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    Ethical Relativism

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    Ethical relativism is an idea that our ethical values aren’t set in stone. They are determined by who we are‚ where we live‚ what century we were born in‚ or what part of the world we are located. Certainly‚ those people who live now in the year 2009 would not agree with the practices of slavery that were widely used in the 1800’s. Even more than in the past‚ we can we see this across the map. In Africa‚ slaves are still used for hard labor and paid small if any wages at all. Although‚ the United

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    Science (Hons) in Accounting and Finance Module: MAN0812M – Ethics in Business and Society Individual Assignment Lecturer: Mr Darwin Joseph Q1. Shareholder theory argues that maximising shareholder interest (typically profit maximisation) will‚ via Adam Smith’s “invisible hand” tend to maximise utility because it will result in the most favourable happiness/unhappiness ratio. (On the hand) Advocates of stakeholder theory argue that all stakeholders (shareholders‚ employees‚ customers

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    Relativism and Morality

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    Relativism and Morality Na’Quisha Powell SOC 120 Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility Instructor: Erin Schouten March 25‚ 2013 There are moral choices made on a daily basis‚ no matter the culture or race‚ people make these types of choices. The moral choices we make based on our cultures can be viewed on a scale of right and wrong by other cultures. In the writing of “Some Moral Minima”‚ Lenn E. Goodman views several aspects of morality and relativism‚ and argues that certain

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    The use of utilitarianism when making moral decisions leads to an injustice society‚ evaluate this claim. The use of utilitarianism is a controversial subject for many people‚ some believe by using it‚ it can bring happiness to the majority of society‚ others say by using utilitarianism it can take away peoples own judgment making our society unjust. Strengths of Bentham’s theory begin with the fact that utilitarianism offers a relatively straightforward method for deciding the

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    Godiva Utilitarianism

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    #1 Morality and Utilitarianism in Tennyson’s Godiva Tennyson’s poem “Godiva” follows its narrator’s recreation of the tale. Through this retelling‚ readers can see how Victorian ideas influenced Tennyson’s work. The piece is marked by a tension between utilitarianism‚ exemplified by Lady Godiva’s husband‚ and humanist ethics‚ demonstrated by Lady Godiva’s actions. Through this historical struggle‚ the narrator’s comments on modern society can be seen. He finds the utilitarianism useless; instead

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    others. A good state of affairs is based off of a matter of opinion. What some consider “good” affairs; others may consider “poor”. The statement‚ there is no single objective sense of a good state of affairs holds truth. Philippa Foot’s Utilitarianism and the Virtues states‚ “ It can never be right to prefer a worse state of affairs to a better” (198). Foot is correct‚ however‚ this statement doesn’t say what specifically would be considered worse or better. If Jenny‚ the green thumbed outdoors lover

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    Ethical Relativism

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    Majority of people have rejected the theory of ethical relativism due to many reasons. A few claims that while the moral practices of societies may differ‚ the elemental of moral principles underlying these practices do not differ. For instance‚ in some societies they practice that if the parents reached a certain age‚ they were killed to reach afterlife and would live a better life if they reached it when they were physically active and vigorous. In our society‚ we would never practice that in our

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    Cultural Relativism

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    618). This claim is known as Cultural Relativism. "Cultural Relativism‚ as it has been called‚ challenges our ordinary belief in the objectivity and universality of moral truth. There is no such thing as universal truth in ethics: there there are only the various cultural codes‚ and nothing more. Moreover‚ our own code has no special status‚ it is merely one among many" (Rachels 618). It is clear that the answer to the question of ethics is‚ Cultural Relativism. The subject of murder is probably the

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    Utilitarianism‚ yet another ethical theory between right or wrong. If everyone acted in an effort to promote the greatest good for the greater number of people our universe would exist with a utilitarian state of mind. Although‚ when one looks at this statement on the surface without further analyzing it‚ most would assume that existing in a universe where everyone seeks the happiness for the greatest amount of people that it would be greater one to live in. Although‚ surface wise we can make

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    Absolutism Vs. Relativism

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    many different approaches to ethics‚ even though it can sometimes be a very complicated subject matter. Scientific‚ Philosophical‚ and Religious are the three major approaches people can take. The foundations of ethics are all based on reason‚ emotion‚ and intuition. Virtue ethics and care ethics is difficult to discuss without bringing up Aristotle or Confucius. Absolutism vs Relativism are conflicting theories within ethics. Consequentialism and deontological ethics‚ free will vs determinism are

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