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    The Ethical System

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    Ethical System Teleka Seh Gwynedd-Mercy College (PHL 2000) Encountering Ethics February 3‚ 2013 Joe Coleman Abstract There are many ways of viewing the ethical system and far too many to even explore. I will give a brief explanation as to how the ethical system is applied both negative and positive. Individuals share different ideas in reference to what is right or wrong and if communities differ and can’t seem to compromise then they have different ethical system and

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    Cloning Ethical Dilemmas

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    The ethical dilemmas of cloning extinct species have been a futile argument that will never have a correct or incorrect answer. There are many different arguments whose viewpoints can help persuade one’s opinion on this matter such as utilitarianismethical egoism‚ social contract theory‚ Natural Law Theory‚ Divine Command Theory‚ and Kantian Ethics. Each different theory is capable of giving us premises to support or dispute this dilemma of cloning extinct species. For example‚ Vaughn would say

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    But they do so happily‚ not for the idea of utilitarianism but rather for the idea that their contribution to the labor force is being used to benefit themselves rather than somebody else. However this is not true‚ as the pigs are able to trick the animals into believing they are benefiting one another

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    Comparing Direct and Indirect Utilitarianism British philosopher‚ John Stuart Mill‚ served many years as a member of parliament and worked diligently to bring forth liberal ideas. Amongst these ideas was the distinction of utilitarianism‚ or the act of doing what is right for the greatest number of people. Yet‚ just discussing the idea of right versus wrong for the masses was not enough‚ Mill’s determined there were two forms of utilitarianism; act‚ the direct form‚ or sanction‚ the indirect form

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    had awoken to discover that he is an insect‚ he is afraid that he will be late for work and as a result he will lose his job. As a result of this behavior‚ Gregor Samsa is a perfect example of utilitarianism in the early 20th century. Comparatively‚ Gregor’s family is also exemplified through utilitarianism. In part one of the short story‚ Gregor Samsa had awoken from "uneasy dreams" and was "transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect" (40 Short Stories‚ 146). Although he found himself transformed

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    Ethical

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    Business people face ethical issues every day which can be very difficult to assess. Some types arise infrequently‚ others occur regularly‚ and we are not even aware of it. So‚ now the question is how this could happen? Researchers and psychologists have been working hard on this issue‚ and eventually found the answer on this question. According to the Yale psychologist David Armor‚ “we are deluded by the illusion of objectivity; the notion that we are free of the very biases‚ we are so quick to

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    Ethical Study Worksheet

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    University of Phoenix Material Ethical Dilemma Worksheet Incident Review |What is the ethical issue or problem? Identify the issue succinctly. | | | | | |

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    Utilitarianism is an essay by John Stuart Mill that was written with an aim to provide support to the utilitarianism value as a moral theory. Moreover‚ the essay responded to the misconception about the theory by different quarters. Mills defined utilitarianism as a theory based on the principle that the “actions are in the right proportion as they promote happiness and wrong if they promote the reverse of happiness” (Mill 4). He further defines happiness as the presence of pleasure and absence of

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    the surplus over pain and everything we do is motivated by a desire to maximise pleasure and minimise pain. Preference utilitarianism‚ on the other hand‚ is the view that what is good for a person and what is good overall is determined entirely by people’s preferences. In what follows‚ I will argue that Preference utilitarianism is not more plausible than Hedonistic utilitarianism. Hare‚ a preference utilitarian‚ view is that human logic applies to moral assertions and that moral judgements can be

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    Ethical Perspectives

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    the four different types of ethical perspectives. We will start by describing my ethical perspective; which I found out to be "character" from my results on the Ethical Awareness Inventory Assessment. We will then evaluate the four types of ethical perspectives. Which include character/virtue‚ obligation/deontology‚ results/utilitarianism‚ and lastly‚ equity/relativism. Then we will conclude with a brief discussion on issues one is likely to encounter dealing with ethical dilemmas at Bank of America

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