Out of all the ethical theories‚ natural rights ethics is the best overall theory. Natural rights theory is the best theory because it stays consistent and promotes equality among people. Also‚ the natural rights theory can help people maintain their dignity by allowing their rights to not be taken away. There are theories that are not as adequate as natural rights theory. Mill’s utilitarianism‚ Kantian deontology‚ and virtue ethics have flaws. Natural rights theory is better than the others theories
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Ethical behavior in the workplace helps a company ensure that every employee is able to perform there duties in and safe and comfortable environment. When a company set-up procedure to help with work ethics there are three important things to consider; understanding of diversity so that the employees understand the difference between ethics and cultural acts‚ the next to consider is an open door policy so that employees will be able to discuss ethical behavior with the company‚ and third
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Virtue Ethics as discussed by Julia Annas is based around the idea that people do things because they are right‚ rather than because they have to. The things that people do must be a virtue and not a habit. A habit is “someone’s character or source of action in the agent that bypass a person’s practical reasoning‚” and a virtue is a “disproportion to act for reasons” and is built up by making choices and is used for future choices (516‚ Annas). People are to learn from experiences and society to
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Calvin states " See‚ in order to improve oneself‚ one must have some idea of what’s good. That implies certain values". I believe Calvin is using Ethical relativism here‚ meaning he does what is right because his culture states that it is right. And I feel that he is saying basically what you feel is right for yourself is right because it’s the moral thing to do. I feel that Calvin did not set himself a New Year’s resolution because he personally feels that everything that he is doing is right
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Ethical relativism is a theory that holds that morality is relative to the rules of one’s culture. That is‚ when an action is right or wrong and depends on the moral rules of the society in which it is experienced. This action may be right in one society but be wrong in another. What’s right for you may not be what’s right for me. For example‚ I buy my stuff if I do not have the money I do not buy it at all. On the other hand‚ someone wants to buy something and they do not have enough money‚ so they
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Utilitarianism Utilitarianism the ethical doctrine of the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the criterion of the virtue of action. The principle that utilitarianism use in making moral decisions is a form of moral hedonism; that people should seek pleasure and avoid pain. Utilitarianism seeks to produce the greatest good for the greatest number. But‚ the problem is in determining what the greatest good is. Utilitarian define the “good” as good is what equates pleasure and reduces
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many different approaches to ethics‚ even though it can sometimes be a very complicated subject matter. Scientific‚ Philosophical‚ and Religious are the three major approaches people can take. The foundations of ethics are all based on reason‚ emotion‚ and intuition. Virtue ethics and care ethics is difficult to discuss without bringing up Aristotle or Confucius. Absolutism vs Relativism are conflicting theories within ethics. Consequentialism and deontological ethics‚ free will vs determinism are
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positives and negatives regarding the concept of cultural relativism‚ but his overall position is that cultural relativism is not a strong philosophy. On the flip side of that Immanuel Kant has a completely different ethical theory that is based around deontology. Despite its positives cultural relativism cannot be defended against Rachel’s criticism‚ but Kant’s ethical theory cannot necessarily defeat cultural relativism. Cultural Relativism is the idea that moral practices and social norms change
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Introduction Marketing ethics refers to the moral principles concerning acceptable and unacceptable behavior related to the operation of marketing by business people (Barron’s Educational Series‚ 2007). In order to obtain higher profit‚ some of the companies may violate business ethical values. Background Mattel founded in 1945 is one of the largest toy companies in the world (Fortune‚ 2008). Although Mattel is a major toy company‚ there are many unethical issues found. Firstly‚ Mattel`s
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Utilitarianism as an ethical theory Utilitarianism is the view that an act is right if it equals the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people. Utilitarians describe moral actions as actions that boost something good and lessen something that is bad. Virtue‚ knowledge‚ and goodwill are all good but they are only good if they give people a pleasurable existence. Pain is the only thing that is intrinsically bad. Utilitarians focus on the result of an act instead of the inherent
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