1. Describe the need for ethical theories. (3) Ans. Ethical theories represent the grand ideas on which guiding principles are based. They attempt to be coherent and systematic‚ striving to answer the fundamental practical ethical questions: 1.What ought I do? 2. How ought I to live? Ethical theories are needed for a number of purposes. They are the foundations of ethical analysis because they are the viewpoints from which guidance can be obtained along the pathway to a decision. The aim of ethical
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Main reasons are because the individual does not think he or she will get caught‚ or the benefit outweighs the risk. Business has opportunities to pad or inflate expenses while making traction and takeovers. It can be hard to do the right things when no one is watching‚ the account statement can be alter easily and no one will notice but it is equally difficult when you under pressure and depend on your faith. The factors that would influence choices would include the following: faith‚ organization
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theorists studied in‚ each man had vastly different ideas on the consequences of human nature on political actions‚ or vice versa. Thucydides was a consequentialist‚ Kant was a staunch deontologist‚ and Weber believed that both consequentialism and deontology had their own place within the realm of politics. Thucydides lived in a time when lands were strife with war‚ and strong nations overpowered weaker states in order to amass an empire. This brutal landscape shaped the way in which Thucydides
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The main argument concealed in this statement is that of utilitarianism demanding too much from us when considering topics such as murdering to lessen murder. It is paradoxical to disagree with something yet use that very objectionable act to minimise the number of the same objectionable act. I will try and dismantle this tug-of-war—between what one ought or ought not to do—by reflecting on the doctrine of deontological constraints and conclude with an un-demanding finale of how one’s ethics (thereby
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Euthanasia has become a topic for debate ever since Oregon legalized it in 1994(Time). Euthanasia can help people who are in tremendous pain by giving them a choice at ending it all in a painless manner. At the same time insurance companies will be saving millions of dollars every year for those people who do choose to. In Oregon is has been proven that euthanasia by a physician has had little abuse to come from the law being passed with all of the requirements being set in place before it is allowed
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PY1101 Ethical Theory »Explain why Mill distinguishes between higher and lower pleasures and assess whether he achieves his aim or not.« March 2005‚ St Andrews In his Essay Utilitarianism Mill elaborates on Utilitarianism as a moral theory and responds to misconceptions about it. Utilitarianism‚ in Mill’s words‚ is the view that »actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness‚ wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness.«1 In that way‚ Utilitarianism offers an
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To be Happy‚ isn’t that what life is all about? Some call it eudaimonia. Aristotle‚ one of the many great philosophers of our time‚ defined eudaimonia as “that at which all things aim”. Meaning‚ your life has come together as a whole‚ thus leading you to be happy. However‚ Aristotle also says that aiming for happiness is not what should I do‚ rather what sort of person should I become? For example‚ if we look at the people around us‚ we should only see people doing the things they feel they will
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Kant’s Deontology‚ emphasizes the importance moral motivation‚ the other‚ represented by Consequentialism‚ emphasizes the importance of the outcome. Consequentialism is distinguished from the deontological model as it holds that the ultimate rightness or wrongness of one’s conduct is found in the consequences‚ or effects‚ of one’s acts. Utilitarianism is a form of consequentialism that recognizes happiness as the ultimate end of all individual and communal acts. Happiness for the Utilitarian is the
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equality. II. The Animal experimentation and exploitation led to a question of moral values concerning animal treatment. A. The argument between the claim of science and humanity arises. B. The debate between the approaches utilitarianism and deontology started. III. The Animal experimentation caused the medical scientists‚ veterinarians and academe towards the pursue of Animal welfare act. A. Legal control of the use of animals for scientific and biomedical purposes was made. B. The alternative
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Industrial (Thailand) Company- Case 10 (page 182) * Muebles Fino Buenos- Case 11 (page 184) 2. “It’s Your Turn” – Please answer the question in the last line using the following ethical frameworks: (a) Categorical Imperative; (b) Rule Utilitarian; (c) Veil of Ignorance; and (d) Act Utilitarianism. * Categorical Imperative: If you have a contract with another party‚ fulfill this contract. No matter what. Especially if the other party is counting on you‚ because they should go bankrupt
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