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    Postmodern Ethics Theory

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    PREFACE The word ‘ethics’ is derived from the Greek word ‘ethos’ meaning an individual’s character and a community’s culture. Business ethics is a fuzzy area. No universal sets of ethical principles exist and what is ‘right’ and what is ‘wrong’ depends on the circumstances. To instil ethical values into corporate and the employees that inhibit‚ businesses must have vision about what they exist for‚ shared by everyone connected to the business. The new focus on ethics is due to the boost‚ the ‘brand

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    Jonathon Brown Professor Jun Philosophy 2033 July 5‚ 2013 Virtues We’ve all heard the famous quote “patience is a virtue”. As true as this statement is‚ I don’t think we really grasp the meaning of what a virtue really is. I would describe a virtue as a morally good character trait that one is not born with‚ but must strive for. Patience is a perfect example of this. No child is born with patience. Many times a child will interrupt the mother who is in the middle of a conversation because

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    Where do you draw the line on what is right? Ethical theories are something that have been tossed around between people for years. The dispute over what is right or wrong is endless and has many ways of reaching an answer. Each of these theories that arise has both its benefits and drawbacks. No one theory can be perfect and fit everyone’s needs. For a theory to be successful it needs to have supporters. For it to have supporters people need to believe in it. For people to believe in it‚ it

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    There are many ethical theories used to decide which actions are morally right or wrong. Philosophers create theories in which they describe imperatives or rules to help people decide how to conduct themselves to be their moral best. Some are very basic‚ while some are more complex. Philosophers may agree with the entire theory or may pick them apart and only follow pieces as they see fit. Two of these theories are the Natural Law Theory and Utilitarianism‚ which vary in how much they regulate behavior

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    July 2‚ 2010 Ethics Reaction Paper 1 Relativism and Universalism The battle between relativism and universalism ideologies has been going on for several years now. There have been many highly respected people agreeing and disagreeing on which belief is right and wrong. The two well known are American Anthropologist Ruth Benedict and Dr. Louis Pojman. Upon reading their work‚ I found both of them to have very excellent points. I found myself hard to just pick one ideology. After

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    TOK Lecture – Ethics Value‚ NORMATIVITY AND ETHICS Value e.g. “I prefer vanilla ice cream over chocolate ice cream” Value judgment becomes a normative judgment when it starts being expressed as an ought Normative e.g. “You ought to prefer vanilla over chocolate” – normative judgment A normative judgment is one that affirms how things should or ought to be. It is a value judgment about values others should have and abide by. Types * Cultural norms Nobody should put their feet

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    Utilitarianism

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    Both Kantian Ethics and utilitarian ethics are two of the most well know conceptions on human nature and how we as human beings should go about living our lives. They also have strong cores and there purpose is very clear. According to utilitarianism humans have two masters’ pain and happiness‚ only good actions will achieve happiness and will also minimizes pain. In one sentence you can describe utilitarianism as “the greatest good for the greatest amount of people”. While in the other hand the

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    Relativism and Morality Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility SOC 120 April 8‚ 2013 According to Lenn E. Goodman some things are just wrong. His article “Some Moral Minima” outlines some of the worst examples of things that are just simply wrong. He mentions rape‚ genocide‚ and incest as things that have no justification. When it comes to any of the above examples‚ Goodman finds something that diminishes another person or party and conflicts with the right to possess

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    In the Ethical Life‚ Russ Shafer-Landau talks about John Stuart Mill and his theory on Utilitarianism. Mill states that Utilitarianism is the most influential presentation of doctrine and agrees with the Utilitarian belief of which is ethical decisions should be based on the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people. But if this is true‚ then would people not act out of personal interest? Utilitarianism‚ as previously stated‚ is the belief of which ethical decisions should be based on

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    Cultural Relativism: A Moral Fallacy Cultural Relativism is the theory that all belief’s are equally valid and that truth itself is relative‚ depending on the situation‚ environment and individual. Those who hold the belief of Cultural Relativist‚ hold that all beliefs are completely relative to the individual within a cultural identity. In this essay‚ I will show that cultural relativism is unreliable as an ethical theory by showing the irrationality of the arguments that support it. The

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