Does the Possession of Knowledge Carry an Ethical Responsibility? There is no singular definition of knowledge‚ but for the purpose of this paper; knowledge will be defined as the familiarity with a situation or fact. Ethics‚ on the other hand‚ is a set of moral principles that govern a person’s behavior. Simplifying the knowledge issue would be to state that: The familiarity of something (whether a fact or situation) entails compliance with ethical or moral obligations. In disagreement with
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Feigning Ignorance The ethical responsibilities a person should uphold to those they are in a direct relationship with‚ specifically the environment‚ is to act in consideration of its value as an ecological conscience and to not take the land for granted in terms of its value from a philosophical standpoint due to the principles of the land ethic. In accordance to this‚ Aldo Leopold’s land ethic largely supports the land as an entity and suggests the proper and ethical way the land and its non-human
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Why do Ads Target Children? Have you ever been in an isle of a store and heard‚ but mom I really want this I saw it on television? This is a product of advertising. Since the late 1980’s children have emerged as a key demographic to marketers. Advertisements selling everything from the latest video game to the newest automobile are now targeted to the youth of our world. Children have buying power that sways their parents’ purchases‚ and they are the future consumer. Marketing to children
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Social responsibilities The company is reporting continued progress around the world in its social responsibility efforts is McDonald’s. Social responsibility is not a program that begins and ends. Acting responsibility has always been a part of who we are and will continue to be the way McDonald’s does business. McDonald’s must doing on important issues for communities‚ workplace‚ supply chain and the environment‚” stated Bob Langert‚ Senior Director of Social Responsibility. “Including the launch
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University WGU Student# 000519534 EST1 – Task 1 Company Q’s Ethical and Social Responsibility Review Business ethics will mean many things to different people. Words that might come to mind in association with hearing discussions about ethics might be morality‚ judgement‚ principles‚ values‚ and standards. It’s not the law binding someone to behave ethically‚ but more a moral compass to decide right from wrong. Social responsibility are related to ethical behavior in that it being concerned with maximizing
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ethics of non-traditional marketing by advertisers. Multiple aspects of the specific type of advertising will be explained and backed up with research‚ examined through the Potter Box‚ compared with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidelines for legal and ethical marketing‚ and specific examples of invasive and ethically questionable marketing. A comparison will be done to explain the difference between traditional and nontraditional marketing. Moreover‚ the ethical perspectives of Immanuel Kant’s “categorical
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1 RIGHT‚ DUTY AND OBLIGATION/RESPONSIBILITY: A SEARCH FOR ETHICAL FUNDAMENTALS By Dr. Ani Casimir K.C 2 1) Introduction: Immanuel Kant gave philosophy four fundamental questions with which it is to concern itself and they are: (1) What can I know? ; (2) What is man?; (3) What can I hope for‚ and‚ (4) Finally‚ what ought I to do. The latter—‘what ought I to do?’ is the central subject of ethics‚or what is variously called moral philosophy or philosophy of morality. With the concepts
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CODE OF CONDUCT Collection personnel have a professional and ethical responsibility to patients‚ the relatives of patients‚ visitors‚ referring doctors and other members of staff. 1. All collection staff have an ethical responsibility to ensure that a high standard of treatment and care is upheld. 2. Areferring practitioner’s motives are never to be contradicted. Collection staff must never make personal comments regarding referring doctors‚ the treatment they provide‚ or the
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Legal and Ethical Responsibilities MGT/567 May 20‚ 2013 Legal and Ethical Responsibilities MEMORANDUM TO: Company Owner FROM: Vice President of Human Resources DATE: May 20‚ 2013 SUBJECT: Cost Effectiveness This memo is in response to the company’s decrease in sales and profit because of the current state of the economy. The company will be executing more cost-effective measures because of this present situation. These new procedures will begin immediately with approval
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history of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia‚ also known as FARC‚ I can understand Chiquita’s executives reasoning in making the decision to pay the paramilitary group. I agree with their decision to make the protection payments. What ethical principles support your opinion? One of the strongest principles is: Do no Harm. This means to prevent or minimize harm to the general public and to the stakeholders of the company. Chiquita’s managers took the threat from the paramilitary group
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