How is moral virtue acquired? Alex Koglman Aristotle believes ethics is about moral virtue over intellectual virtue. Moral virtue comes about as a result of habits of human excellence. So in that case nothing that exists by nature can form a habit. For example‚ when a bunny is born it does not learn to hop it is born to hop. With that being said us humans should try and develop good habits from the beginning of life. By developing good habits this will help you do the right thing without
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individuals but also for legislators. In deciding what laws or policies to enact‚ a government should do whatever will maximize the happiness of as a whole. Secondly‚ Utilitarianism is probably the most defensible approach in emergency situations. For example‚ in the wake of the massive earthquake that hit Pakistan in 2005‚ the medical rescued firstly the people that were most likely to survive because it did little good to spend time on a terminal patient than the people get hurt that might get more benefits
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your respect you work harder to have that same respect returned to you. I think this is very true among teachers and their students. If a teacher sits and yells at the kids‚ that is not showing them respect. I think that respect is taught by example‚ as most good things are. The main thing is to treat other people how you would like to be treated. Most people‚ when treated decently will treat others the same way. I think that respect is hard to give when someone does not give it back to
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Aristotle’s understanding of virtue and his explanation of virtuous actions as presented in Nicomachean Ethics. In Book II of the work‚ Aristotle distinguishes between moral virtues‚ which are learned through habit and practice‚ and intellectual virtues‚ which are learned through instruction. However‚ it is not until later in Book II that Aristotle actually defines virtue. He opens Chapter 5 with‚ "Next we must consider what virtue is" (35) and at its end asserts that virtue is a state of character.
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Running head: Business Ethics 5 Business Ethics 5 Name Course Tutor 12th November‚ 2010 SECTION A I defend Norman Bowie’s arguments in “Relativism and the Moral Obligations of Multinational Corporations” that basic principles do not vary among cultures. Multinationals should therefore uphold universally or otherwise underlying ethical practices that uphold human rights. The basic underlying ethical principles do not vary among cultures and moral relativism is a phenomenon that should
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Aristotle’s Virtue theory is based on Teleology and the Golden Mean. He says that to be virtuous that we need to act with excellence. He believed that everything on this earth has its own virtue‚ meaning that if it performs the way it’s supposed to by its nature then it is virtuous. He asserted that every event had four causes or four factors that work on it and to bring it into being; 1) Material Cause- the “stuff the thing is made of. 2) Efficient Cause- the force that has brought it into being
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1. What are the key differences between utilitarianism‚ deontology‚ natural law ethics‚ and virtue theory? Utilitarianism Theory is the moral theory that argues that an action is right if and only if it conforms to the principle of utility. The desire for pleasure and happiness is universal. People seek to maximize their pleasure and minimize their pain. Thus‚ a morally correct action is one which results in the greatest possible pleasure within a given set of circumstances. The text highlights
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Topic 1 : Work ethic Introduction In a knowledge-based economy‚ we spend more time at work than we spend anywhere else in our lives. Money is perceived to be the key motivating factor and the most prominent feature for work. Work has historically been thought of as a job‚ how to make some original contribution to the world‚ and in the process not to starve. One of the reasons behind why people work is: the moral necessity to work. We will access about the concept of a ‘work ethic’ and the various
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Ethics in fashion Brands such as Hollister‚ Superdry and Jack Wills are in high demand at the moment. These fashion giants make billions of pounds a year selling top of the range clothing‚ specifically designed for 14-18 year olds. These brands all follow strict ethical policies‚ for example Jack Wills is part of the Ethical Trading Initiative‚ which is an alliance of companies working together to improve the lives of poor and vulnerable workers in the countries in which these clothes are produced
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Managing Conflict Power affects each of us in every part of our lives. We often find ourselves wrapped in conflicts with little or no idea how to resolve them (Fisher & Sharp‚ 2004). The most challenging phase of conflict would be learning how to resolve them and manage them. Conflict can be defined by just having differences among two people. Although we as people differ about a lot of things which doesn’t necessary‚ lead to conflict (Wood‚ 2007). Throughout life we go through conflicts in
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