1 RIGHT‚ DUTY AND OBLIGATION/RESPONSIBILITY: A SEARCH FOR ETHICAL FUNDAMENTALS By Dr. Ani Casimir K.C 2 1) Introduction: Immanuel Kant gave philosophy four fundamental questions with which it is to concern itself and they are: (1) What can I know? ; (2) What is man?; (3) What can I hope for‚ and‚ (4) Finally‚ what ought I to do. The latter—‘what ought I to do?’ is the central subject of ethics‚or what is variously called moral philosophy or philosophy of morality. With the concepts
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Personal Values and Ethical Standards In order to start this paper‚ I had to make sure I knew the differences between values‚ moral and ethics. It’s believed that values are what we learn from childhood from parents and surrounding influences of adults involved in the child’s life. Morals are the beliefs developed from that value system and how one should behave in any given situation. Ethics on the other hand is how someone actually behaves in the situation that may test ones morals and values
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Eve” in John Locke’s Two Treatises of Government‚ I argue that John Locke is a feminist. Locke acknowledges Eve’s – who serves at the representation of all women – important biblical recognition‚ confesses to her Dominion over mankind‚ gave her equal authority‚ if not more‚ over children‚ and briefly addresses her power to access property. Although economic free is beyond the scope of this paper‚ Locke illuminates all characteristics of modern-day feminism in the advocacy of women’s rights on the
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10/27/11 Global II John Locke- 1. John Locke was one of the greatest philosophers in Europe at the end of the seventeenth century. Locke grew up and lived through one of the most extraordinary centuries of English political and intellectual history. The collapse of the Protectorate after the death of Cromwell was followed by the Restoration of Charles II — the return of the monarchy‚ the House of Lords and the Anglican Church. 2. Born 1632‚ died 1704. Locke’s chief work while living at Lord Ashley’s
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5 March 28‚ 2012 John Locke John Locke‚ an English philosopher‚ used the idea of natural laws to make vital contributions to society. He worked his way up through Westminster School and Oxford and enrolled in the Church of England. He was interested in science and became one of the best practitioners of his time. With Locke’s connections‚ he met men of England but was also suspected for being disloyal. He went to Holland and returned in 1688‚ after the revolution. Locke made an influence
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to do with what my feelings tell me is right or wrong.""Ethics has to do with my religious beliefs.""Being ethical is doing what the law requires.""Ethics consists of the standards of behavior our society accepts.""I don’t know what the word means." The meaning of "ethics" is hard to pin down‚ and the views many people have about ethics are shaky. Like Baumhart’s first respondent‚ many people tend to equate ethics with their feelings. But being ethical is clearly not a matter of following one’s
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Ethical and Legal Obligations Ethical and legal obligations apply to all members of society. As one in society‚ the obligation to act in an ethical‚ law abiding manner on a daily basis is vital to the integrity of daily life. Many professions have their own code of ethics. Financial reporting is not exempt from such ethical and legal standards. One’s lively hood depends on decisions made in the business world. Business transactions are done daily and can impact one’s economic stability.
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ambiguous topics‚ such as the definition of knowledge‚ love‚ and personal identity. Two particular philosophers who hypothesized about personal identity were René Descartes and John Locke. René Descartes was born in a small town in France in 1596‚ and lived until 1650 when he died at the age of 53. He was a philosopher‚
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Natural right is distinguished from that of legal right. Natural rights are those rights of any species that exist outside of artificial legal contrivances. Fish that swim in the ocean do so by natural right and not out of some legislation that allows it. Here then are John Lockes own words on the subject: "The main intention of nature‚ which willeth the increase of mankind‚ and the continuation of the species in the highest perfection" "The people can not delegate to government the power to
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an ethical obligation to all that they serve. Patients rely on the integrity of the healthcare professionals to kept their personal information confidential. The United States health care have been plagued with issues for quite some time and the law makers have been trying to rectify the problem. The Unites States National deficit is increasing at an alarming rate. The propose for this paper is to analyze some important aspects about health care in the United States. Ethical obligations and
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