UTILITARIAN AND KANTIAN APPROACHES TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GROUPS AND OUTSIDERS All of the social and political theories discussed in the previous sections agree that good leadership must be in the interests of followers. Where they disagree is on how much inequality between leaders and followers can be justified in pursuit of the common interest. Thus far we have equated the common interest with the interests of leaders and followers alone.[11] We turn now to a second main question about inequality
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without leaving a legacy. 2008’s legacy will include new perspectives on the long-standing conflict over the kind of economic system most likely to deliver the greatest benefit. Battle between capitalism and communism maybe over‚ but market economies come in many variations and competition between them continues. Machiavallian Maintainer See China as a threat Wouldn’t address underrepresented issues (Female Economic?) Grotian Tries to bring China into the fold Kantian Looks at the human rights aspect
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Immanuel (1724–1804)- Through ancient times and evolution of history ethics has always been viewed as a center of societies of mankind‚ embracing practical nature links it with many other areas of study‚ including anthropology‚ biology‚ economics‚ history‚ politics‚ sociology‚ and theology with the teaching of Western philosophers like Plato‚ Aristotle‚ or Asia with the view of Confucius‚ Lao-tzu or Meng Tzu etc. Yet‚ “ethics remains distinct from such disciplines because it is not a matter of factual
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1. According to Kantian theory‚ was Alan Turing’s action to ‘play God’ so that ‘Britain can win the war and more lives are saved in the long run’ ethical? Why? Justify using three key principles of Kantian theory. In my opinion it is not ethical. Turning’s actions do not conform to the Kantian theory on the basis that ‘’if a conflict between duties arises‚ the perfect duty must be followed.’’ Turing’s decision not to interfere with the passenger convoy represents a conflict between duties where saving
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Some people would agree with the statement that situation ethics is a practical and effective method in calculating what the most morally justifiable answer is. Situation ethics is practical in its moral decision making because one of the key and fundamentals of this ethical system‚ the four presumptions‚ is pragmatism; the proposed course of action must work‚ and must work towards the end‚ or Love. For example if a mother of four was taken as a prisoner of war‚ thereby separated from her young family
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Seminar Report on Study of Viruses and Worms Abstract—One of the most high profie threats to information integrity is the computer virus. In this paper‚ I am presenting what are viruses‚ worms‚ and Trojan horses and their differences‚ different strategies of virus spreading and case studies of Slammer and Blaster worms. I. INTRODUCTION The internet consists of hundreds of millions of computers distributed around the world. Millions of people use the internet daily‚ taking full advantage
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The Worms and the Church For decades historians have created pictures for us today of how ancient and past civilizations lived. They have used ancient artifacts‚ science for dating‚ and more importantly the record keeping of those who lived during those times. Such as in 1976‚ Carlo Ginzburg has done just that in The Cheese and the Worms: The Cosmos of a Sixteenth Century Miller‚ he has shed light on the peasant culture of the sixteenth century and is successful at analyzing the power relationship
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Ethics and morality Ethics is related to morality but it is not the same thing. ’Morality’ comes from the Latin word ’moralis’ which is more concerned with what we believe is good and evil (bad) or‚ right and wrong. Our morality is a set of ’pre-packaged answers’‚ if you like‚ to the question posed by ethics: “what ought I to do?”. Our own individual morality gives us the values and principles for making our decisions when we are faced with that question. There is a position held by some that
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Kantian and Utilitarian Theories Kantian and Utilitarian Theories Applying philosophical concepts to social issues can test the relevance of philosophy in contemporary society. Such application may also help to resolve present-day social issues‚ as philosophy can draw light on moral concerns. In this paper‚ the Kantian and Utilitarian moral theories are applied to the Nestle advertising controversy which began in 1970‚ and which lingers
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The Danger of Speaking Out Carlo Ginzburg’s The Cheese and the Worms: The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-Century Miller explores the trials of supposed heretic Domenico Scandella. Better known as Menocchio‚ The Cheese and the Worms details his extensive beliefs about mistruths in religion and is written as a micro history of the events of his trial. At a time when religion and God were thought of as pure fact‚ Menocchio doubted their supreme existence and this lead to his death by burning. When reviewing
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