Thomas Hobbes (English – Contractarian) 1. View of the State of Nature a. Human nature w/o government is : i. Egoistic ii. Everyone “equal” iii. Equal rights to everything iv. Warlike v. Psychological Egoism – People are motivated by the pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain vi. Rational vii. Law of Self Preservation + reason contract 2. Psychological / Ethical Egoism a. Psych – descriptive – People are motivated by the pursuit of pleasure and avoidance of pain b. Ethical
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References: Albrecht‚ W. S. 1992‚ Ethical Issues in the Practice of Accounting‚ South-Western Publishing‚ Cincinnati‚ OH. Bentham‚ J Duska‚ R. F. & Duska‚ B. S. 2003‚ Accounting Ethics‚ Basil Blackwell‚ Oxford. Fried‚ C Hare‚ R. M. 1981‚ Moral Reasoning‚ Clarendon‚ Oxford. HIH Royal Commission 2003‚ The Failure of HIH Insurance‚ Commonwealth of Australia‚ Canberra Kant‚ I. 1953‚ ‘The Moral Law’‚ in H. J. Paton (trans.)‚ Groundwork
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Virtue is a broad term used in ethics‚ it identifies with the moral character of a person where some other ethic theories focus on duties and roles or the consequences of an action. Virtue ethics has been broken down into three main theories: eudaimonism‚ agent-based theories‚ and the ethics of care. Eudaimonism is based on human flourishing or a person achieving their purpose well. An agent-based theory are based on what other people think are admirable traits in people that are thought to be common-sense
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factory collapse in Bangladesh‚ observed as modern day slavery‚ having a “race to the bottom” characteristics‚ occurring as a consequence of globalisation. This essay will analyse differing ethical approaches including Virtue‚ Kantian and Utilitarian ethics. An overview of the findings will be given‚ using the Rana Plaza Factory in Bangladesh as a case study‚ along with an analysis of Primark’s supply chain. Bangaldesh has for many years has been used for outsourcing‚ attractive to western clothing
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Business Ethics versus Military Ethics June 18‚ 2005 Business Ethics versus Military Ethics "The ultimate basis for ethics is clear: Human behavior has consequences for the welfare of others. We are capable of acting toward others in such a way as to increase or decrease the quality of their lives. We are capable of helping or harming. What is more‚ we are theoretically capable of understanding when we are doing the one and when the other. This is so because we have the capacity to put ourselves
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BUSINESS ETHICS & CORPORATE GOVERNANCE OCS AGENDA • Understanding Ethics • Managing Business Ethics • Corporate Social Responsibility • Complexity of Ethical Issues • Ethical Leadership • Evaluation of Corporate Governance • Internal & External Corporate Governance mechanisms • Corporate Governance Ratings OCS Scams OCS Values • Fundamental beliefs • Principles for good‚ right and just • Evaluate something vis-à-vis a Standard • Integrity‚ Patriotism‚ Fairness OCS Morals • Values attributing
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1.1 WHAT IS MEDIA ETHICS? “It is often said that the media exist to inform‚ educate and entertain. Sometimes‚ however‚ the informing and educating functions are subordinated to the entertainment function. It often seems to be the case that what is salacious‚ sensational or horrific is judged to be entertaining and therefore preferable to a simple statement of facts. Can such colouring of the facts be justified?” Wilfrid McGreal and Bernard Hoose The branch of philosophy related to human behaviour
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Aristotle and Kant - as ancient to modern ethics on virtue and happiness. The following essay aims to compare Ancient versus Modern theories of ethics‚ particularly those of Aristotle and Immanuel Kant. The central concepts of virtue‚ happiness‚ and the human good are relevant to modern ethics‚ but do not play the same role as they did in Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics. The concepts are also relevant to Autonomy “as autonomy is the capacity for self-government. Agents are autonomous if their actions
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which we addressed are Kantian Ethics‚ Utilitarianism‚ and Virtue Ethics. A strong argument could be made for each theory‚ but one sticks out as the best and most reasonable theory of ethics. Kantian Ethics is the best universal theory of ethics‚ as it allows for individual rights and is specific enough to follow. Kantian ethics stresses individual rights‚ reason‚ and motivation for actions. Immanuel Kant believed that each person
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Environmental Ethics Environmental Ethics Environmental ethics represents a discipline in philosophy which studies moral relationships of human beings to‚ and also the moral status and value of‚ the environment and its non-human contents (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy‚ 2008).This paper will determine whether the human race has a responsibility to all biological life in the environment. This paper will also determine whether the environment should be managed exclusively in the interests
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