people debating the merits and benefits (or lack thereof) of the pipeline such as money‚ jobs and increased traffic in areas along the pipeline. I will analyze the keystone pipeline under the ethical theories of Utilitarianism‚ Duty/Rights Ethics and Virtue Ethics. Merriam Webster defines utilitarianism as “a theory that the aim of action should be the largest possible balance of pleasure over pain or the greatest happiness of the greatest number”. Looking at the pipeline from this perspective‚ the
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The three types of theories are utilitarianism‚ deontology‚ and virtue ethics. Utilitarianism is the act of looking at the results and/or penalties of something and choosing to act in a way that yields the best results for the utmost outcome. Deontology is treating other people with respect and dignity‚ treating others as we want to be treated. Virtue Ethics concentrating on the significances of the act we wish to evaluate‚ or the reason or rule that guides the action‚ we look at the character
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Tiffany Russell 1/27/13 Consequentialism‚ Deontology‚ and Virtue Ethics The philosophies of consequentialism‚ deontology‚ and virtue ethics are guidelines for decision making that utilize very different theories of how an ethical dilemma should be approached. Consequentialism is a philosophy that asks whether or not the end justifies the means. “In other words‚ an act and therefore a decision is ethical if its favorable consequences outweigh its negative consequences” (Brooks‚ 2007‚ p. 329)
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Virtue Ethics asks the decision maker how the people affected by the decision can achieve happiness. This value states that there is no formula to find a correct decision‚ but the decision maker should consider what behaviors their virtues require in the situation and what impact their behaviors will have on their virtues. Luke must make a decision based on whether telling his brother about the development or keeping the information confidential will uphold his virtues and ensure the
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Ethics-Game Dilemmas Ethics and Social Responsibility- ETH/316 November 19‚ 2012 Mary Carter Individual Organizational Issues – Simulation Reflective Summary The ethical issues that were presented in the Week Three Ethics Game Simulations were from The Mysterious Blogger and The Veiled ID. The ethical issues on “The Mysterious Blogger” were whether the information obtained by Jamal Moore‚ the IT Tech was enough to discipline Aaron Webb‚ the blogging employee for violating
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Ethical Dilemma Paper LaShawn Green CJA/324 July 29‚ 2013 Col. Jack M. Shippee (Ret.) In this society today‚ one of the most difficult tasks in life is ethical dilemmas. Everyday an individual is faced with a situation that causes the need of right or wrong decision making. However‚ not all decision making is easy. Most required massive thought and evaluation. Past experiences cannot always help the issues just like present experiences cannot always obscure different possibilities. The best
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1. In what ways did the historical context from which virtue ethics emerged shape its basic principles? Presocratics‚ regarded as the first philosophers‚ brought the term logos to philosophy (literal translation: ‘word’; also denotes ‘logic’‚ ‘argument’‚ ‘reason’. Aristotle’s concept of Virtue Ethics regards humans as rational animals‚ implying that ‘logos’ is purely a human trait. Known as Plato’s most gifted student‚ Aristotle disagreed with his teacher’s view that the “essence of reality
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ETHICS CASE Dilemma of an Accountant In 1976 Senator Lee Metcalf (D-Mont.) released a report on the public accounting industry which rocked the profession. Despite a decade of revisions in rules and regulations (variously established by the Securities and Exchange Commission‚ Accounting Principles Board‚ and Financial Accounting Standards Board)‚ public accounting firms were still perceived by many on Capitol Hill as biased in favor of their clients‚ incapable of or unwilling to police
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Nicomachean ethics is the name of Aristotle’s work on ethics based on lectures he wrote. It is said that Nicomachean ethics were named after either Aristotle’s son or father as they were both named Nicomachus. Aristotle believed that happiness is what makes a person pure. To make this one virtue true‚ Aristotle believed that there were four moral virtues that worked together; the virtue of great soul‚ justice‚ practical judgment and being a truly good friend. From Aristotle’s notes‚ are ten books
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Ethics: Dilemmas of Globalization Today’s era is one of competitive markets where the norm is to go one step beyond what the cutthroat market expects you to‚ if one wishes to achieve their objectives. Things change fast‚ so the only way out is to keep pace‚ or be left behind in the dust. It’s a dog eat dog world‚ where Darwin’s words ring true at every juncture: indeed it is survival of the fittest‚ be so by any means necessary. Karl Marx once stated about the market “all that is solid will melt
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