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    Guillermo Johnpaul A. HUM14 (1:30pm-3:00pm) TERM PAPER Philosophers can give a great contribution to society. They can influence people’s lives like how they act then and now. They contribute their ideas and motives to people. They can influence behavior and attitude to society. Philosophers for me are important people they give and talk about their ideas‚ it’s like they are professors and society is the students. I chose John Locke (1632 - 1704)‚ He is an English philosopher. He

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    PHIL 230A (921) Introduction to Moral Theory Summer 2013 MW 7pm-10pm BUCH D222 Instructor: Doran Smolkin‚ Ph. D. Email: through the UBC Connect Website or doran.smolkin@ubc.ca or doran.smolkin@kwantlen.ca Office Location: Buchanan E275 Office Hours: MW 12:10-1:00‚ 6:30-7:00 and by appt. Required Text: Ethical Theory: An Anthology‚ 2nd ed. Shafer-Landau‚ Wiley-Blackwell‚ 2013. Course Description: The purpose of Philosophy 230 is to introduce you to the study of philosophical

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    items for wpman in shelters. The action makes everyone feel good about themselves even if it does not resolve the issues these woman face every day. Rights-based Ethics This theory is based on upholding an individual’s human or legal rights Contractarianism (right-based ethics) is "a family of moral and political theories that make use of the idea of a social contract" a A company feel it has the legal right to build a new facility in order to increase profit and does not consider the environmental

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    understandable‚ as start. Then‚ through an example that one’s neighbour kicks his dog‚ he raises a theory that the duties of humans to regard animals are indirect ones. In order to illustrate this theory more clearly‚ he quotes a conception called contractarianism which‚ in the follow several paragraphs‚ has been proved is not strongly enough to protect animal rights. Because‚ according to this theory‚ it systematically denies the duties that humans have to those‚ including animals undoubtedly‚ who do

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    philosophically informed. Traditional moral theories were concerned with finding moral principles which allow one to determine whether an action is right or wrong. Classical theories in this vein include utilitarianism‚ Kantianism‚ and some forms of contractarianism. These theories offered an overarching moral principle to which one could appeal in resolving difficult moral decisions. In the 20th century‚ moral theories have become more complex and are no longer concerned solely with rightness and wrongness

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    Criticisms leveled against Ethical Theories 1. Criticisms leveled against Consequentialism. Consequentialism is based on the consequences of actions. It is sometimes called a teleological theory‚ from the Greek word telos‚ meaning goal. According to consequentialism‚ actions are right or wrong depending on whether their consequences further the goal. The goal (or‚ "the good") can be something like the happiness of all people or the spreading of peace and safety. Anything which contributes to

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    Summary of "The Case for Animal Rights" In "The Case for Animal Rights‚" Tom Regan writes about his beliefs regarding animal rights. Regan states the animal rights movement is committed to a number of goals‚ including: "the total abolition of the use of animals in science; the total dissolution of commercial animal agriculture; and the total elimination of commercial and sport hunting and trapping. Regan goes on and tells us the "fundamental wrong is the system that allows us to view animals as

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    happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation” (Jeremy Bentham). Morality is the distinction between doing what is right and what is wrong. There are many principles of morality like existentialism‚ utilitarianism‚ contractarianism‚ etc. Utilitarianism is defined as doing what is best for the most amount of people. The main question that arises from this theory is: What is considered best? This can be answered through hedonism. Hedonism defines good as anything that can

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    PA R T I From Ethical Foundation to Addressing Stakeholder Needs Chapter 1. The Foundation of Ethical Thought Chapter 2. The Evolving Complexities of Business Ethics Chapter 3. Stakeholders and Corporate Social Responsibility 1 C H A P T E R 1 The Foundation of Ethical Thought The biggest corporation‚ like the humblest citizen‚ must be held to strict compliance with the will of the people. —Theodore Roosevelt We demand that big business give people a square deal; in return we must insist when

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    out theories are deficient in animals. The author discusses “Indirect duty view” which humans should recognize that animals should have the same rights as humans and they have the duty to uphold these rights. Besides that‚ Regan states in the “Contractarianism” that humans have rights and can protect their

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