In your own words‚ details the ‘for’ and ‘against’ arguments with regard to innate and learned behaviour. A: There are two types of behaviour‚ innate and learned. Innate behaviour (also known as nature) is defined as natural and instinctive. It is the behaviour present at birth‚ the fixed‚ unchanging behaviours.Nativists believe that various aspects of behaviour are innate. They argue that behaviour is due to genetics as we inherit the qualities that decide the kind of person we will be. For example
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What is Fair Value Accounting? An alternative approach to measurement that seeks to capture changes in asset and liability values over time. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) defines fair value as "... an amount at which an asset could be exchanged between knowledgeable and willing parties in an arms length transaction". Under the fair value measurement approach‚ assets and liabilities are re-measured periodically to reflect changes in their value‚ with the resulting change impacting
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Values are something that is important in life. Values can’t be exchanged in any way or form. Everyone has something that they value and of course that includes me as well. A value is something that a specific person or groups respects and affectively regards it as something important in their life. An example would be my values‚ I‚ personally‚ have many values. Some of my most important values consist of my family‚ my ethnicity and my memories. Something that I value the most would be my family
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citizens have met their bare necessities. What does Aristotle mean by ‘good’? Does it mean happiness? Stability? I found this idea particularly intriguing because Aristotle points out that this goodness is best achieved collectively rather than individually. Is this possible? As Aristotle himself points out‚ people typically act in their own self-interest “in order to obtain that which they think good”. (1252a3) If the state aims at the “highest good” (1252a6)‚ does this necessarily benefit
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to prioritize competing values. Thus Ms. New shall take a step back to the problem the three foundational ethical principles of utility‚ justice‚ and respect for persons. These principles create a framework for the equitable allocation of scarce organs for transplantation. To solve the ethical challenges Ms. New shall apply the eight key steps before taking any action. Multistep decision-making Step One: Clarify the conflict Step Two: Identify all stakeholders and values Step Three: Understand
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publicly on the topic he was applying the theory of the Judeo-Christian Person as Ends/Agape. This theory says to love your neighbor as you love yourself. The CEO makes it clear that he believes that all of his employees should have equal rights no matter what their sexuality is. This shows that he believes that everyone should be treated as equals. A large part of this theory has to do with love‚ especially human love. The CEO shows his way of thinking has more to do with love than with greed. He disagrees
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Case Study Summary The Siemens Kalwa factory in Mumbai‚ also referred to as Kalwa Works (KW)‚ started in 1973 with the production of motors and later diversified to produce switchgears and switchboards. By 2009‚ 40 per cent of all Siemens India employees were working in Kalwa and contributing 45 per cent of the total Siemens India production. Kalwa had become the most important business centre for Siemens India. In October 2006‚ Siemens AG decided to implement lean manufacturing in the
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Introduction Explores the ethical works of Hannah Arendt What Guides Ethical Decision Making A processor manufacturing company who are currently facing financial troubles completed an order about three months ago for newly designed high-powered processors that are smaller than and four times as powerful as its predecessor. These processors are to be placed into cutting edge cellular phones by a leading cellular phone manufacturer whose release date is a mere month away. A design inconsistency was
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What is Affect Control Theory? A very significant part of Sociology’s chapter on control theories is the Affect Control Theory. This theory says that every individual conduct themselves in such a way that they can generate feelings suitable to their interpretation of any situation or event. This behavior is known as the affective meaning that the individuals maintain through their actions which seems relevant to their understanding of any context. This affective meaning is the base of all social
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of values that align with ethical behavior. In his book‚ Authentic Happiness‚ Martin Seligman has reviewed these core values that influence ethical behavior: • Wisdom and Knowledge: The capacity to take information and convert it to something useful. A prerequisite to doing the right thing when facing an ethical dilemma is knowing what to do‚ knowing the difference between right and wrong. • Self Control: The ability to avoid unethical temptations. Ethical people say “no” to individual gain if
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