Corporations are moral agents I chose to evaluate the second debate because I thought it was the most significant to the purpose of the class: to analyze the moral responsibility of business. The debaters were assigned to negate and affirm the following motion: Corporations are Moral Agents. In my opinion‚ this motion comes down to the decision to hold corporations responsible for their (corporations) decisions on a moral basis or just hold them responsible for their decisions on a legal basis
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Clinical Question The clinical question that sustain the research of a descriptive article is: How can moral compass allow nurses to act ethically in the way to provide patient with better outcome after discharge? This clinical question arises from the following issue: Lack of nursing moral compass and impact of ethical practice. The purpose of this paper is to explain how moral compass can help nurses to act ethically when facing a complex ethical dilemma. Problem The issue this paper
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Deontological moral theory is a Non-Consequentialist moral theory. While consequentialists believe the ends always justify the means‚ deontologists assert that the rightness of an action is not simply dependent on maximizing the good‚ if that action goes against what is considered moral. It is the inherent nature of the act alone that determines its ethical standing. For example‚ imagine a situation where there are four critical condition patients in a hospital who each need a different organ in
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and also the position in community. Education is the key point to make the development for the society and individual. In the individual‚ education plays the role of development in three main ways: development of knowledge‚ development of moral behavior and development of the social position. In the role as development of knowledge‚ education is the heritage of knowledge that is transferred generation to generation‚ so every individual person explores this heritage to increase the knowledge
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Are moral emotions adaptive? Moral emotions are experienced by everybody in some way or form and relate to how individuals respond to moral violations. Moral emotions may be critically important in understanding people’s behavioural adherence (or lack of adherence) to their moral standards (Tangey‚ Stuewig & Mashek‚ 1992). Kroll and Egan (2004) state that “Moral emotions provide the motivational force—the power and energy— to do good and to avoid doing bad”. There are many moral emotions that individuals
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Influence of Moral Reasoning Author CRT 205 Date Daniel Lichtenhan Influence of Moral Reasoning During the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse investigation‚ evidence that other Penn State officials knew about what had occurred and attempted to cover up the abuse by keeping the information secret. The top official Graham Spanier‚ president of Penn State at the time‚ bears the greatest responsibility for not reporting the crime. Spanier had decided after conferring with the vice president
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| Model: Pattern of Organization: Comparison and Contrast In our daily lives we often compare and contrast two or more items. We might compare and contrast family members‚ TV shows‚ or favorite bands. The comparison and contrast pattern of organization is also common in many college textbooks. It is used to discuss ways in which two or more items are the same and how they differ.Signal WordsExample #1Here’s a short reading that demonstrates the compare and contrast pattern. Notice the comparison
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Running head: Professional Moral Compass Professional Moral Compass Erewarifagha M. Haidome Grand Canyon University Ethical Decision Making in Health Care NRS 437V-0102 February23‚ 2013 Professional Moral Compass Every profession has moral guide which they refer to as ethics and so is nursing. It involves values governing relationships between the nurse and patient‚ the patient ’s family‚ other members of the health professions
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Voters believe atheists are "moral wildcards" and‚ thus‚ unelectable asserts Will Gervais in Jonathan Freedland’s exploration into "Why Americans Won’t Vote in an Atheist." Regrettably‚ the Judeo-Christian Heritage of the United States often trumps the notion of religious freedom and the practice of religious tolerance. Deeming "a belief in God" the foundation of morality‚ many Americans will not even consider the merits of a candidate if he or she does not profess the existence of a higher power
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The lack of a Moral Saint in the world today as well as a lack of historical moral saints begs the question of whether such a being can possibly exist. I would tell you that such a notion is ridiculous and that to truly commit oneself to morality is impossible. By moral saint I refer to what Susan Wolf defines as‚ “A person whose every action is as morally good as possible‚ a person‚ that is‚ who is as morally worthy as can be.” The sound of such a person is absolutely terrifying‚ but the question
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