Axia College Material Appendix B Ethical Theories Chart Complete the chart below using information from the weekly readings and additional research if necessary. Ethical Theory | Utilitarianism | Deontological | Virtue ethics | Definition | Moral decisions require taking full advantage of the benefits as well as minimizing the damage to society. (Trevino & Nelson‚ 2007) | Somebody who concentrates on carrying out what is “right” consistent with their own ethics as well as ideals. (Trevino & Nelson
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five chapters of Ethics Theory And Practice there are four main types of theories Ethical Egoism‚ Utilitarianism‚ Kantian Ethics‚ and Virtue Ethics. I will be presenting and reacting to each of these different Ethics‚ and presenting my own approach to Ethics. In the second chapter of our book Ethics Theory And Practice It discuses ethical egoism and utilitarianism. Ethical Egoism is a theory that states that everyone should act in their own self interest. Ethical Egoism can take three forms:
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1. What is ethics? What is morality? Ethics is the philosophical study of morality. Morality refers to the belief of right and wrong‚ good and bad‚ beliefs that can include judgments‚ values‚ rules‚ principles and theories. 2. In what ways are we forced to do ethics? What is at stake in these deliberations? A person is forced to do ethics every time they exam any feeling‚ choice‚ or action concerning right or wrong. The thing that is at stake when doing ethics is a person’s values.
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PREFACE The word ‘ethics’ is derived from the Greek word ‘ethos’ meaning an individual’s character and a community’s culture. Business ethics is a fuzzy area. No universal sets of ethical principles exist and what is ‘right’ and what is ‘wrong’ depends on the circumstances. To instil ethical values into corporate and the employees that inhibit‚ businesses must have vision about what they exist for‚ shared by everyone connected to the business. The new focus on ethics is due to the boost‚ the ‘brand
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I believe that virtue ethics is the most plausible ethical theory. It is the only theory that requires us to work better ourselves by cultivating virtues instead of giving a law to follow or because we value the outcomes. In addition‚ with today’s society being self-centered it is the theory that has the best chances of being accepted. A virtue is defined as the mean between the extremely good and extremely bad and arriving to that just middle take time‚ dedication‚ and patience. One does not own
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Define Ethics in your own words: Ethics: Personally‚ Ethics main two things: Firstly‚ ethics mains establishing right or wrong standards which dictate what humans ought to do‚ usually in terms of rights‚ obligations‚ benefits to society‚ fairness‚ or specific virtues. Once these standards are set‚ one should refrain from anything that is unacceptable in a society such as rape‚ stealing‚ murder‚ assault‚ slander‚ and fraud. On the other hand‚ Ethics can be a set of standards that are acceptable
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Ethics ETH/316 Ethics In today’s world‚ ethics is a very big issue that involves many different views and beliefs. Ethics has become more prevalent with the general public in today’s business world. When it comes to ethics‚ there are three main theories. The first is the virtue theory which is all based around virtue ethics. This is sometimes simplified into being character based ethics. It states that “to be an effective person in the world one must adopt various characteristics and
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on the topic of ethics I never really gave it much because it happens every day without even realizing it. Ethics is involved in everything no matter whether it is at work or at home. As far as work goes it happens with customers as well as employees. The egoism is that one ethics is motived by self-interest or conscious actions. I can see this when some is working on something and it becomes apparent that there is a safety issue. Utilitarianism on the other is the theory of ethics that it gives the
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TO WHAT EXTENT CAN INTERNATIONAL AID BE REALLY EFFECTIVE? One cannot help but be shocked to hear that often‚ medical and food supplies sent to flood victims have never reached the victims but have in fact fallen into the coffers of the officials who were to distribute the supplies to the victims. This is indeed an eye-opener and we wonder how long such activities have been going on undetected. It brings to realisation the truth that among so called humans are beasts which will take advantage of
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present some clear ethical issues. First‚ looking at Aristotle’s principle of “virtue ethics‚” it must be determined whether the actions made by J.C. Penny are just‚ or fair‚ to their customers. Clearly‚ it is unfair for a company to deceive their customers into believing they received better deals then they actually did‚ and based on that analysis‚ Aristotle would have most definitely concluded the behavior of J.C. Penny to be unethical. Further‚ considering Immanuel Kant’s theory of the “categorical
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