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    Corporations are moral agents I chose to evaluate the second debate because I thought it was the most significant to the purpose of the class: to analyze the moral responsibility of business. The debaters were assigned to negate and affirm the following motion: Corporations are Moral Agents. In my opinion‚ this motion comes down to the decision to hold corporations responsible for their (corporations) decisions on a moral basis or just hold them responsible for their decisions on a legal basis

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    does not state that the husband was the one to be driving the vehicle last while under the influence of alcohol. 3. Identify each claimant (key actor) who has an interest in the outcome of this ethical issue. From the perspective of the moral agent—the individual contemplating an ethical course of action—what obligation is owed to the claimant? Why? Claimant (key actor) Obligation (owed to the claimant) Perspective (What does the claimant hope will happen?) Husband Fidelity‚ non-injury

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    the moral agent (individual contemplating ethical course of action) what obligation is owed to the claimant? Identify the perspective of each of the claimants by indicating what outcome they would prefer to this issue. CLAIMANT OBLIGATION PERSPECTIVE officer Nixon non injury prefer the moral agent to ingore the situation officer ross non injury pefer the moral agent to ignore the situation husband beneficence prefer the moral agent to

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    a rule or set of rules. It is often defined as a duty or obligation because the rules often bind you to your duty. Second‚ Virtue ethics describe the character of a moral agent as a driving force for ethical behavior‚ such as a belief in God. This is a stark contrast to the rules of deontology; whereas‚ the teachings of a moral agent such as God define how we should act or behave. Last‚ Utilitarianism is a theory that the proper course of action is the one that maximizes overall happiness. According

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    Moral Responsibility Brian Hadley PHI200 Dr. Maul 11/26/12 Moral Responsibility Around the world‚ in many third world countries‚ human suffering is caused by many causes like ethnic cleansing‚ starvation‚ war‚ poor living conditions‚ natural disasters‚ and more. According to Peter Singer (1972) in his article “Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality” people and governments have not properly done enough to help others in emergency situations‚ like the situation in East Bengal during the 1970’s where

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    2010 Moral Responsibility America would not be where it is without the laws that have been placed and the citizens who follow the laws. In order for this to happen the knowledge and acceptance of the laws are needed to establish order. African Americans had been secluded in the past through harsh laws of segregation. Although many believe disobeying the law is morally wrong and if disobeyed a punishment should follow‚ Martin Luther King’s profound statement‚ “One has the moral responsibility to disobey

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    MORAL RESPONSIBILITY Moral responsibility is directed not only at judgments concerning right or wrong. Sometimes‚ they are directed at determining whether a person or organization is morally responsible for having done something wrong. Here we are discussing ‘Moral Responsibilty’ as a term which is used to express that a person is to blame for an action. A person is morally responsible only for those acts and their foreseen injurious effects which

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    (A) of the core moral responsibility This is done by P. Pula Li (Peter Pratley)proposed. Pula Li believes that "the same as the implementation of quality management‚ companies also accept the moral responsibility of the concrete. at the lowest level‚ the enterprise must take three responsibilities: (1) concern for consumers‚ such as the ability to meet the ease of use‚ product safety And other requirements; (2)concern for the environment; (3) interest on the minimum working conditions. "Platts these

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    troubles‚ or patiently save money. Eventually when the person achieves their desire‚ he/she feels great happiness‚ and it remains in their lives as a pleasant memory. However‚ sometimes people have conflicts between their wants and their moral responsibilities. What should human beings put first in their lives? Is there a method that helps human beings to find a balance among different values? My desire was to have designer bags. It started when I was a freshman in college. I had no

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    Businesses Moral Responsibility Darryl A. Young April 18‚ 2008 Philosophy GEPI 140 One of the most important questions in all businesses is‚ whether businesses have any moral responsibilities at all beyond simply earning as much of a profit as possible for their owners? If you look at it from the business point of view they are only responsible for making a profit. The company is an agent of the shareholders and is responsible only to them‚ and only for making a profit. Looking at it

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