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    suggestions as to how we could and should distribute Sprattalin. I understand all the ideas and angles that have been presented here‚ but I feel that we need to keep in line with the mission of this company. I personally follow the theorist Immanuel Kant. Kant is the founder of Kantian Ethics‚ which believes that everyone should be bound by the same duties and rules. There are three principles associated with this theory; Universizability‚ respect for people‚ and categorical imperatives. The jest

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    its beginnings‚ many intellectuals referred as the “philosophes” emerged in France‚ and used the ideas of the Scientific Revolution to reconsider all aspects of society. The German philosopher Immanuel Kant defined the Enlightenment as “a man’s leaving his self-caused immaturity” (What Is Enlightenment?). Kant even proclaimed as the maxim of the Enlightenment: “Dare to Know! Have the courage to use your own intelligence!” For most philosophes‚ the concept of the Enlightenment‚ meant freeing oneself

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    Empiricist philosophers such as John Locke believe that knowledge must come from experience. Others philosophers such as Descartes believe that knowledge is innate; this way of thinking is used by rationalist. In this paper I will discuss the difference between Descartes rationalism in his essays "The Meditations" and Locke’s empiricism in his essays "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding". I will then lend my understanding as to what I believe as the ultimate source of knowledge. Locke

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    According to Immanuel Kant’s ethical theory‚ an act is only morally right if we can will it to be a universal law of conduct. This ideal is what Kant called the "categorical imperative." The categorical imperative has been successfully achieved when all of the following conditions have been met: the act in question is possible for everyone to follow; all rational people must be able to accept the act as if they were receiving the treatment themselves‚ and last‚ the act can never treat people as means

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    nbCesare Beccaria (1738 – 1794) Beccaria was a literate and a philosopher‚ a jurist and an economist‚ and above all- one of the most important exponents of the Italian Enlightenment. At the plaza which is named after him there is a statue in his honour. He was born in Milan into an old noble family. He graduated in law and spent his life in Milan were he frequented the "Accademia dei Pugni"‚ environment culturally rich and very fashionable‚ collaborating also with the famous newspaper "Il Caffé"

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    best and most reasonable theory of ethics. Kantian Ethics is the best universal theory of ethics‚ as it allows for individual rights and is specific enough to follow. Kantian ethics stresses individual rights‚ reason‚ and motivation for actions. Immanuel Kant believed that each person

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    Deontological Ethics: The theory of Deontology was created by a great philosopher by the name of Immanuel Kant. Kant believes human inclinations‚ emotions and consequences should play no role in moral action; therefore‚ the motivation behind an action must be based on obligation and well thought out before the action takes place. Kant also believed that morality should‚ in theory‚ provide people with a framework of rational rules that guide and prevent certain actions and are independent of personal

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    Naugle begins by looking at the development of worldview throughout the history of protestant evangelicalism. He believes that Christians seem to have always had an understanding of how the world worked‚ but defining this in terms of a worldview has been a recent development in their history. Naugle looks at the writings of James Orr‚ who first arrived at the idea of viewing Christianity as a proper worldview. He believed that Christianity was not something to be sectioned‚ but taught and defended

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    MODULE 2: CASE Informational Privacy Without a doubt‚ we live in an environment where integrity‚ respect and good ethics play a fundamental role in the growth and success of many individuals and companies. Unfortunately‚ this was not the case for Patricia Dunn‚ former chairman of the Hewlett-Packard (HP) board of directors who was forced to resign her job. She was at the center of a major controversy regarding her effort to investigate who from the board was leaking confidential information to

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction.................................................................................................................2 2. Decision making in business.......................................................................................2 3. Characteristics of deontology .....................................................................................3 4. Arguments in favour of applying deontology in business......................................

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