instance when it come towards is time off he earn those time which he could take whenever he wants too but additional time off no he was not right. Employers know that employee needs to take a break once in a while to regroup and that why companies offer paid time off (PTO) in the form of vacation days‚ holidays‚ personal leave and sick leave. Some employer plan will offer a specific amount of days for each form of PTO‚ while others‚ particularly in healthcare and financial industries‚ provide one set
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This paper was written during the final exam for an ethics class‚ from memory. As such‚ there are no referances‚ but it still makes for a pretty good outline for a paper on utilitarian and Kantian ethical theories. With so many varying views on morals and ethics‚ trying to use reason in ethics without resorting to emotional judgments is difficult. The first stop to overcoming this obstacle is to begin by studying ethical theories. Once a good grasp of the theories has been established
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Philosophy 338 Professor Hubin THE UTILITARIAN THEORY OF PUNISHMENT I. Utilitarian Theories of Punishment: Utilitarian justifications are forward-looking (consequentialistic) in nature. All of the questions about the justification of punishment (general justification‚ title and severity) will be answered by appeal to the utility (value) of the consequences of an action. A. The General Justification: All punishment is‚ according to the utilitarian‚ intrinsically bad‚ because it involves the
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The task that stands before me in this paper is to address two situations and determine the ethical parameters in which a person should act. The two philosophical approaches that I will examine the situations with the Kantian and Utilitarian point of view. Kant deciphers his ethical questions by examining a person’s motivation for performing an act regardless of the consequences. A person who utilizes the Kantian view believes that the only pure good is pure human reason without consequences. This
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Utilitarian View on Abortion Utilitarianism is the thought that actions are right if they benefit or bring happiness to a majority of the population. A utilitarian’s view on abortion could be that it is a good thing or a bad thing. They could argue that there is overpopulation in today’s society and around the world people are starving and going thirsty because of overpopulation. A utilitarian would say it would benefit the world’s population if a baby was aborted rather than taking another persons
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For my informational interview I spoke with a gentleman with the title of Business Development Specialist for a company that does franchise sales. What is your job like? The first thing he said to me about his position is to get comfortable on the phone. He spends a lot of time everyday on the phone with his customers. One thing that he mentioned is that you have to choose your own mood to make for a successful day‚ he doesn’t let the people he talks to that have an attitude get to him
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Privacy in the Workplace In today ’s society‚ employers and employees are often subject to privacy laws. However‚ whether or not privacy is protected by law or contract‚ respecting privacy in the workplace makes good business sense. We will discuss the issues that are raised in today ’s workplace concerning privacy issues and some of the repercussions. . What privacy issues are addressed in today ’s workplace? Because employers need basic information about their employees and employees have access
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A utilitarian model of ethics is one where the greatest good is produced for the greatest number of people. As explained in the text‚ payola is the act of using money to get air play. They further add that statistics show a significant correlation between air play and generated profit from that song. In my opinion‚ this is an unethical from a utilitarian point of view. I argue this point of view because there is an emphasis on quality. This is one of the important milestones for any legitimate organization
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Utilitarian Principles Barbara Lawson AUPHI208 Instructor Sorensen October‚ 20‚ 2014 Utilitarian Principles In this assignment the theory that was chosen will be the utilitarian that applies to our respecting the environment. The utilitarian theory is that of J. S. Mills and environmental ethics. Utilitarian supports the position is that human interests are no more important or if no greater moral concern than the interests of the worth or their intrinsic value. “Utilitarianism has
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As opposed to the utilitarian’s view‚ the morality of the action is not relevant if there is a good outcome‚ meaning what gives moral worth to an action are the consequences. There are some disadvantages and advantages to both Kant’s view and utilitarians’ views. Nonetheless‚ I think Kant’s views are preferable and more reasonable. One of the reasons I consider Kant’s view more reasonable is because actions are things we can control‚ we can decide to either do something good or bad‚ moral or immoral
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