discussion of this work‚ I have divided it into three main segment .The first parts would consider the introduction which would talk about the concept of religion and that of social control. In the same section I would also consider the position of Ross as stating that religion is a more social control mechanism that enacted laws of society. The second and third part would look at how these religious elements would or can inform crime prevention and last the conclusion respectively. By definition
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In his book‚ The Right and the Good‚ W.D. Ross defends the theory of moral pluralism‚ which is “the idea that there are several values that may be equally correct and fundamental‚ and yet in conflict with one another” (New World Encyclopedia). In accepting this approach‚ we must assume that our ideas of right and wrong are influenced by multiple sources. According to Ross‚ in order to act morally right‚ we must be able to maintain a balance between our conflicting duties‚ or prima facie obligations
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References: Kant‚ Immanuel; translated by James W. Ellington [1785] (1993). Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals 3rd ed. Hackett. Maclagan‚ P Shaw. H W.‚ Barry V‚ Issa T‚ Catley B‚ (2012). Moral Issues in Business. 2nd edn. South Melbourne‚ Victoria Australia 3205. Chapter 2. Normative theories of ethics ‚ P. 90 -92 McCall M. (2014) "The Virtue of Courage" Selfgrowth.com. viewed 18 March‚ 2014 http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/virtue_of_courage.html Macmillan‚ P. (2003) Kants Critique of
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NORMATIVE ETHICAL THEORIES Objective • Discuss the normative ethical theories L2: Normative Ethical Theories Beliefs about how people should behave can be classified into at least 2 major categories: Teleological theories (Consequentialism) Right actions are those that produce the most or optimize the consequences of one’s choices. Behaviour is ‘ethical’ if it results in desirable behaviour 1. 2. 3. 4. Ethical egoism Ethical elitism Ethical parochialism Ethical universalism Deontological theories
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Introduction According to the article‚ Rhino poaching is in no way shown as moral. The ethical issues I see are that people are ignoring the fact that this horrible act is occurring and many people who do know about it won’t do anything about it‚ but are able to waste time watching pointless videos. The You Tube interventions took a moral approach to help with the petition. Although some were offended‚ the majority signed the petition and became more aware of the world around them. Utilitarianism
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Deontology mainly focuses on Immanuel Kant and W.D. Ross. Kant based his view on moral principles that define between right and wrong. He also views deontology as an act on any maxim if and only if you can will it into a universal law. Kant introduces that there are rules to determine situations and he also shares that we should never treat people as means to ends. In this way‚ rational beings should always treat each other as ends in themselves‚ never as only means. Kant believed that humans have intrinsic
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Kubler-Ross’ five stages of dying with a comparison of how different cultures (Hindu‚ Buddhist‚ Native American and American) react to death and dying. Literature Review Elizabeth Kubler-Ross Death is one of the few experiences shared by all humankind. In her groundbreaking book‚ Death and Dying‚ Elizabeth Kubler-Ross begins her book with a discussion of Western man’s fear of death and dying and by pointing out that this subject has become‚ for many individuals‚ a taboo. Kubler-Ross (1969)
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and (3) the prolongation of life. 2. Prima Facie Duties Prima facie duties are attributed to W.D. Ross. In an attempt to unite specific aspects of nonconsequentialism with those of utilitarianism‚ Ross determined that in deciding between ethical alternatives to a problem‚ the options must be weighed according to the duties that would be fulfilled by performing or not performing each option. Ross described prima facie duties as being intuitive and conditional. He defined intuition as being simply
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according to Ross. In egoism view of consequentialist theory‚ Mr. Owen promoted long-term interest to himself and stakeholders. Giving a note of apology and offering $100 dining credit are considered as the duties of reparation from Ross’ seven Prima Facie obligations. The action the writer took of ‘inform the guests’ in broad view of corporate responsibility respects the stakeholders. It shows honesty which is considered as ethical in virtue theory‚ and theories of Kant and Ross. From Ross’ theory
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Argument and Logic of Augustine Bernadette Matthews PHI/105 07/08/2010 Tara Ross Argument and Logic of Augustine My understanding from this excerpt is Augustine and his belief on answering the question of God and Time along with Plato and Plotinus helped Augustine break new philosophical ground. Augustine believed that before God had created us that there was no time‚ So why did God create the world when he did. Augustine believed that time only became existent after God created us
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