Sommers suggested the teachers to teach their students individual virtues as they are further away from their morality. Striking changes have taken place from the more directive teaching of right and wrong‚ by study and example‚ to situation ethics‚ dilemma ethics and other approaches that rationally dissect moral acts. The set of approaches imply that there are no moral absolutes to uphold. Sommers feels that if students are taught that way they can lose a sense of moral direction and not take
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that we could accept as universal laws – that is‚ rules we would be willing for everyone to follow in all circumstances. (Ruggeiro. V.R. ‚2011) 2.0 What Is a Virtue? The first systematic description of virtue ethics was written down by Aristotle in his famous work Nichomachean Ethics. Aristotle said that a virtue is a trait of character manifested in habitual action. The word “habitual” here is important. The virtue of honesty‚ for example‚ is not possessed by someone who tells the truth only
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Ethics lo1 1.1background and development of theoretical ethical approaches Deontological Theory The deontological theory state that the consequences or outcomes of actions are not important‚ what actually matter is that the actions are morally justified. For example drunken driving is wrong‚ now if a person argues that he safely navigated his way back home and for that reason he/she should not be held accountable by law‚ they are wrong because their action was wrong in the first place and
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Utilitarianism‚ Kantian Ethics‚ Natural Rights Theories‚ and Religious Ethics A “utilitarian” argument‚ in the strict sense‚ is one what alleges that we ought to do something because it will produce more total happiness than doing anything else would. Act utilitarianism (AU) is the moral theory that holds that the morally right action‚ the act that we have a moral duty to do‚ is the one that will (probably) maximize “utility” (happiness‚ welfare‚ well-being). AU is not to be confused with egoism
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to protect the company from a law suit I thought it was best to let him go as well. It was more important for me to think of what would be best for the company as a whole using Utilitarian ethics which focuses on the greater good for the greatest number of people in the company as well as Consequentialist Ethics which focuses on the consequences of a decision or action. I had to think about how other employee’s would react if this situation was taken lightly‚ as
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Reason why people give up on ethics Self-interest sometimes morphs into greed and selfishness‚ which is unchecked self-interest at the expense of someone else. This greed becomes a kind of accumulation fever. “If you accumulate for the sake of accumulation‚ accumulation becomes the end‚ and if accumulation is the end‚ there’s no place to stop‚” he said. The focus shifts from the long-term to the short-term‚ with a big emphasis on profit maximization. For example‚ swaps (where two communication
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1. To define the term of the whistleblowing 2. To Discuss elements to execute whistleblowing 3. To present the case study related to whistleblowing 3 – (I) Gene G. James • The attempt of an employee or former employee of an organization to disclose what he or she believes to be wrongdoing in or by the organization. ― (II) Charles B. Fleddermann • Act by an employee of informing the public or higher management of unethical or illegal behavior by an employer or supervisor. 4
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An Ethical Dilemma Introduction An ethical dilemma exists when the right thing to do is not clear or when members of the health care team cannot agree on the right thing to do (Potter‚ Perry‚ Stockert‚ & Hall‚ 2011). S.Z. is a 65-year-old Hispanic man who was admitted to the hospital for the third time in 6 months‚ for hyperglycemia. He is now scheduled to be discharged but his daughter pleads with the nurse that she does not want her father discharged because he is non-complaint with
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ETHICS FOR MARKETING MANAGERS Fall 2012 ESSAY TOPICS Your essay will represent 70% of your grade for this course. It should be 2000-2500 words in length. Please submit the essay in WORD or PDF format‚ with pages numbered and your name on each page. Do not forget to include a full bibliography‚ and use footnotes where appropriate. Your essay must be uploaded to Moodle no later than Friday‚ December 21st at midnight. All essays will be run through the TURNITIN anti-plagiarism software program
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Business Ethics Professor Sweet Spring 2013 3rd Essay Topics Read the instructions carefully! Due Date: Friday May 10th This semester we have studied several of the most important ethical theories. We have also looked at some specific issues that arise in business. For this last assignment‚ you will write an essay on one of the topics in Chapter 8‚ Chapter 10‚ or Chapter 14. In writing the essay you must demonstrate an understanding of the ethical theories we have studied. This means
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