Thomas Sikkema Professor John Schneider Ethics 102 25 February 2015 Deontological Moral Theory: Immanuel Kant Deontological moral theory is defined as the morally right thing to do is to do whatever is your duty. A scenario in which this theory could be used is the following: a close friend of yours dies. He has set aside $10 million to give to his favorite sports team‚ the New York Yankees. You promised him that you would give the money to the team because that was your friend’s last wish. Generous
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Mill’s objection to Bentham’s utilitarianism‚ “…no better object of desire and pursuit than pleasure is a doctrine worthy only of swine.” He is basically arguing that Utilitarianism is an ideology that focuses all its efforts on creating the most amount of happiness and pleasure. This unfortunately can lead to a problem. In Utilitarianism‚ Mill argues if we try to live our lives in a way that is free of pain and full of pleasure‚ we forget that life is full of discomfort and that it is how it’s
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and discretion in police work produces great potential for abuse. Police corruption has been a problem in American society since the early days of policing. An ancient natural tendency of human beings is to attempt to placate or win over those in positions of authority over them. This tendency is complicated in today’s materialistic society by greed and by the personal and financial benefit to be derived from evading law. The temptations toward illegality offered to police range from free
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The Hunter Standard is a police academy that’s focus is on having the police officer upon completing the training ready to be prepared to start enforcing the law and serving the community the best way he or she can. The Hunter Standard Police Academy will consist of 360 hours of stressful and non stressful training techniques that will have an officer prepared to handle most situations faced in the real world and in the legal system‚ from how to handle hostile situations on the street‚ to filling
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engaging in Corporate Social Responsibility. Moreover‚ there is moral and immoral approach to Corporate social responsibility. In this report‚ both approaches will be compared‚ highlighting the moral approach to Corporate social responsibility. Ethics Theories and Corporate Social Responsibility So many practices and actions can fall under Corporate social responsibility‚ but they all can be categorized into two – “the musts” and “the electives”. A business must be honest and truthful in regards
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Information security‚ sometimes shortened to InfoSec‚ is the practice of defending information from unauthorized access‚ use‚ disclosure‚ disruption‚ modification‚ perusal‚ inspection‚ recording or destruction. It is a general term that can be used regardless of the form the data may take (electronic‚ physical‚ etc...)[1] Two major aspects of information security are: IT security: Sometimes referred to as computer security‚ Information Technology Security is information security applied to
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Kant’s deontological moral theory states that actions that are morally right from the motive must derive from duty rather than desires (Kemerling). The ultimate principle of morality must be a moral law that guides us in the right direction in any circumstances (Kemerling)
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Justice. Utilitarianism revolves around the concept of “the end justifies the means.” It believes that theoutcomes as a result of an action have a greater value compared to the latter. It also states that the most ethical thing to do is to take advantage of happiness for the good of the society. In the United States‚ controversy over capital punishment began in colonial
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The Truman shows give a true excellent portrayal of both Utilitarianism and Kantian ethics at their finest. When relating to Utilitarianism the Truman shows viewers are complicit and the continued popularity of the show ensures it will continue. In utilitarianism even if the show is ethically questionable and allowed to continue‚ the success has a positive effect on the members of the productions team‚ cast and crew all for monetary profit. Furthermore‚ it has a potentially negative effect for Truman
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Extreme utilitarianism has a common-sense approach to moral dilemmas. As is the case when confronting the moral dilemma of euthanasia. The extreme utilitarian looks at euthanasia on a case by case basis. They will use reason to determine whether euthanasia is the right decision to make‚ and under what circumstances. For example‚ if the person is clearly suffering‚ with certain death fast approaching‚ euthanasia would be the most humane choice‚ and therefore the right action to take. Moral rules
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