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    Immanuel Kant’s and His Ethical Contributions Born in Konigsberg‚ East Prussia in 1724‚ Immanuel Kant began school at the early age of eight years. He studied at the Collegium Fridiricianum‚ a Latin school that focused on classicism. Later he attended the University of Konigsberg and his major studies were physics‚ mathematics and philosophy. After receiving his doctorate‚ Kant became a teacher at the University and focused on philosophy. He was well known for his unorthodox approaches

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    Immanuel Kant HUM 400 12 Jun 2010 Kant ’s "Good Will" Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) is one of the most influential philosophers in history of Western philosophy. A main representative of the Western-European classical philosophy‚ Immanuel Kant dealt with the best traditions of the German idealism. A human personality‚ according to Kant is the highest and absolute value. It is the personality‚ in Kant’s understanding‚ that towers the person over its own self and links the human being with

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    Unassailable logic will not always suffice. And most people with perhaps a little thought accept this but only as theory. Either way‚ a do-nothing approach as we saw it in The Managerial Imperative is persuasive. The waste in business and government is staggering. Plenty of analysis but often no meaningful plan. We have modeled the world to death on many irrelevant issues. What is the point? It is two-fold: one‚ planning fascinates many

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    Kant or Utilitarianism In this essay we will discuss what Kant’s and a utilitarian’s view on insider trading would be. As we have discussed in previous essays‚ Kant believed that moral rules could be known through reason and not just by observation (Shaw and Barry 69). For me this is the basis of all decisions that we make and why I would support Kant’s point of view on insider trading. Utilitarianism concentrates on producing the greatest amount of happiness and using it as a standard to determine

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    Dangers of The Technical Imperative In Comparative Religious Ethics‚ Darrell Fasching‚ Dell Dechant‚ and David M. Lantigua propose the innate danger of the technical imperative to the human race. In recent history‚ the most significant example of the “technical imperative” has been evident in the construction and use of the atomic bomb. According to the authors of Comparative Religious Ethics‚ the technical imperative is the idea that “if it can be done it must be done” (Fasching 46). The use

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    The Ethical Imperative – Contrarieties "A global ethic is only practicable as a personal commitment‚" says the author‚ Dalla Costa. He explains that for businesspeople‚ this does not mean valuing profit less‚ but instead valuing people more. Throughout the article‚ the author shows that business reflects who we are as a society and the beliefs that we live by as individuals. He uses several examples of organizations that have been hurt by unethical behavior to support his statement. Business

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    Immanuel Kant and Ethical Dilemma Immanuel Rant and Ethical Dilemmas Today Today there are many ethical dilemmas going on in the world‚ from companies’ misuse of funding or executives’ misuse of their title. Ethical behavior has to be an important part in having a company that will survive in society. There have been many philosophers that contributed to the ethical understanding we have today. On of the most influential philosophers in history of Western philosophy is Immanuel Kant. After his

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    Mill. Unlike Mill‚ Kant believes that reason leads us to making moral decisions. We should use reason rather than “utility‚ religion‚ tradition‚ authority‚ happiness‚ desires‚ or institutions” (Vaughn 120). Rationality should always be used when we make decisions. Kant’s ethical theory states that “right actions have moral value only if they are done with a ‘good will’ -that is‚ a well to do your duty for duty’s sake” (Vaughn 121). This is one of the main differences between Kant and Mill’s ethical

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    1 Today Summarizing categorical variables Exploring the relationship between categorical variables - contingency table‚ proportions‚ conditional proportions‚ marginal proportions Ch 2‚ Sec 1-2‚ pages 15-29 Summarizing Categorical Variables: Blood Pressure (Exercise 2.37*) 2 A company held a blood pressure screening clinic for its employees. Data below is partial dataset for company employees. Create an appropriate display for blood pressure data among the employees. Blood pressure

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    Ethical Decision Making Paper The following case involves a seventy one year old male patient who told his family if the time ever came when he could not sustain life on his own he didn’t want measures taken to do so. This patient found out in the late summer of 2008 he had stage four pancreatic cancer. The doctor gave him about four weeks to live. At this point he took things into his own hands and made his daughter durable power of attorney for his healthcare needs. Over the next few

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