It is ethical the tax professional be compensated for tax advice given to any client with means of paying for the advice as it is his/her right (deontology and justice)‚ in accordance with the ethical guidelines and standards of the profession (virtue ethics)‚ which uphold public interest (consequentialism). Maya’s overall argument for tax accounting could have been improved with additional facts concerning
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yourself. 7. Compare and contrast the two teleological philosophies: egoism and utilitarianism. Discuss the bases that each type uses to evaluate the morality of activities. 8. Compare and contrast the two moral philosophies: teleology and deontology. Discuss the bases
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For most of us when thinking about bioterror attacks our minds immediately assume the worst possible apocalyptic outcome. Our thoughts carry not just dilemmas‚ but calamities of death and chaos. Before destruction there are quieter times when a multitude of smaller dilemmas can occur. From the start‚ one of the most important dilemma battles will be crisis management. Some others are medical (triage‚ quarantine‚ medication)‚ communication (phones‚ news outlets‚ social media‚ radio‚ etc.)‚ personal
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Ethical Theories- Pros and Cons Katherine Bryson ETH/316 October 15‚ 2012 Mark Cobia Ethical Theories- Pros and Cons The similarities between the virtue theory‚ the utilitarianism theory and deontological theory are that they all support good and responsibility. Virtue theory not only concentrates on how an individual acts but also what a person should strive to be‚ for example a religious figure may personify perfection when in the public when they really should strive for that perfection
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Utilitarianism focuses on the consequences of your actions. What I mean by that is that if you steal something and not get caught‚ there are no consequences. No one knows that you stole and therefore you do not have to answer to anyone but yourself. Deontology focuses on the outcome of the act whether right or wrong. The person steals food from a grocery store because his children are hungry and he does not have the money to buy food. Although it is his responsibility to feed his children‚ stealing is
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WorldCom: Can you hear the Lawsuits Now 1. Why do suppose Bernie Ebbers was treated more like the leader of a cult than a CEO? Explain. Bernie Ebbers was considered a cult leader for various reasons the total number of people affected by his behavior and direction of individual who just simply did as he requested which is what cult leaders do. He was known as a leader with charismatic is why a lot of his unethical actions were not challenged. Bernie Ebbers was ordered to pay back $6.13 billion
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Information breaks‚ hacking and device thievery is a standard piece of cutting edge life. So as to protect clients‚ Apple and Google added extremely viable security components to their phone working frameworks making them effectively unlockable. However‚ the FBI wants Apple to diminish advancements it has made on encryption programming‚ contending this is making it less demanding for fear based oppressors and different unsafe people to dodge identification. It requested that Apple makes an "indirect
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“In the end utilitarianism is simply a moral justification for individual/group selfishness” Utilitarianism is a theory in which the quote by Jeremy Bentham applies “The greatest happiness to the greatest amount of people” which means that the best action is the one in which the most pleasure is given to the majority of people. The majority always wins rather than the minority and pleasure is the sole good whereas pain is the sole evil. On one hand this is classed as selfless as using utilitarianism
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Homosexuality Is It Right or Wrong? SOC 120 Brian Freeland July 16‚ 2012 Homosexuality Is It Right or Wrong? Homosexuals are not afforded the opportunity to express themselves freely and in the open because society can simply not accept homosexuality as part of today’s culture. I do not feel as though it is fair for society to take away a right from someone to be with or marry a person of the same sex simply because their choice of sexual orientation differs from that of the average American
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2008). The two opposing ethical arguments which have to be defended morally are that of utilitarianism and deontology. “Utilitarianism is an ethical theory that determines the moral value of an act in terms of its results‚ and if those results produce the greatest good for the greatest number. As a consequentialist theory‚ it is contrasted with nonconsequentialist theories‚ such as deontology” (Mosser‚ 2011). The Utilitarian argument of stem cell research is that‚ although the most valuable research
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