Should Justin Ellsworth’s Parents have been given access to his email? Every day‚ thousands and millions of people flood the world with e-mails. Most youngsters keep online journals and share photos online with friends and family. And each day‚ many of us die. What happens to the contents of a deceased’s laptops and e-mail accounts? Would a deceased want his or her family to read the e-mails? What would happen if a deceased stored work files on his or her computer that belonged to his or her employer
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Should Justin Ellsworth’s Parents have been given access to his email? Table of Contents Pg. 3 Introduction Pg. 3 Utilitarian Pg. 4 Deontological Pg. 5 Yahoo’s Stance and overall outcome Pg. 5 Conclusion Pg. 6 References The question was posed; Should Justin Ellsworth’s Parents have been given access to his email? Justin Ellsworth was a US Marine killed in Iraq. After his death‚ his parents wanted access to his emails. Yahoo‚ his email service provided declined their
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COMPARE UTILITARIAN AND DEONTOLOGICAL THEORIES Utilitarianism is the idea that the moral worth of an action is determined by its usefulness. In maximizing utility and minimizing negative utility‚ in short it can be defined as pleasure minus pain. Deontology means duty or obligation. This theory was founded by a German philosopher‚ Immanuel Kant (1724-1804). According to Kant‚ it is the only way of making moral decisions. Another definition for deontology is that it is an approach to the justification
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deontological vs. utilitarian ethics Kant believed that morality is dependent upon reason‚ that to act rationally was the same as acting morally. He placed a high value upon duty in determining the moral worth of an action. Kant’s deontological ethics is essentially an ethics of duty or obligation. As such‚ he claims that the moral worth of an action depends solely on whether or not it was done exclusively from a sense of duty. If an act is done simply because one is so inclined‚ the act has no
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generally based on the moral principles that influence a person ’s conduct. The statement states that different methods of gaining knowledge are affected by ethical judgments in both the arts and the natural sciences. It is my belief that ethical judgments should be based on reason rather than a belief or feeling in the pursuit of knowledge. Ethical judgments stem from two basic systems: utilitarian and deontological ethics. Utilitarian ethics implies that no moral act is right or wrong. Rather‚ the
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that has been at the recent forefront of many political discussions in the United States and around the world. There are people spread across both sides of the argument whose opinions vary in intensity and depend on different sources of information to back up their points of view. For the purpose of this paper‚ abortion will be defined as the deliberate termination of human pregnancy. It is my opinion that abortion‚ completed early enough in a pregnancy‚ is not an unethical act and should not be considered
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Explain the Utilitarian & Deontological aspects of informational privacy for employers & employees INTRODUCTION Patricia Dunn‚ placed number 17 on FORBES list of most powerful women‚ landed herself four felony counts by making unethically chivalrous decisions. Patricia Dunn‚ once a chairwoman on the board of Hewlett-Packard‚ a position she held from February 2005 until September 2006. Her tenure was cut short on October 4‚ 2006 as she was charged with four felony counts for her
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Ramona D. Jones Utilitarian and Deontological Theory Drug Testing ETH 501 TUI University Abstract Drug testing is becoming a standard practice is the workplace. Companies are finding that by conducting random drug testing of their employees it amounts to huge long term savings for the company. There are several benefits for companies that conduct drug testing. Companies have a legal obligation to ensure a safe work environment to all employees‚ and implementation of drug testing assures
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2013 Module 2 – Case Assignment Informational Privacy August 5‚ 2013 Justin Ellsworth was a Marine that gave the ultimate sacrifice for his country. Many service men and woman would agree that the fight continues even after death. For the deceased the fight may be over and they could finally rest in peace‚ but what is left behind when a death is so sudden and not expected. Justin Ellsworth left many wondering what might have been his last words‚ his last eventful moments
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Ethics from Deontological‚ Utilitarian and Casuistry Perspectives | | | | | | Deontological ethics are concerned with the intent of an action without regard to the outcome‚ while utilitarian ethics are concerned only with the consequences of the action. Some argue that the legal code of ethics is derived from a utilitarian theory‚ while others argue that it is derived from deontological theory. As deontological ethics are the polar opposite of utilitarian ethics‚ it should be impossible
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