Credit Paper April 23‚ 2013 Moral Machines – Ethics The future of computing and machinery is changing at such an extremely fast pace that we need to invest in the application of ethics to the world of machines. But there are many problems with programming a machine to act ethically. Ethics are simply emotional expressions and machines can’t have emotion. Computers don’t have the practical wisdom that Aristotle thought we use when applying our virtues. What about the ethics of the lesser ethical agents
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Jolley 2013). This is an ethical decision that can impact those company’s stakeholders. The decision can be made under various ethical models‚ such as moral rights‚ social justice (Waddell‚ Jones and George 2011‚ 148) and utilitarianism (Duska 2007‚ 22-25). This paper will argue that the accord should be signed according to the utilitarian model. The moral rights model argues that decisions should be made to protect fundamental rights of stakeholders and do no harm (Casali 2011‚ 489). The poor working
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Facing Life While Fighting For an End Tabitha Price Ashford University Course: PHI208: Ethics and Moral Reasoning Instructor: Rachael Howell 4/7/2014 Facing Life While Fighting For an End Every one of us will stare down the face of death at some point in our lives; however‚ some will face it in much more unpleasant circumstances then others. We all have a right to choose what we want to do with our bodies. We even have the right to decide that we no longer wish to endure the pain and suffering
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issues internally so as to secure the right to whistle-blowing. However‚ by executing these measures‚ employees are then morally obliged to blow the whistle. In this essay‚ we will talk about the importance of whistle-blowing‚ ethics and corporate governance in an organization‚ moral agency and responsibility as well as whistle-blowing as an internal control mechanism. Based on all these factors‚ we will then conclude on whether employees should have a duty to blow the whistle on unethical or illegal acts
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Environmental ethics: is known as the discipline in philosophy that focuses on studying the moral relationship of human beings and our status of value with the environment and its nonhuman contents. Environmental ethics is the part of environmental philosophy which considers extending the traditional boundaries of ethics from solely including humans to including the non-human world. It exerts influence on a large range of disciplines including environmental law‚ environmental sociology‚ eco-theology
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Code of Ethics for Nurses Reflectio The American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretative Statements is an excellent resource to aid individuals in the nursing profession in ethical decision making. Individuals who are in the profession of nursing are continually challenged having to making difficult and complex decisions. When such situations arise and nurses have to make ethic decisions in regards to patient care the Code of Ethics for Nurses aids in moral thinking
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More Praise for Moral Intelligence 2.0 “Lennick and Kiel demonstrate the critical importance of values-based leadership in building companies that last during difficult times. —Charles W. Sorenson‚ M.D.‚ President and CEO‚ Intermountain Healthcare “Lennick and Kiel reveal the moral leadership practices of successful organizations. It’s fascinating to learn how moral intelligence drives business success at companies like Cardinal Health‚ American Express‚ and Hormel.” —Andrew Doman‚ President
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The Insider: From an Ethics Perspective The Insider was an excellent movie that depicted a multitude of ethical dilemmas. Although the focus of the movie surrounds the two main characters‚ Jeffrey Wigand and Lowell Bergman‚ there is unethical behavior behavior existing amongst these individuals and everyone in their surroundings. The film’s depiction of ethics is a perfect example of what situations one can face in the modern business world. Some of the ethical issues in the film include falsification
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Morals & Ethics in Cartoons The Comic that I recall was Hank Ketchum’s Dennis the Menace strip in a newspaper. Although I could not find it to reprint‚ the memory stays with me perfectly. Alice‚ Dennis’ mother was folding laundry when Dennis cries out from the kitchen “Mom! Does the peanut butter go on the bread before or after you put it in the toaster?” The next window shows Alice looking a bit troubled as Dennis cries out again. “Never mind” he yells The laundry
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Personal Ethics and Management Style Personal ethics is a “person’s beliefs and presuppositions about right and wrong‚ good and bad‚ justified and unjustified” (Dictionary of World Philosophy‚ 2001). No two people share the same personal ethics or philosophy‚ as each individual’s ethical development is shaped by family influence‚ friends‚ acquaintances‚ school and surroundings. According to the Williams Institute Ethics Awareness Assessment‚ my personal ethical perspective is based on an “individual’s
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