Moral relativism is an ethical theory that refers to the concept that there is more than one correct moral judgment. The moral judgments are either correct or incorrect only relative to some specific standpoint. This does not mean that one standpoint is more privileged than any other standpoint. This comes from the idea that cultures from around the world tend to show different moral values; there are no general moral values that everyone in the world shares‚ and no one should push their own moral
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help people in need of blood and for the greatest number of happiness not for some company’s profit. Because of that‚ some utilarians might not even donate any blood at all because of that. I could also put some of the blood donors to Kantian ethics. Most of these donors donate blood not for self interest but it is right thing to do for our society. Blood is very scarce
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Philosophies) I. Introduction II. Argument 1: Divisions and Facilities A.) Divisions of Spirit B.) Faculties of Soul III. Argument 2: Idealism A.) Hegelian Absolute Idealism B.) Kantian Transcendental Idealism IV. Argument three: The Dialectic A.) Hegelian Theory of Dialectics B.) Kantian Transcendental Dialectics V. Conclusion Spirit in Philosophy is regarded as another word for the Mind or the Mental Consciousness of human beings. The most renowned philosophies regarding
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Learning Log: 1st reading log/week 2 Lecture 1 Required Reading Reference: Velasquez‚ M. (2012). Business ethics: concepts and cases‚ (7th ed.) (pp. 76-83). Upper Saddle River‚ N.J.: Pearson. (Utilitarianism). Lecture 1 Additional Reading Reference: Taylor‚ A. (2008). Examined Life: Peter Singer on our obligation to alleviate suffering [video file]. Retrieved from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVViICWs4dM Record a brief description of what the required reading was about. What responses do you
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recruiting hundreds of poor‚ un-educated‚ black males knowing what the study entails. On top of that I would not be able to hold all their medical information in my hands and simply go around and tell them vaguely that they have “bad blood”. I agree with Kantian ethics in the fact that regardless of the consequences lying is always wrong. Going off of that I would have looked at everything behind the veil of ignorance. This is part of Rawl’s Theory of Justice. The veil of ignorance says that each person is
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71203 Business Ethics Assignment 1 Drawing on ethical theory to critique a claim. Businesses putting something back into the local community... ...Morally obligatory - or not? Utilitarian and Kantian Moral Theory Viewpoints Tanya Lundie 9118692 27 March 2009 Rainbow (2002) describes ethical theories as being “...the foundations of ethical analysis...” because they are viewpoints from which guidance can be obtained in the interests of determining “...what counts as acting ethically...” (The
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Question 12 1. Introduction Discrimination is commonly defined to be the treatment of‚ or making a distinction in favor of or against a person‚ based on the group‚ class‚ or category to which that person belongs‚ rather than on individual merit. The key issue in this question is: is discrimination against older workers‚ persons with same sex orientation‚ and persons with disabilities in the workplace ethical? To address the ethical issue above‚ it is very important to determine whether the
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A. Introduction The study of the state‚ government‚ and politics. The idea that the study of politics should be ‘scientific’ has excited controversy for centuries. What is at stake is the nature of our political knowledge‚ but the content of the argument has varied enormously. For example‚ 1741 when Hume published his essay‚ ‘That Politics May Be Reduced to a Science’‚ his concerns were very different from those of people who have sought to reduce politics to a science in the twentieth century.
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In IVF: Answering the Ethical Objections‚ Toulmin states that following fertilization in a dish‚ “zygosis occurs just as though the sperm had arrived through sexual intercourse‚ and implantation and gestation are free to proceed normally” (9). Sure‚ one may argue that the sperm and egg
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mutual agreement in many countries yet. However‚ the true value of life could not be replaced by anything. If people have any wrong decision on euthanasia‚ it would be an irretrievable regret. I am going to analyze euthanasia with Utilitarianism‚ Kantian ethics‚ Liberalism‚ Confucianism and religious values. Then‚ I will draw a conclusion to see if euthanasia is morally permissible or not. Have you heard about the story of Pun Chai (Tang Siu-pun)? In 2001‚ he had sent a letter to the Hong Kong
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