Ethics of Profit‚ Part 3: The Profit Motive Posted March 29‚ 2011 Filed under: character‚ competition‚ corporations‚ decision-making‚ ethics‚ finance‚profits‚ white collar crime | This is the third in a 3-part series on the ethics of profit. (See also Part 1 and Part 2.) As mentioned in previous postings‚ we should distinguish between our ethical evaluation of profit per se (which‚ after all‚ just means financial “gain”)‚ and our ethical evaluation of the profit motive. After all‚ I don’t worry
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Virtue Virtue is the key to a meaningful and happy life. According to ancient philosophers‚ Socrates and Aristotle‚ developing virtue is vital in order to lead a successful‚ fulfilling life. Though both men differ in their interpretations of a "good life‚" they both agree that the supreme life is one of virtuous meaning. Each of the philosophers have devised and implemented their own definitions and guidelines to acquire and practice a virtuous disposition. While it is agreed that knowledge and
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most extreme consequences. The aim of these ideas was altruistic and humanitarian‚ but these aims were to be achieved by relying on reason and suppressing entirely the spontaneous outflow of Christian pity and compassion. Chernyshevsky’s utilitarian ethic proposed that thought and will in Man were subject to the laws of physical science.[41] Dostoyevsky believed that such ideas limited man to a product of physics‚ chemistry and biology‚ negating spontaneous emotional responses. In its latest variety
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Business Ethics Professor Sweet Spring 2013 3rd Essay Topics Read the instructions carefully! Due Date: Friday May 10th This semester we have studied several of the most important ethical theories. We have also looked at some specific issues that arise in business. For this last assignment‚ you will write an essay on one of the topics in Chapter 8‚ Chapter 10‚ or Chapter 14. In writing the essay you must demonstrate an understanding of the ethical theories we have studied. This means
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As a Certified General Accountant (CGA)‚ ethics are a fundamental requirement. CGAs affect the welfare of their clients and also the wider stakeholder-society. It is crucial to work in accordance with the six CGA Canada Code of Ethical Principles. Fraud and negligence do occur however and they have negative implications on the professional‚ the client‚ the professional body‚ and society as a whole. For example‚ in the case of Kelley Lynch‚ she was trusted by her client‚ Leonard Cohen‚ to work responsibly
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Ethics & Reality TV Should We Really Watch? Media both in America and around the world seem to have "discovered" that so-called "reality" shows are very profitable‚ resulting in a growing string of such shows in recent years. Although not all are successful‚ many do achieve significant popularity and cultural prominence. That does not mean‚ however‚ that they are good for society or that they should be aired. The first thing to keep in mind is that "Reality TV" is nothing new - one of the most
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T$ HU4640 3/29/14 Unit 1 Assignment 3 Would You Throw the Switch In reading the Ethics problem box regarding the Trolley Problem I will attempt to answer the question of would I throw the switch. I have had the chance to research different profiles to try and answer this question. The first profile is Ayn Rand. I don’t think that she would have thrown the switch base off her theory about the “virtue of selfishness”. Her theory promotes the philosophy of Individualism. Individualism states
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meaning moderation or self-restraint. As you continue to read‚ I will be discussing a little on critical thinking‚ responsibility and I will also point out a couple down falls. You will discover briefly‚ how I feel about responsibility and my work ethics. Critical thinking is something I do every day both at work and at home. When I take on a new job or project‚ I use critical thinking to analyze a problem and learn how to solve it. I find myself at my best when I am aware of my duties
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for ethics and social ethics. Introduction: Explorations of the gap individual and social ethics and attempts to bridge this gap‚ have resulted in either detailed philosophical abstraction (Mukerjee 1950) or proposals to measure the subjective potential between impartiality and utilitarianism (Mongin‚ 2001). One phenomenon that occurs in this cleft which may explain individual and social ethical thinking and decision making is that of compassion. This essay will briefly describe ethics and
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The way the eastern civilization would live is how people dream of living today. The eastern peoples put others above themselves. The way the western civilization used to live is how we live today: caring about ourselves for the most part. Even though the eastern side of living is how most people wanted to live‚ there are some positive characteristics of the western side that are worth incorporating. A common problem today is that we don’t think. A trait of eastern culture is the
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