however in certain foreseeable circumstances‚ where it could save somebody from getting into trouble‚ a consequentialist may consider lying acceptable. There are two major theories associated with consequentialism – Utilitarianism and Ethical Egoism. Although both theories believe that an act is right or wrong depends only on the results of that act‚ they differ over on who should benefit from that act. Utilitarianism argues that a moral act is considered when it produces a desirable outcome
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Phil-101‚ Dr. Kegley Reflection Paper #1‚ “The Three Ethical or Systems of Morality” We have discussed three major ethical or systems of morality; Ethical Egoism‚ utilitarianism‚ and Kantianism. The three systems go to different degrees in respect to the two ethical principles of autonomy and beneficence. Although quite different from each other in many ways some of them do share some common principles between them. In this paper I will discuss the similarities and differences
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attempted and made. Kant’s ethics is also reasonably highlighted in this case as he is torn into two minds between a professional account manager and a responsible family head. One of the most important ethics that Kent Graham displays in this case is his egoism‚ which is compensated by his act as it also includes virtue ethics. Utilitarianism has also been highlighted in the decisions and situations faced by Kent Graham in this particular case study. One of the most considered and repeatedly occurring problem
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With reference to the Oxford English Dictionary (2012)‚ ethics is described as the science of morals. It is also the agency of study with regards to the values of moral obligations of what is right or wrong. It also covers human behaviour. A company makes many decisions in a course of one day. It may include‚ launching new products‚ doing Public Relations‚ making sales‚ rewriting company policies and the recruitment or retrenchment of people‚ just to name a few. All business aims to do so ethically
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Ethical Theories Tutorial 3 & 4 Consequentialist Theories 1. How are Egoism and Utilitarianism different? (page 100) 2. Find and finish this sentence “ Following the theory of egoism an action is morally right if the decision-maker freely decides in order to pursue .................................................................................” 3. What is the difference between egoism and selfishness? 4. How is egoism compatible with the concept of corporate social responsibility?
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Final Project Part 2 Utilitarian Ethics: act and rule Definition of Act Utilitarian The goal of an act utilitarian is to maximize a person’s overall happiness in the universe. With an act utilitarian the goal will be to “Maximize pleasure and minimize pain” (Waller‚ 2005‚ p.49). An act utilitarian says that people could do that and they would not only make everyone happier but they would also be doing what is morally right. An act utilitarian doesn’t have conflicts over any action being
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explain how the theories and perspectives would analyze this issue. What are the ethical issues of pornography and are there breaches of ethical behavior? In this report‚ we will apply the ethical theories of Utilitarianism‚ Deontology‚ and Ethical Egoism to help us think about what would constitute virtuous or ethical behavior. Keywords: Pornography‚ Ethical issues of pornography‚ Ethical Behavior breaches of pornography‚ The Ethical Debate of Pornography To argue the ethical
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TELEOLOGICAL FRAMEWORKS 1. Compare and contrast the Ethical Egoism and Utilitarianism frameworks. Ethical Egoism‚ from the viewpoint of a business entity‚ maintains that companies should act strictly in line with their own interest. While this sounds like the direction that companies currently take anyway‚ pure pursuit of Ethical Egoism opens up a host of problems that deserve discussion. For example‚ under pure Ethical Egoism‚ companies would essentially disregard product safety‚ ethical business
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Code of Ethics and Security Case Study For people new to the career of criminal justice‚ they can often feel an overwhelming sense of uncertainty in the performance of their new duties. Placing new persons into the care of seasoned veterans who can demonstrate the organizations values and ethical conduct is a common practice in all criminal justice agencies. By practicing this procedure‚ the organization expects the veteran officer to pass on pertinent job information‚ establish proper procedure
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To discuss why people help others we must consider whether people are by nature selfless or selfish. The dominant view today in psychology is of universal egoism; that we are fundamentally selfish‚ and that altruism (helping motivated by the wish to benefit another person) an impossibility.<br><br>One form of universal egoism is Piliavin et al’s "arousal: cost-reward" model‚ whereby faced with a potential helping situation we weigh the probable costs and rewards of alternative courses of action‚
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