“Office Gossip. Do you act on rumor or respect privacy?” It was easy for me to make a choice in between the two cases. Gossip is much more palpitating for me‚ especially gossip about somebody’s private life. It is maybe due to my female nature or maybe due to different attitude towards this matter in my ex Soviet Union culture. After reading the case I felt myself completely in the same shoes with a manager. I respect his hesitation and the “softness” of his leadership style. I know I would
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to come back up‚ the author of this essay still feels guilty for what was not done for the Sadhu (Donaldson 280). There are three general approaches in examining a moral issue and making a decision‚ those being consequentialism‚ deontology and virtue ethics. The essay does not clearly indicate which method was used to assess the situation. In my opinion‚ the best method would be Kantian deontology. Let us discuss consequentialism first. Consequentialism focuses on consequences as the most important
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Charles Lee 8 April 2013 A Game of Chess In After Virtue by Alasdair MacIntyre‚ he discusses the metaphor of a child playing a game of chess to help explain his theory on practices‚ internal goods‚ external goods‚ motivation‚ and virtues. In his example‚ a child is promised candy for participating in a game of chess each week‚ regardless of the child’s performance. However‚ if the child wins the game‚ which is not an easy feat‚ the child will be rewarded with extra candy. Though the situation
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Living a worthwhile life involves being a virtue ethicist where you not only maximize mental and physical benefits to yourself but also to those around you. Virtue ethics revolves around having a moral character‚ and a moral character is necessary for freeing the body of pain and anxiety‚ living in moderation‚ caring more about friends and family than material goods‚ and finally and most importantly; thinking positively and rationally. These ideas are fundamental for living an advantageous life.
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Through the stories that I listened to as a child‚ Little Red Riding Hood‚ Jack and the Beanstalk‚ the Little Mermaid‚ and Pinocchio‚ the philosophies that were demonstrated impacted my life. They influenced the way I approach decision making in social situations such as school and family life. The true meaning of these fables are meant to help children decipher right from wrong and influence good behavior and decision making. The media also has an increasing impact on the society I grew up in
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person who believes in Kantian duty-based ethics might say that the torturing of any individual would be wrong in any circumstance. A person with this type of view would answer this way because they believe that the result of the information being gathered from the torture would not justify the wrong act of torturing someone and that the act of torture is wrong because of the motive of the torturer. This is because a person who believes in Kantian duty-based ethics contends that right and wrong is not
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situation? Aristotle says‚ “a virtue is a habit‚ but not a mindless one. You act virtuously with the intent to do the right thing” (pg. 55) Aristotle would say that Ted’s behavior is probably stemming from something he learnt from a role model or society. He also describes virtue as a habit‚ Ted is probably used to behaving in this manner‚ because it has become a habit for him. Aristotle also says that virtue is not a mindless one‚ so although Ted’s behavior is a virtue from habit‚ he is aware of his
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Man Becomes Who He Is Aristotle discusses two different claims in Nichomachean Ethics that seems to have no connection. Aristotle’s "proper function of man‚" which is an activity of the soul in relation with the rational principle‚ does not seem to connect with his later claim that‚ "men become just by performing just actions and self-controlled by practicing self-control‚" but the connection is made by Aristotle suggesting that the actions of man’s soul‚ the nonphysical part of man or what
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involves values and norms that prescribe a wide range of behaviour for organizational members‚ the ethical culture reflects whether the firm also has an ethical conscience. Ethical culture involves many factors‚ including corporate policies on ethics‚ top management’s leadership on ethical issues‚ the influence of co-workers‚ and the opportunity . Within the organization‚ subclimates can develop within work groups‚ decision can be easily affect by people working around you or how the senior taught
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Aristotle’s teaching of ethics primarily focuses on the good life‚ or more precisely‚ how one must go about to achieve the good life. In order to understand what the good life is‚ an examination of what is meant by ’the good’ is necessary. We often say things such as "that is a good car‚ that is a good computer‚ that is a good phone‚ etc." But what is it that allows us to make the judgement whether something is good or bad? If we take a closer look‚ something is either good or bad based on its operation
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