PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND MORAL VALUES SHALABH KULSHRESHTHA FACULTY OF ENGINEERING‚ DAYALBAGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE Direct_2_shalabh@yahoo.com INTRODUCTION Ethics‚ also called MORAL PHILOSOPHY‚ the discipline concerned with what is morally good and bad‚ right and wrong. The term is also applied to any system or theory of moral values or principles. How should we live? Shall we aim at happiness or at knowledge‚ virtue‚ or the creation of beautiful objects
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“Moral community refers to the network of those to whom we recognize an ethical connection through the demands of justice‚ the bonds of compassion‚ or a sense of obligation” (Spohn). Different moral communities are found to be formed all around us with people who share similar beliefs and find common interests in living according to their moral philosophy. Although there are many moral communities split those from others‚ the majority of us all still share similar basic understandings of life. Living
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depend on moral values? (b) Should the law depend on moral values? before establishing any degree of societal acknowledgement. Since time immemorial‚ there has always been an argument concerning the ways in which the law is affected by morality and consequently there is obviously a continuous societal debate establishing the development of this so-called relationship. This begs questions such as; ‘What are moral values? What is meant by the law ? How are these laws formulated? Can moral values be against
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The folk tale known as The Tumor Doubled aims to influence our understanding of moral values‚ like many other folk tales. In this tale specifically‚ it is implied that a negative intentionally leads to negative consequences; likewise‚ good intentions lead to positive consequences. The folk tale shows the relationship between intentions and consequences by illustrating two priests. The first priest‚ by mere chance‚ ends up sleeping at a shin‚ where many demons gather for drinking and dancing. The
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120 Days of Moral Deterioration: Pasolini’s SALÒ in the Misinterpretation of Nietzsche’s On the Genealogy of Morality “Because we’re not their masters‚ even the most bizarre manias derive from a basic principle of refinement. Yes‚ old buggers. It’s a question of delicacy.” -The Bishop‚ in SALÒ or the 120 Days of Sodom “No festivity without cruelty; such is the lesson of the earliest‚ longest period in the history of mankind – and even in punishment there is so much that is festive!” -On
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In the last years‚ we have been facing the lack of values in the society and in human relationships. We consider as " value " the degree of importance‚ significance or meaning that objects acquire‚ the actions‚ the situations or positions‚ to the extent that respond to the needs of the species and the human being in a certain time‚ and the struggle for this‚ to locate and rank the material and spiritual goods in order of importance. Talking in terms of what it is worth an object‚ in one hand‚ to
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The media is responsible for deteriorating moral values. They have no one to answer to but the FCC in America and that’s only on certain issues like profanity Etc. Let me give you an example. All major Media outlets reported on the Woman who claimed she found a finger tip in a cup of Chilli from Wendy’s. Now this was on television every 20 minutes for days and in print in magazines and Newspapers world wide. This cost Wendy’s millions in revenue and it cost there customers to go else where. The
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Information Technology and Moral Values Information technology is now ubiquitous in the lives of people across the globe. These technologies take many forms such as personal computers‚ smart phones‚ the internet‚ web and mobile phone applications‚ digital assistants‚ and cloud computing. In fact the list is growing constantly and new forms of these technologies are working their way into every aspect of daily life. In some cases‚ such as can be seen in massive multiplayer online games (see section
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Prejudices Affecting Our Society In our society‚ we are able to witness how our prejudices can affect the way people live. At times‚ there are people who come forward and confront the injustice in our lives and try helping the victims. However‚ there are numerous occasions were we fail to confront the prejudice‚ and take no notice of the consequences that may result; this is evident in the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird where the numerous prejudices and injustices heaped upon various characters brings
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everybody‚ and as such the moral and ethical values do not seem to have any place. Morality is often defined as the doctrine of actions right or wrong it is synonymous with ethics. Moralists are selfless and preach justice in every sphere of life. If people tend to observe morals‚ they will constitute a healthy and sound society. Morality knows nothing of the geographical boundaries or distinctions of race or color in modern age‚ the traditional values which are in themselves moral and symbols of rectitude
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