– Homework 2 Aaron Long Roger Boisjoly‚ an engineer at Thiokol‚ attempted to save seven astronauts and the Challenger Space Shuttle before the January 28‚ 1986 disaster occurred. Boisjoly’s actions can be explained through Utilitarianism and Ross’ Prima Facie Duties. From a utilitarian standpoint‚ the engineer sought to maximize the “good” of the launch situation. Roger Boisjoly had two choices after discovering the O-ring dilemma: attempt to potentially save seven astronauts due to the predicted
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Jacob Ruzycki Writing Assignment #5 Prof. Crudele 5-6-14 Return to paradise is a movie about three guys‚ Sheriff‚ Lewis‚ and Tony who become friends while on vacation in Malaysia. The movie opens with the men obliviously enjoying their time in Malaysia with‚ drinks women‚ and hash. The vacation comes to end for Sheriff and tony the night after they may have partied too hard and Sheriff through a rented bike of the side of the road. Each an as they explain has dreams of continuing their lives with
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the world have stopped torturing by law. Approximately‚ 45% countries in the world have it (Ohchr.org‚ 2015) In fact‚ according to ABCNEWS investigative reporter Brian Ross‚ this technique has been used on terrorist mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed‚ and it has helped thwart a plot to attack a building in Los Angeles. Yet‚ Mr. Ross also said – because I watched the interview – that on other occasions‚ the information gathered by torture did not yield useful information – it was just to stop the
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are wrong no matter what consequences follow from them. Immanuel Kant‚ for example‚ argued that the only absolutely good thing is a good will‚ and so the single determining factor of whether an action is morally right is the will‚ or motive of the person doing it. If they are acting on a bad maxim‚ e.g. "I will lie"‚ then their action is wrong‚ even if some good consequences come of it. Non-absolutist deontologists‚ such as W. D. Ross‚ hold that the consequences of an action such as lying may sometimes
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ethical egoism (Ch.2) 3. Greatest happiness principle (Ch. 2) 4. Cost-benefit analysis (Ch. 2) 5. Care ethics (Ch. 2) 6. Intuitionism (Ch. 3) 7. Divine Command Theory (Ch. 3) 8. Good will (Kant‚ Ch. 3) 9. Practical imperative (Kant‚ Ch. 3) 10. Prima facie duties (Ross‚ Ch. 3) 11. Virtue ethics (Ch. 4) 12. Happiness (Aristotle‚ Ch. 4) 13. Habit (Aristotle‚ Ch. 4) 14. Virtue as a mean (Aristotle‚ Ch. 4) 15. Excellence‚ de (Confucius‚ Ch. 4) 16. Mengzi on human
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“I was in the path of the tornado... I just didn’t expect the storm would last as long as it has.” ‚ Is a quote from the character Andy Dufresen from the film Shawshank Redemption. It is one of many quotes that have greater meaning in this film about the path of Andy and his torturous life in prison. Each of the three main characters in the film Shawshank Redemption has several events that change the morals and ethics of the character. It is a great example of how you can have a set of value that
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Case Study 2: Hacking into Harvard Naugie Pratt Unit 2 October 2‚ 2012 Case Study 2: Hacking into Harvard Summary of Events: This case involves students who have applied to MBA programs‚ who stumbled across an opportunity to learn of their results early‚ information that had been obtained via message board. Anyone who has ever applied for admission to a prestigious college‚ or who has been interview for a desired job knows the feeling of playing the “wait game”. However in this case
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also know what proper conduct is‚ right? This‚ at any rate‚ is what Moore maintained‚ because he believed that the morally right act is the one that produces the greatest amount of good In an influential book‚ The Right and the Good (1930)‚ W. D. Ross (1877–1970) defined his purpose as “to examine the nature‚ relations‚ and implications of three conceptions which appear to be fundamental in ethics—those of ‘right‚’ ‘good’ in general‚ and ‘morally good.’” Moore‚ as we noted‚ believed that that
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any important potential economic‚ social‚ or political pressures‚ and exclude inconsequential facts. The officers have changed events in the second report‚ and the officer’s supervisor agreed the report and the report was giving to the prosecutor Ross Acute. The second report said that the husband was actually driving his blue station wagon intoxicated to justify the charges that Nixon and Rook arrested the husband on. With facts that the husband’s vehicle was warm to the touch and that the husband
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Press‚ 1981). · Hare‚ R.M.‚ The Language of Morals (Oxford: Oxford University Press‚ 1952) · Hobbes‚ Thomas‚ Leviathan‚ ed.‚ E. Curley‚ (Chicago‚ IL: Hackett Publishing Company‚ 1994). · Hume‚ David‚ A Treatise of Human Nature (1739-1740)‚ eds · Kant‚ Immanuel‚ Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals‚ tr‚ James W. Ellington (Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company‚ 1985). · Locke‚ John‚ Two Treatises‚ ed.‚ Peter Laslett (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press‚ 1963) · MacIntyre‚ Alasdair‚ After
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