NORMATIVE ETHICAL THEORIES Objective • Discuss the normative ethical theories L2: Normative Ethical Theories Beliefs about how people should behave can be classified into at least 2 major categories: Teleological theories (Consequentialism) Right actions are those that produce the most or optimize the consequences of one’s choices. Behaviour is ‘ethical’ if it results in desirable behaviour 1. 2. 3. 4. Ethical egoism Ethical elitism Ethical parochialism Ethical universalism Deontological theories
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The fiction novel‚ The Fountainhead‚ by Ayn Rand is based off of her philosophy of Objectivism. Ayn Rand defines and separates her philosophy of Objectivism into four different and distinct parts. The first part Ayn Rand explains is Metaphysics. Metaphysics is an objective reality where you only accept facts as reality and not fantasies or desires. The next part of Objectivism is Epistemology‚ which is reasoning by perceiving reality by using knowledge or facts as your guide. The third part is
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Feminist Objections to Kantian‚ Utilitarianism‚ and Egoism Many feminists have problems or objections to Kantian morals‚ utilitarian ideas‚ and egoism. The feminist morals are based on care and equality. Many of these ethics have a lot of problems when relating to a feminist. Feminists have a lot of objections to Kantian morals. For example‚ there is too much emphasis on duty. For example‚ a feminist might argue that because feminists emphasize care so much‚ duty can sometimes overshadow care
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Discussion #1 Give an example of something that one culture might regard as a virtue that another culture might not. Explain why this could lead to relativism. Be sure to support your answer with quote from the text and/or academic resources. Responds to the question below in approx 100 words. It is important for this question that you first define the key terms here Virtue and Relativism. Define Virtue and Relativism: Relativism is the idea that one’s beliefs and values are understood
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Dostoyevsky’s letter to Katkov reveals his immediate inspiration‚ to which he remained faithful even after his original plan evolved into a much more ambitious creation: a desire to counteract what he regarded as nefarious consequences arising from the doctrines of Russian nihilism.[39] In the novel‚ Dostoyevsky pinpointed the dangers of both utilitarianism and rationalism‚ the main ideas of which inspired the radicals‚ continuing a fierce criticism he had already started with his Notes from Underground
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Cristine Ramos PHI-251 Term Paper Whenever you do something‚ you are motivated by your strongest desire. Whenever you are motivated by your strongest desire‚ you are pursing your self-interest. Therefore‚ whenever you do something‚ you are pursuing your self-interest. (Shafer-Landau‚ 94). This argument has everything to do with a psychological egoism view‚ which is the view in which the only thing that motivates human-beings is their own self-interest. Compared to the altruism
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Liz Orr 2/19/2014 Period 7 Ethics in the Workplace The North-Chevy Chase Elementary School’s mission statement says that‚ “The North Chevy Chase family (students‚ staff‚ and parents)‚ is committed to building success in our children‚ both academically and as future citizens. The encouragement to achieve and the expectation of success are underpinned by a supportive environment‚ which offers every student the opportunity to flourish as an individual. Our commitment to address the needs of
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ETHICS AND ITS THREATS TO AN AUDITOR BY UADIA CHRISTOPHER 14027674 Ethics Ethics can be defined broadly as a set of moral principles or values The word “Ethics” was derived from the Greek word ethos‚ meaning ‘character’. Ethics are standards of behaviour that describes how people react when they encounter different situations Ethics for Professionals The professional Ethics code is a part of Ethics which answers the question: how should the profession be practised? Professionals
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While humans may have progressed remarkably in science‚ technology‚ engineering‚ medicine‚ and other fields‚ our ego and our selfish motives have held us back from achieving our most important goals. By accepting ego into our lives‚ we are essentially giving permission for our pride to allow itself to come between us and our goals. Our ego is basically a self-image of who we are. With most it being deeply subconscious‚ our ego creates the inner “I” in our self and controls certain aspects of our
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Dell company Dell mission:. fully integrate environmental stewardship into the business of providing quality products‚ best-in-class services‚ and the best customer experience at the best value. I think it’s a good mission because it talks about the actual position of dell and what its doing‚ not about future‚ and because it includes the customers and products and services‚ which is important to be included in a mission statement. Dell vision: to Provide Accessible Computers to Visually-Impaired
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