There are various theories of ethics‚ like deontology‚ utilitarianism‚ casuist and virtue just to name a few. The theory of virtue is quite interesting; it is a theory that according to Principles and Theories (2002‚ February 17) Retrieved September 29‚ 2015‚ is based on judging a person’s character rather than their actions. The theory of virtue is different from other theories in the sense that it is the only one that judges upon character so traits such as integrity‚ kindness‚ honesty‚ morality
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Conclusion 10. Appendix 1 11. Appendix 2 12. Appendix 3 13. Harvard Reference Abstract: BP is a British global energy company and is the 4th largest company in the world. This report is in relation to BP’s profitability‚ product development‚ market power and placement. The report uses PESTLE analysis to investigate these areas providing an insight to the successes and failures of BP during recent years. It covers the failures of Russia which has been a failure in terms of past successes
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“What is Utilitarianism?” Ask a passerby to describe his personal morality‚ and you’ll likely get a complicated explanation filled with ifs‚ ands‚ and buts. Ask a utilitarian‚ and he can give a six-word response: greatest good for the greatest number. Of course‚ utilitarianism is not that simple. Like any philosophical system‚ it is the subject of endless debate. Still‚ for the average reader who is unfamiliar with the jargon that characterizes most philosophy‚ utilitarianism can be a useful tool
Free Utilitarianism Jeremy Bentham John Stuart Mill
Ma 1 Kimo Ma October 2011 Professor Kenneth Peter Humanities 1A The Virtuous Beings Modern society glorifies people for much pettier accomplishments when compared to that of the ancient times. During the twenty-first century‚ a convicted felon may come back after serving a prison sentence and present himself as a figure of perfection. Less than five years ago‚ a football player‚ named Michael Vick was arrested and convicted of illegal actions involving the maltreatment of domesticated animals
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Utilitarianism Utilitarianism examines overall happiness and can deduce whether it is ethical for Ming to tell customers about Condoitin. The happiness scale selected was -10 to 10‚ where -10 is unhappy‚ and 10 is happy. The stakeholders identified excluded those not relevant to Ming’s decision (like the air-conditioning company). There are approximately 100 elderly customers requesting advice per week‚ so Ming’s decision would impact 1200 over three months. Customer awareness of Condoitin’s lower
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BP was the ªrst of these companies to change from a reactive to a proactive climate strategy formulation. In 1996‚ it withdrew from the oppositional Global Climate Coalition (GCC)‚ which was characterized as the most powerful lobby organization in climate policy.28 BP then accepted the climate change problem as diagnosed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and gave its support to the Kyoto Protocol. In 1998 BP’s strategy formu- lation developed further in a proactive direction
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Kant and Deontology Judy Havens‚ Claudia Burns‚ Amber Montalvo‚ Kimberly Jones BSHS/332 Audra Stinson University of Phoenix When people think of Ethical Theory then the word morals‚ respect‚ and honesty seem to come to mind. Kant devised an ethical theory that is broken down into major elements to explain what he believes is ethical for society to believe. This is where the act of good will comes to existence and the nature of a person’s demeanor comes into how he or she decides what is the
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Pressure‚ ignorance‚ or reward can have a various affects on a person’s choices about virtuous acts but when it causes his or her moral actions to be compromised‚ then only certain situations can pressure or ignorance be an excuse. Courage is a virtue that can be determined by choices that a person can make. A person that only does an act because he sees some personal gain from the act such as saving a child from a fire may not have committed a virtuous act because of the motive behind it such
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9-21-11 BP vs. Exxon The BP oil spill is the most resent oil incident. The oil spill was really big and caused a lot of mess and damage to nature. It killed a lot of animals and fish and made the water dangerous. BP says that they were working hard to clean the oil up. They were taking a really long time. BP has responded to todays US Government report into last year’s Deepwater Horizon accident‚ it says
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Virtues in Engineering William F. May said of the expert: “He had better be virtuous. Few may be in a position to discredit him. The knowledge explosion is also an ignorance explosion; if knowledge is power‚ then ignorance is powerlessness” (Harris 30). In the context of engineering‚ this places engineers in a very special position. Because of this power‚ which few may ever possess‚ it becomes necessary for engineers to be virtuous or posses certain attributes for the welfare of the public
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