’s‚ these controversies ranged from illegal marketing and failure to disclose all the dangerous side effects of some of its products. As a result‚ the company incurred a lot of expenses
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SCHOOL OF LAW Year 2013-14 Term 1 LAW001 ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Instructor: David N. Smith Practice Professor‚ School of Law Tel: Email: Office: 6828 0788 davidsmith@smu.edu.sg School of Law‚ Room 4044‚ Level 4 COURSE DESCRIPTION Issues of ethics and social responsibility arise in all professions and all aspects of life. The failure to anticipate‚ recognize and deal effectively with these issues can have serious implications for individuals‚ companies‚ governments
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When I was growing up‚ I loved being told about the tales of great people and the things they did to earn such a place in history. Even though not all historic personalities have had a positive impact on history‚ take the example of Hitler‚ many of them have engraved their names because of the many great things they accomplished. One of my favorites characters of all times is Leonidas. He was a king of the city-state of Sparta from about 490 B.C. until his death at the Battle of Thermopylae against
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Introduction In order to maintain social order and stability‚ people create a lot of rules to conduct the people’s behavior. A part of these rules of conduct is included in the scope of the law‚ which needs the coercive power of the country to protect its implementation. The other part belongs to the moral category‚ and it needs to rely on self-reflection and intervention of public opinion which can assurance its implementation. The business ethics is a part of commerce responsibility‚ and it is
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Fall Take-home Exam 3) Tom Gunning writes: “Mabuse’s claim to be a state within a state not only expresses his megalomania but acknowledges the fragmentation of power‚ especially the control of force and violence in Germany after the Great War.” (p. 138) Drawing specific examples from the film(s)‚ demonstrate how Lang’s Mabuse illustrates the chaos of the Weimar era. How does the struggle between Mabuse and Von Wenk articulate the larger struggle within Germany? Throughout the hardship
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