Question : What is Utilitarianism? Identify and discuss the arguments for and against using Utilitarian principles in the workplace. Utilitarianism is an ethical theory that proclaims that the morally right course of action in any given situation is the one that produces the greatest amount of pleasure over pain for everyone affected (Ferrell‚ Fraedrich &Ferrell 2008).This is evident in business decision making processes done by analysts‚ legislators and managers‚ for instance on deciding
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acts to establish justice. Some cases such as the Prison in Guantanamo where many terrorists were sadistic torture to get information and dismantle this group that committed many crimes against society. The Bush administration used torture as an interrogation tactic. Despite President Bush negated the accusation of this immoral interrogation‚ former vice president Cheney affirmed the use of torture was a legal‚ essential‚
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had a terrorist who knew of the attack but would not talk? How far do you go to potentially save the lives of thousands? In critical situations‚ the torture of a terrorist is mandatory. Although it is inhumane and cruel‚ torture is the only way to get information out of a terrorist who would rather die then cooperate. This is the reason why the torture of terrorists is essential to gathering crucial
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experienced torturers are available only if torture is institutionalised. 3. Torture by unskilled and inexperienced torturers is always unjustified. 4. However‚ institutionalising torture has very bad consequences; it will mean that torture will metastasise instead of being limited to one-off cases. 5. Conclusion: Torture is never justified (one should never torture). This can be an additional argument for the theory of deontology‚ as are we professional tortures? Nowadays‚ a lot of the governments in
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Kantian Ethics It is clear from the case study that Alistair knows the contract is unorthodox. The problem he faces is whether he should overlook the bribe or report it to the board. The board of directors expects Alistair to tell the truth and report the bribe because of: his position as Chief Legal Officer‚ the board has a very strong ethics policy and they are wary of unethical activities. Immanual Kant theorised that moral rules are based on reason‚ in other words the ability to think and form
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translates over to those doing the torture and those against it. Those that conduct the torture believe that they are obtaining valuable information where as those that oppose it see it as a large violation of human rights. In the above articles information was used form both scholarly and non scholarly articles. All of the articles helped to provide information about the use of torture and if it is‚ or isn’t‚ necessary. They all helped to prove that when talking about torture there is no black and white
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atrocities are committed. They then report back to the United Nations‚ who then decides if action is necessary. In the case of Margaret Atwood’s poem “Footnote to the Amnesty Report on Torture‚” the amnesty report is delivered in a very different way. This poem is about‚ in short‚ someone’s perception of a torture chamber. It is a less-than-glorified description of the room and the events that occur there. The speaker is really just a narrator; there is absolutely nothing to learn about him/her
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In “The Truth about Torture‚” Charles Krauthammer critically analyzes the John McCain‚ an individual with tremendous moral influence who was tortured by the North Vietnamese‚ amendment. This amendment would prohibit all forms of torture from being executed on war prisoners of America. In response‚ Krauthammer states that in certain scenarios‚ torture is not “just permissible‚ but also morally required.” He divides the war prisoners into the following three classifications: ordinary soldiers arrested
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states “Excessive bail shall not be required‚ nor excessive fines imposed‚ nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted”‚ however‚ torture is definitively a cruel punishment. In a treaty signed during the Convention Against Torture‚ which the United States of America signed on April 18th 1988 and ratified October 21 1994‚ the word “torture” is defined: “... The term "torture" means any act by which severe pain or suffering‚ whether
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"dehumanization"‚ and also through the notion of "authorization" (191). With such as the case‚ an individual adept in the art of torture would necessarily have learned to be cruel‚ however‚ that argument neglects the very reality that many engaged in such activities are intrinsically perverse‚ and in fact willingly and happily do harm to others. <br> <br>The prevalence of torture throughout the world can be accounted for in part by the process of "routinization" in which a regime‚ in essence‚ desensitizes
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