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    people’s well-being. One legal theory that exemplify how our government are structured is explained by deontology which is an ethic by which focuses on actions which are guided by moral obligations‚ while consequentialist ethic have based itself on the principle of‚ if the goal is morally correct then any means to achieving it are acceptable. In an essence both

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    A consequentialist theory of value judges the rightness or wrongness of an action based on the consequences that action has. ... A non-consequentialist theory of value judges the rightness or wrongness of an action based on properties intrinsic to the action‚ not on its consequences. Consequentialist means behaving in a manner that positive consequences which in a sense the ends justifies the means as well as what the rules say. However‚ when it comes to Non-consequentialist it is not based on

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    awful in view of the essential estimation of the demonstration itself. Non-consequentialists don’t have any respect of the results yet in the event that the expectations are correct or off-base. The fluctuation amongst consequentialists and nonconsequentialists is the consideration on the demonstration or the individual. The standards nonconsequentialists take after is that there are once in a while tenets to direct our ethical judgments autonomously of their outcomes‚ for example‚ divine charge (Miller

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    The ethical dilemma that I have decided on for this assignment is a choice that I must do a couple times a week minimum. This choice always tear’s at me when having to decide which way I will lean. The decision or “dilemma” that I face is having to up-sale extra work or not too. I know this might not sound like an ethical dilemma‚ but for dealership technicians it is. I remain under pressure from upper management to obtain more up-sales on every vehicle that comes in for service. Now how is this

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    According to Duff and Garland‚ what are the central differences between ‘consequentialist’ and ‘non-consequentialist’ (often referred to as ‘retributivist’) theories of punishment? Consequentialists believe that whether an act is right or wrong depends only on the overall consequence of that act‚ where punishment should serve to promote good‚ contributing to crime prevention or societal welfare. On the other hand‚ a non-consequentialist believes that an act is either intrinsically good or intrinsically

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    Reflective Essay Kant ’s non-consequenlialist approach to ethics The name of Comm101 is Principle of Responsible Commerce. Before I enrolled the Comm101‚ I have no idea about principle of responsible commerce. At the lecture on week two‚ teacher had the presentation about this subject what the responsible commerce is. Generally speaking‚ the corporation has the responsible for animal‚ thing or person and so on. In my own understanding‚ to a person‚ if one person wants to have success on the commerce

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    Now that you know about the history behind the ethics we can go into the different ethical theories. There are quite a few but the ones we’re going to talk about are egoism‚ consequentialism‚ nonconsequentialism‚ rule-deontology‚ and non-moral value. Egoism is view that you are all that matters and so you make your choices based on you and what’s best for you. Egoist don’t care about anyone other than themselves and it shows in the choices that they make. Consequentialism‚ or utilitarianism‚ is when

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    same. It is a way of punishing someone for a heavy offended crime. In this essay‚ I will discuss both sides of this ethical issue using the consequentialist theory. The C1 theory states that punishment as a response to crime is morally justified if compared to any other response to crime‚ will likely produce as much overall intrinsic value as would any other response. The C2 theory states that a specific punishment for a certain crime is morally justified if it would produce at least as much overall

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    religion and can mean doing the right or wrong thing. An example to help you understand the difference would be: Abortion is legal and therefore medically ethical‚ while many people find it personally immoral. Ethics can be relatively simple to follow‚ while applying morals can be decidedly tougher. There can be a moral dilemma‚ but not an ethical one. While good morals represent correct and upright conduct‚ ethics act more as guidelines. Ethics are applicable or adhered to by a group or community

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    dominant theories which forms the foundations of ethical analysis‚ because they are the viewpoints from which guidance can be obtained along the pathway to an optimum decision. Each theory emphasizes different points such as predicting the outcome and following one’s duties to others in order to reach an ethically correct decision. However‚ in order for an ethical theory to be useful‚ the theory must be directed towards a common set of goals. Ethical principles are the common goals that each theory tries

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