US ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE Intermediate Level Education (ILE) Common Core L100: Leadership – Forging Success in Uncertain Times L103: Ethical Decision Making Reading L103RA A Pragmatic Ethical Decision Making Model For The Army: The Ethical Triangle Dr. Jack D. Kem In May 1968 soldiers of Charlie Company‚ 11th Infantry Brigade of the Americal Division entered the village of My Lai in Vietnam and within three hours over 500 civilians had been massacred. This horrible memory
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1.1 Explain the background and development of theoretical ethical approaches? BACKGROUND AND DEVELOPMENT OF THEORETICAL ETHICAL APPROACHES Deontological Theory The deontological theory state that the consequences or outcomes of actions are not important‚ what actually matter is that the actions are morally justified. For example drunken driving is wrong‚ now if a person argues that he safely navigated his way back home and for that reason he/she should not be held accountable by law‚ they
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Abortion has and continues to be a controversial topic. Most would argue that every woman should have the right to terminate a pregnancy for whatever reason‚ because her body and the fetus are one entity. Since termination of a pregnancy or abortion is the status quo within society‚ most would agree with this consensus. I‚ however‚ without properly acknowledging the rights of all the parties involved with abortion (the fetus and father)‚ I do not believe it should be used so freely within society
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I shall make a quick review on Immanuel Kant’s theory of universalizability that centers around the discourse on morality. Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) Immanuel Kant was German philosopher born in Konigsberg Prussia (now Kaliningrad‚ Russia)‚ whose philosophy flourished around 18th century. His main interests were in epistemology‚ metaphysics ethics‚ logic and aesthetics. Influenced by many and influenced more‚ he was exceptionally critical and a German idealist. Kant was the last influential philosopher
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Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill are two philosophers with opposing views on the morality of an act. Mill’s utilitarianism theory places the focus of right and wrong solely on the outcome of an act rather than on the act itself. He believe that an act is right if the outcome promotes happiness in the majority of others; “it is not the quantity of pleasure‚ but the quality of happiness that is central to utilitarianism” (Utilitarian Theories). Kant’s theory (Kantian) is concerned with the motive
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Ethical Codes and Standards Web Site June 10th‚ 2012 Ethical Codes and Standards Web Site This essay reviews the American society of radiologic technologists [ASRT] code of ethics. Upon examination‚ it is clear her ethical codes encompass all the three major ethical theories namely; utilitarian‚ deontological and virtue ethics. The ASRT medical ethics are very much concerned with quality patient care‚ treatment and patient rights. These concerns
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It has be said that there may be a moral business downside that arises with outsourcing. Utilitarianism theory will suggest that outsourcing is good and this should be the model used when discussing outsourcing. In this essay I will describe why I believe Utilitarianism theory should be used for talking about outsourcing and why the Kantian theory of ethics is not. Utilitarianism is an ethical approach to ethics used and started by Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham. It is considered a cost benefit analysis
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Similarly‚ in a Rousseauian fashion‚ Kant suggests that the state under a civil union cannot wrong its citizens since it only passes laws that its own citizens would give to themselves‚ hence “consent” to (MM‚ 6:314). But while these passages and the overall tone of Kant’s writings suggest he is a social contract thinker‚ a deeper investigation demonstrates a conflict with many of the other tenants of Kant’s thought. Not only do most of the important elements that make up Kant’s political philosophy
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Candide Free-will-agent Determine the course of action Leibniz Cause-effect Nature catastrophe disaster=knowledge Good and bad=moral Third person Good may distance readers from the protagonist/hero Genealogy Chain reaction‚ trace back the origin Disease: syphilisparody of genealogy love and cause and effect become questionable El Dorado The best‚ utopia Good: no material wealth‚ all in agreement‚ knowledge/gallery‚ safe (very hard to reach and surrounded by mountains)‚ open
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Ethical and socially Responsive Business BUSS 100 A code of ethics will start by setting out the standard that back up the code and will describe the business commitment to its stakeholders It is intended to simplify a company’s objective‚ standards and principles‚ combining them with main beliefs of efficient behavior A code of conduct is at written guideline by the business that define the principle fundamentals of the business and provide workers knowledge on how to confront issues
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