article also goes on to discuss how there is a shortage in human organs to transplant‚ so they are suggesting to financially compensate living human beings to donate their organs to make up the shortage. One of the examples that is argued is using Kantianism‚ Kant ’s categorical imperative "I ought never to act except in such a way that I can also will that my maxim should become a universal law‚" (Kant‚ 1964) with this being said it is not immoral to commercialize a donor who is declared brain dead
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Ethical Evaluation of Alter Eco & Nestlé Introduction Literature Review In recent years‚ an increasing number of well-known scandals lead to public concerns about deception and fraud in multi-national corporations (MNCs) and a subsequent demand for improved business ethics and greater corporate responsibility (Ferrell‚ Fraedrich and Ferrell 2013‚ p.8). According to Ferrell (2013)‚ the ability to recognize and deal with complex business ethics issues has become a significant priority in the
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BBA313 DEONTOLOGICAL (NONCONSEQUENTIAL)‚ TELEOLOGICAL (CONSEQUENTIAL)‚ VIRTUE ETHICAL THEORIES - WEEK/ TOPIC 3: Dr. Ziska Fields HOMEWORK: (1 PAGE ONLY) Today the Arms Procurement Commission began public hearings into what appears to be the biggest corruption scandal in the history of South Africa. Apply the Global Business Standards Codex and explain if and how the Defense Department used these principles‚ what they could have done differently if the Codex was applied GLOBAL BUSINESS STANDARDS
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Oh My Gosh! Did Someone Say A Bomb!! I believe torture is morally justifiable/permissible only with situations‚ in which you can guarantee the best possible outcome. In this particular situation with the bomber‚ I believe we should take the Utilitarian-Act Consequentialism approach; and torture the bomber as an attempt to get him to reveal the location. Simply because‚ Act Consequentialism will focus more on the overall happiness that it will bring to all those involved. Seeing as how they have
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In this weeks video journal Louis Theroux African Hunting Party we learn about hunting from multiple perspectives. In this specific episode we learn about game hunting where exotic animals are raised in captivity released and then hunted down for sport. This has been a controversial issue for awhile and the film brings up multiple ethical issues that are addressed throughout the film. Virtue ethics states that character matters above all else. Living an ethical life‚ or acting rightly
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There has been considerable scientific debate on how to make the public sector function in the best way‚ and in particular there has been a debate on the role of government‚ of regulatory institutions and of good governance in the developing world. With (great) power comes (great) responsibility‚ but how much and what form of state intervention (government regulation) is needed to achieve economic development‚ political accountability‚ poverty eradication and other objectives? This debate
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Analyze the case using at least two of the objective ethical theories (Act Utilitarianism‚ Rule Utilitarianism‚ Kantianism‚ Social Contract Theory/Rawls’ Principles of Justice‚ and Virtue Theory). ANS: Kantianism is the ethical theory which explains how one should always focus on his/her duty rather than the end result. According to a Kantian‚ parents should use this app and protect their kids from going to the
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The Harm Principle requires less from us because it does not ask us to question the value we put on different aspects of life like the Best Interest Standard. There are eight conditions that have to be meet in order for the harm principle to justify state intervention‚ these are typically objective. The Best Interest Standard makes it difficult to define what’s in the “best interest of the child‚ it also questions whether greater value should be based on the servile rate of the child or the side
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Normative theory and whistle-blowing Introduction Whistle-blowing in this context is the act‚ for an employee‚ disclosing what he believes to be an unethical or illegal behaviour to higher management (internal whistle-blowing) or to an external authority or the public (external whistle-blowing). Examples of unethical acts include sexual harassment and racial discrimination at work while illegal act include the accounting fraud by the Arthur-Andersen accountants for Enron (Sims & Brinkmann 2003)
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The case of Blindness of Merck is one of the good examples‚ which can be used to analyse the four theories of ethic such as Utilitarianism‚ Kantianism‚ Rights and Justice as well as CRS. This essay will be focus on Utilitarianism theory. River blindness is a disease that afflicts around 18 million peoples in Africa and Asia. It is the result of black fly’s bite. Merck is a pharmaceutical company located in New Jersey which is known for productivity of research and development effort. In the
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