on Moral Virtue Phil 103 19 Apr 2006 Aristotle was a Greek philosopher c 384-322 BC. He presented us with an idea of moral virtue that is unique. He believed that each moral virtue was a delicate balance of a certain characteristic. This balance was kept between the two extremes: The vice of deficiency and the vice of excess. This balance was unique to each person‚ and to discover it one must use reason‚ the highest capacity of the soul. For example‚ we can look at the virtue of courage
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business‚ illustrate how they can influence behavior and decision-making‚ how moral philosophies may impact global strategic planning‚ describe how companies can integrate moral philosophies into their business practices‚ and finally‚ provide an example of a company that has integrated moral philosophy into decision-making and codes of conduct. Moral and Business Philosophy Moral and business philosophies could be considered synonymous. Moral philosophy is the principles or rules that people use
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a workforce that is “reasonably professional in appearance.” Therefore‚ an employer has the right to set grooming and dress policies that protect legitimate business interest. Employers can’t‚ however‚ set policies in a discriminatory manner‚ for example setting rules telling employees to not have‚ remove‚ or cover tattoos with no specific reasoning. For most companies‚ allowing body art can work in their favor. It attracts young workers that may not feel welcome in more conservative and legal
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childhood‚ “and the virtues have been practiced for so long that the whole Confucian manner of relating to the world has become completely natural” (Molloy‚ 2010). The ideal person is known to be at its perfection‚ but he does not qualifies himself as perfect‚ instead is humble‚ and admits he can commit errors as any human being. The ideal person excellence it’s manifested through five virtues‚ according to Confucius: ren‚ li‚ shu‚ xiao‚ and wen. Having and putting these virtues in action proof the
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Why should directors‚ executives‚ and accountants understand consequentialism‚ deontology‚ and virtue ethics? Consequentialism is based on the concept that the moral worth of an action is determined by its outcome. And that the consequences of one’s conduct are the true basis for any judgment about the morality of such conduct. Thus‚ from a consequentialist standpoint‚ a morally right act‚ or failure to act‚ is one that will produce a good outcome‚ or consequence. This view may also be expressed
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Summer Peterson 12-13-06 Hour 3 7 Great Virtues - Ben Franklin - The first virtue Ben Franklin wanted was “An Aversion to Tyranny”. The main idea of this to Ben is that he doesn’t like tyranny‚ which is power or control of one person. He didn’t like to be told what to do to and he also liked some control and therefore‚ have a limited government. Ben didn’t want any dictatorship either‚ which meant no kings or queens. Franklin realized that he didn’t like the idea of tyranny when he was 12
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A Virtue Theory is the theory that right actions follow from becoming a moral person‚ and that by becoming a moral person we will automatically know what is right and wrong. When we know what is truly right or wrong we have flourished as humans‚ and we have eudemonia. Virtue ethics is one of the main forms of normative ethics‚ and often called arêtaic ethics (arête- virtue‚ from Greek). It contrasts deontology‚ which emphasizes rules and duties. A virtue is an admirable human characteristic such
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Virtue‚ rather than being a teachable piece of knowledge‚ seems to be an innate understanding. Every person in the world‚ save perhaps psychopaths and sociopaths‚ naturally has a strong moral compass. An example that proves this idea is the innocence of children. I have never witnessed a child perform an action with solely malicious intent. Children always have some outside motivation for any hateful actions they perform‚ so they never do it only to hurt someone. At this point you might think that
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Professional Workplace Dilemma Paper Over the course of the past 2 to 3 years while attending University of Phoenix‚ I have been faced with a variety of dilemma and values conflicts. Some of these conflicts occurred in the workplace and some in the school environment. This paper will focus on a specific scenario that occurred while employed at a small privately owned vocational business school in Burbank‚ California. While working for this school I filled many roles‚ but in this particular
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Personal Ethics Statement April 01‚ 2012 Personal Ethics Statement My ethical perspective as identified by the Ethical Lens Inventory shows that I listen to my intuition‚ to determine what character traits and virtues will best serve the community. I am one who is concerned about the well-being of the community‚ and I like to make people happy‚ if it will benefit the community as a whole. I make virtuous
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