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    at Enoc from the Western perspective‚ we can say that it is both‚ duty and virtue ethics. Duty ethics is the principles‚ obligations or rule based ethics; Enoc has its’ own ethical principles that they follow which makes them duty oriented. In addition‚ virtue ethics is when the significance is on an individual character as the key element of ethical thinking; Enoc has also shown virtue since they don’t only follow the principles‚ but they

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    Virtue Ethics – what it is (AO1 material) • Traced back to the philosopher Aristotle‚ who rejected Plato’s metaphysical account of goodness as a ‘thing in itself’. Aristotle thought that goodness is natural and psychological: just a part of being human. • Virtue Ethics makes ethical behaviour into the aim (telos) of life. • Aristotle puts forward ‘aretaic ethics’ (from the Greek arête – ‘excellence’)‚ stating that developing an excellent character is all-important‚ rather than following a set

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    ETHICBASED MANAGEMENT VS CORPORATE MISGOVERNANCE --- NEW APPROACH TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALSYS Introduction Unfortunately in today’s everyday business consists largely of corporate fraud and unethical behavior. The article likes to call this down turn of ethical behavior moral bankruptcy. Moral bankruptcy is defined by dictionary.com as the state of being devoid of morality and ethics‚ used especially for business and political entities. This article focused on

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    The principles surrounding ethics involve health care professionals analysing problems they face and decide if an action or practice is deemed right or wrong. Health care professionals must always ensure they work within ethical principles highlighted within their profession (HCPC‚ 2016). Virtue ethics is a frame work which focuses upon the character of the person rather than the rightness of their actions (Pozgar‚ 2010). Deontology states the rightness of something is based on actions used to reach

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    Introduction Virtue ethics is a theory used to make moral decisions. It does not rely on religion‚ society or culture; it only depends on the individuals themselves. The main philosopher of Virtue Ethics is Aristotle. His theory was originally introduced in ancient Greek times. Aristotle was a great believer in virtues and the meaning of virtue to him meant being able to fulfil one’s functions. Virtue ethics is not so much interested in the question ’What should I do?’ but rather in the

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    Utilitarianism is concerned about the results of an action‚ while Kantian ethics is focused about the moral dutiesVirtue ethics on the other hand place an emphasis on the development of a good moral character. Unlike the first two ethical theories‚ virtue ethics is not a theory about what makes an action right. It answers the question‚ “What kind of individual should I be?” and “What kind of characters are necessary to live a virtuous life? Virtue ethics can be tracked back from the ancient Greek

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    Fairness” against libertarian market-driven models based on entitlement claims and property rights. • (i) Analyze Cohen’s essay‚ drawing comparisons/contrasts with Rawls’s egalitarianism and Nozick’s/Hosper’s libertarianism. • (ii) If you were given the choice – from outside the Original Position -- to live your life (presumably with your own family) in either a society based on libertarian principles or one based on Rawlsian principles‚ which would you choose and why? [20 marks] • Note:

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    Rosalind Hursthouse viewpoints on virtue-based ethics express how virtue ethics can provide guidance on a particular action‚ deal with moral problems or conflicts‚ and influence a range of emotions and emotional reactions (Timmons‚ 2012‚ p. 243). Hursthouse from a virtue ethics perspective‚ states that people act in accordance with duty and considers the question which character traits are virtues and explores how answers to this question can be supported by an appeal to the fact of a person’s natural

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    Course Outline Faculty: Management and Social Science Course Number PHIL1014 Course Title: ETHICS Course instructor: Rev. William Leslie Credits: 3 Section: 1‚ 2‚ 3 & 4 Semester: 2013 -1 Class Meeting Times: Section 1: 8:00 – 9:15 a.m. - RLC Conf. Rm Section 2: 9:30 – 10:45 a.m. – RLC144 Section 3: 2:00 – 3:15 p.m. - RLC228 Section

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    Virtue Ethics: Character-Based Virtues Aristotle and Plato Virtue ethics is grounded in “character traits”. We all have by nature the potential to be moral persons‚ but we need to practice the virtues‚ to cultivate them. Ex. a medical doctor should cultivate virtues such as: compassion‚ discernment‚ trustworthiness‚ integrity‚ benevolence and non-malevolence Kinds of virtues: 1) intellectual (wisdom‚ understanding etc) 2) moral (temperance‚ patience‚ courage etc) An individual

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