on the action itself rather than the outcome of an action. Religious denominations practice this ethical theory because of rules‚ such as the Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments are meant to be followed and if not‚ it is considered unethical. Deontology suggests that all actions must be measured by their adherence to rules or duty and not the effects they produce (Boylan‚
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affected as after Borries has create a precedent that means whenever you are in a holiday or not‚ you have to back to work once the company needs you. However‚ it will bring benefits to the company as the company did not lose the client. Based on Deontology‚ Borries has the duty to meet Swee as he promised her. Nonetheless‚ Borries also has the duty to the company and colleagues as he has been working for this client for a long time and his colleagues have to take up his jobs if he consists to take
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HCS/335 Monday May 19‚ 2014 Susan Morgan Code of Ethics Paper Most professional healthcare organizations have defined a mission statement‚ a code of ethics‚ and core values. These three documents must be agreement with each other and work together to define the organization. A mission statement communicates the overall purpose of the organization‚ and uses concepts such as philosophy or distinctive factors (Babnik‚ Breznik‚ & Dermol‚ 2014). A code of ethics is defined as “one of the characteristics
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without legal authority knowing. However‚ problems arise when coming in contact with gambling. Problems that arise with gambling are mostly crimes and lies. A brief discussion on a theory that may resolve conflict on gambling contrasting between Deontology and Virtue Ethics. In addition to the issue at hand to personal experience. Gambling addiction is an uncontrollable urge to gamble. Individuals who are addicted to gambling often find that their need to gamble disrupts their lives. Majority
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In the nursing profession‚ keeping patient confidentiality is of the upmost concern. It is an important feature of the nurse -patient relationship and must be maintain as basis of providing care. Confidentiality is described as respecting other people’s secret and keeping security information gathered from individuals in the privileged circumstances of a professional relationship. (Lee and Godbold ‚ 2012). The privacy act offer nurses some flexibility in using professional opinion regarding disclosure
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Moral Philosophy is arguably one of the most ambiguous forms of philosophy‚ but is also one of the most necessary. We‚ as humans‚ seek some moral reference point from which we can assign moral good and bad in everyday life. However‚ it is not clear exactly which moral standard‚ if any‚ is closest to this intangible moral ideal. The problem is that‚ when speaking of morality‚ there are so many factors and perspectives to consider. First there is the intention of the person which determines the desired
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I – Utilitarianism/Consequentialism A – Definition: The greatest good for the greatest number of people; sacrifices are OK B – Justifications: Life is a pre-requisite to ethics Bostrom1 Continuity is as important to our commitment to the project of the future of humanity as it is to our commitment to the projects of our own personal futures. Just as the shape of my whole life‚ and its connection with my present and past‚ have an interest that goes beyond that of any isolated experience
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Trident University International Daniel Carnley Module 1 Case Assignment ETH 501: Business Ethics Dr. Susan Gunn 24 January 2015 Introduction Adelphia Communications‚ one of the largest cable companies is the nation at its height‚ is now out of business as of 2006 due to several unethical decisions by the Rigas family. Any organization‚ if operated under unethical decision making to this extent‚ would be destined for failure and Adelphia Communications is no exception. The two main unethical actions
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Understanding Ethics: An Argument for Virtue Ethics There are many different ethical systems out there to learn from and each one them have their own way of describing beliefs. So many choices but‚ which one is right for you? Maybe a mix of ethical systems is the right way to go? This article will present pro’s and con’s from three ethical systems and why it is this author’s belief that virtue ethics is all around a better system than the rest. Though this article won’t cover every system
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nature. ***** aspects of the case‚ toge*****r with the ethical issues *****volved‚ are discussed below. Ethics Donaldson (127-128) provides three broad *****ories of ethics that can be applied to the situation ***** Herbalife. The first of these is deontology. According to this theory‚ a sense of duty accompanies all actions. This dictates that some acts ***** morally obligatory‚ regardless of the practical or economic consequences of such an act. The second **********y pertains to rights. Especially
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