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    David Beckam Dropbox 4 Business Ethics A Utilitarian Argument in the Ford Pinto Case In 1971 Ford Motor Company decided they wanted to create a compact car that could compete with the other Japanese manufactured cars. It rushed from its inception to its actual production. In the end‚ these cars proved to be one of the most dangerous ever produced because of their extreme flammability in instance of rear impact collision. The decision by Ford to not recall any of its cars‚ and not fix

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    major distinction between utilitarian and deontological reasoning. Make reference to all relevant aspects of the two positions including the ’act’ and ’rule’ versions along with pertinent examples that clarify your answer. The major distinction between Emmanual Kant’s deontological reasoning and Mill’s utilitarian reasonsing is that deontological reasoning refers to duty‚ which is usually determined without regard to circumstances or consequences where as utilitarian reasoning always considers

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    The Kantian Perspective Immanuel Kant created a new perspective in philosophy which had widespread influences on contemporary philosophy work. Through all his achievements in philology‚ his moral Philosophy will be discussed in this paper. According to Kant’s theory‚ moral laws relate to fairness and consistency. Both of these concepts lead to the principle of universalizability. He stated that‚ “An act is morally acceptable if and only if its maxim is universalizable.” To prove his statement he

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    What role does duty play in ethics? Based on this‚ do you resonate more with the utilitarian‚ virtue ethics‚ Kantian‚ natural rights‚ or egoist theories? Provide an example if you choose to answer this question. While‚ I tend to agree more with the Kantian principle of categorical imperatives which tend to say that morals should come not out of desires or wants but out of duty as desires and wants are hypothetical Imperatives. Duty should be the deciding factor for what is ethical or not. I tend

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    situations and determine the ethical parameters in which a person should act. The two philosophical approaches that I will examine the situations with the Kantian and Utilitarian point of view. Kant deciphers his ethical questions by examining a person’s motivation for performing an act regardless of the consequences. A person who utilizes the Kantian view believes that the only pure good is pure human reason without consequences. This pure human reason works without the influence of human emotions and

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    I have always been one to side with a utilitarian’s point of view‚ such as Mill and Bentham. The greatest happiness of the greatest number‚ or as cold as it may be‚ sacrificing the few for the good of the many. Utilitarian moral theories evaluate the moral worth of action on the basis of happiness that is produced by an action. Whatever produces the most happiness in the most people is the moral course of action. I will give the best arguments against Utilitarianism‚ and show in my own opinion‚ why

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    The Kantian approach to torture is that we ban it entirely‚ although this would be the most preferred method in a perfect world‚ we do not live in a perfect world. Because war‚ terrorism‚ and crime exists‚ on occasion torture can effectively prevent large scale

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    Two individuals who supported Utilitarian Ethics were Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill. Bentham believed that companies should go about decisions by determining "the greatest good for the greatest number" and whether situations would cause either pleasure or pain. Bentham would agree

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    Marquis. These philosophers share different viewpoints‚ Thompson believes abortion is morally permissible‚ but only in certain cases. What cases are these? Kant’s perspective believes that no human should be killed‚ no matter what the circumstances. Kant would argue not permissible. How would a Kantian argue abortion impermissible? Don Marquis raises the question how could a Kantian argue the abortion is permissible‚ if they believe that killing is morally

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    Cited: Boulay‚ Art. “Leadership Focus: Malden Mills‚ A Study in Leadership.” OPI Inc. Brunswick‚ ME. Oct 1996. Web. 6 July 3012. . Campbell‚ Kenneth. “Malden Mills owner applies religious ethics to business.” MIT News. Cambridge‚ MA. 16 April 1997. Web. 6 July 2013. . Fire Destroys Malden Mills. Mass Moments

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