In her 1964 book Virtue of Selfishness‚ Ayn Rand mentioned that her ideal form of capitalism is one which is “a full‚ pure‚ uncontrolled‚ unregulated laissez-faire capitalism—with a separation of state and economics.” Indeed‚ this Objectivism viewpoint has been used by many conservative policy makers‚ such as Malcolm Fraiser ‚ the former Prime Minister of Australia‚ and esteemed economists such as Alan Greenspan and Martin Anderson to craft policies that reduces the intervention of the government
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“it is a person that is the source of value. A person is of infinite worth‚ and what a person has‚ what a person does‚ what a person believes‚ what a person enjoys are all dependent upon the person’s and the person’s autonomy. Kant says that the virtues themselves evenness of temper‚ patience‚ can be turned evil if they are used for evil” (O’ Sullivan & Pecorino‚ 2002). By the words of Kant it would seem that he believes that people have the ability to be good and bad but the choice between good
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would help a business person solve these issues in order to assure the success of a business organization. However‚ three are the widest spread approaches that try to make the life in an organization easier and happier: Kantianism‚ Utilitarianism‚ and Virtue Ethics. This essay will describe these three approaches by concerning some of the main points of each approach. In addition to that‚ the essay will discuss another‚ not so commonly used approach‚ which is Pragmatism. The purpose of this
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trained in riding and fighting at an early age. Similar to Alexander‚ Hephaestion must’ve contemplated his role to play in the expanding world that Philip was creating. Steven Pressfield portrays Hephaestion’s adolescent contemplation in his book “The Virtues of War”‚ when Hephaestion is training with Alexander and others. In this quotation‚ the group of friends comprising of Alexander‚ Hephaestion and other soon to be warriors becomes too lackadaisical‚ Hephaestion: “That way is Persia‚ my numbskull friends
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criticizes her son to maintain her own reputation. Mrs. Dickinson strives to maintain her image in the eyes of others. Mrs. Dickinson “… [is] one of those woman who have an unfailing sense of what to say‚ and say it: despair‚ perversity‚ or stubborn virtue must actuate them” (111). Mrs. Dickinson understands that being harsh on Fredrick (her son)‚ hurts him extensively but she continues to be harsh. She doesn’t have much concern towards Fredrick’s feelings; Mrs. Dickinson just ignores Fredrick when
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Applying virtue ethics to business: The agent-based approach By: John Dobson It ca be argued that the presence of what are in a slightly old-fashioned terminology called virtues in fact plays a significant role in the operation of the economic system. - Kenneth Arrow Introduction There are two basic approaches to integrating ethics in business: the action-based approach‚ and the agent-based approach. The traditional approach is action-based in that it focusses on developing rules or guidelines to
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Aristotle believed that reason is the telos‚ or end goal of being a human being. He feels that way because humans are a more superior species that can function at a much higher level than any other species on the earth. He then reaches the argument because of how humans mainly act upon reason to make their decisions. I however disagree! By looking at examples of how some humans do not use reason‚ but are still considered humans I will show that Aristotle is wrong. Aristotle would more than likely
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use of reason” (MacKinnon 2015). This theory law theory identifies the actions of humans and categorized them either right or wrong. Virtue Ethics is often used to define characteristics standard of a person. Virtue Ethics normative theory that maintains that the focus of morality is habits‚ dispositions‚ and character traits” (MacKinnon 2015). Natural law and Virtue Ethics could be compared side by side because it helps determines the actions of a person ethical and moral decision. Natural law applies
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Statement: Ben Franklin’s virtues may have worked well for the “New Republic”‚ but as things have evolved today not all can or should apply in government such as Humility; religion‚ and welfare‚ this has caused our youth today to be self-entitled believing everything should be given to them without earning it. The completed opposite would have applied when Ben Franklin Wrote these 13 virtues for his fellow countrymen to follow in government and in life. Ben Franklin wrote that 13 virtues would lead to success
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Nov 11th‚ 2013 Influences of Confucian Virtues on Chinese Moral Standard In China‚ “Hyo” is a traditional moral behavior since ancient China. In Chinese‚ “Hyo” means filial piety‚ a virtue of respect to parents and ancestors. This kind of virtue is not only praised highly in ancient China‚ it is also one of the most important virtues affecting modern Chinese nowadays. “Hyo” is the first virtue of the eight main virtues in Confucianism. These eight virtues include: Hyo‚ Ti‚ Zhong‚ Xin‚ Li‚ Yi‚ Lian
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