ethical teachings include the following values: Li: includes ritual‚ propriety‚ etiquette Hsiao: love within the family: love of parents for their children and of children for their parents Yi: righteousness Xin: honesty and trustworthiness Jen: benevolence‚ humaneness towards others; the highest Confucian virtue Chung: loyalty to the state However‚ it has neither church nor clergy‚ no teaching on the worship of God or gods‚ or life after death. Confucianism is actually a philosophy of life‚ not
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“character traits”. We all have by nature the potential to be moral persons‚ but we need to practice the virtues‚ to cultivate them. Ex. a medical doctor should cultivate virtues such as: compassion‚ discernment‚ trustworthiness‚ integrity‚ benevolence and non-malevolence Kinds of virtues: 1) intellectual (wisdom‚ understanding etc) 2) moral (temperance‚ patience‚ courage etc) An individual is moral not because of his/her intellectual activities‚ but because of his/her feelings and
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prosperous union may seem absurd‚ historically speaking‚ it has been a successful method in cultivating unity and balance. Namely Cesare Borgia‚ whose “cruelty had brought order to Romagna‚ united it‚ restored it to peace and obedience.” Whereas the benevolence of the people of Florentine ultimately led to the demise of Pistoia and similarly‚ the armies of Scipio rebelled a reluctance to mandate strong retribution. In other words‚ excessively merciful regimes provoke chaos‚ resulting in disarray and inevitably
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thus planners are capable of bringing about best. outcome for greatest number of individuals in society. How is economics practiced? It lies between the two extremes. Which extreme is correct? Neither. Market can fail in many circumstances. Benevolence necessary for success within planned economy is not common human trait and often has unintended negative consequences. Aspects of economics Philosophical and analytical. Is it a good idea to avail young South Africans with wage subsidy to improve
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hindered collaboration. Efforts to rally support among stakeholders highlight the importance of trust and relationships in navigating organizational change. Mayer and Davis’ Model of Trust emphasizes the importance of competence‚ integrity‚ and benevolence in building trust within organizations. The lack of consultation‚ transparency‚ and consideration for employees’ concerns has undermined trust in leadership’s competence and integrity‚ leading to increased resistance and opposition. To rebuild trust
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Gordon (Chapter 2) indicated that diversity management presents a challenge to organizations. Gordon denoted that diversity management is a deliberately driven process that emphasizes building and developing skills and competences‚ and generating policies that address the changing emerging population dynamics of the workforce and patient population in the health care system. He cited research studies that have indicated that the American workplace is becoming increasingly diverse and that leaders
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military retainer of a Japanese Daimyo practicing the code of conduct of Bushido.” The Bushido Code is an honor code developed by the samurai class in the Japanese military and is comprised of eight virtues which are Rectitude or Justice‚ Courage‚ Benevolence or Mercy‚ Politeness or Respect‚ Honesty‚ Honor‚ Loyalty‚ and Character and Self-control. The Bushido Code was developed during the Kamakura period (1185-1333) alongside with the practice of seppuku (ritual disembowelment) which was a way for a
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If God does exist then how come evil exist as well? The overall view of God is that he is a theistic God. Since the theistic God is omnipotent and wholly good then there should not be evil because of the fact that good tries to cancel out evil as much as it possibly can. If the theistic God is both good and omnipotent then he would be able to eliminate evil as a whole‚ yet it is evident that there is still evil in the world. The argument of evil and omnipotence attempts to explain this better which
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child.” 2 The witness is not saving the child for the gain of the parent’s friendship‚ or to gain admiration of the neighborly public‚ but for the sake of saving the innocent and for his own nature. This example not only supports the idea that benevolence and righteousness are more rational motives for human actions then that of desire for profit or personal gain‚ but because we are caught off our guard‚ the example proves the manifestation of our good human qualities. Mencius continues with the
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at bridging the gap of inequalities in the just society (nancy-carre.blogspot.com/ -International Paradigms‚ February 24‚ 2012). The Concept of Justice is one principle which suggests that people should care about each other and because of this benevolence‚ should not behave toward others in a manner as to cause them harm. In the same light‚ social equity is an ethical theory that seeks to achieve equitable outcomes for all people. This concept believes that members of a society must have the same
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