IMMANUEL KANT’S THEORY Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) discussed many ethical systems and reasonings. Some were based on a belief that the reason is the final authority for morality. In Kant’s eyes‚ reason is directly correlated with morals and ideals. Actions of any sort‚ he believed‚ must be undertaken from a sense of duty dictated by reason‚ and no action performed for appropriateness or solely in obedience to law or custom can be regarded as moral. A moral act is an act done for the "right" reasons
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Should electronic voting systems be used in political elections? MSc Software Development • 28 January 2013 INTRODUCTION As a modern nation under a democratically elected government‚ providing a reliable‚ userfriendly balloting system for the electorate is an important requirement. Given the ubiquity of information technology and its utilisation into a constantly expanding array of industries and services‚ governments around the world have been debating‚ trialling and even implementing the
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Hunting or Killing? Is hunting a moral or ethical practice in today’s society? Can we justify the killing of wild animals for food‚ clothing‚ or for sport. It has long been a fact of life that the human race has had to hunt in order to survive. But in this new age of technology were everything we need to survive can be found on a supermarket shelf‚ then why do we still hunt animals? It’s not out of necessity that many Americans continue to hunt‚ but rather the life experience and the respect
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enemy combatants or high-value targets violates standards of morality in an American free society. Examine whether the act of torture violates basic human rights and if it could have global implications. Also it will discuss ethical theories that justify torture. Torture used to be contrary to American values. Cruel and unusual punishments were forbid by Our Bill of Rights. Americans and our government have historically condemned states that (practice) torture; we have granted asylum or refuge
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A objectives and the roles of financial accounting “Accounting is an information system that identifies‚ records‚ and communicates the economic events of an organization to interested users.”1. The basic objective of accounting is to provide information to the interested users to enable them to make business decisions and “Financial statements are the primary means of communicating financial information to parties outside the business organization.”2. Moreover‚ accounting can give the essential
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Management – First Quarter 2010 Volume 5‚ Number 1 To Be Ethical Or Not To Be: An International Code Of Ethics For Leadership Ala’ Alahmad‚ University of the Incarnate Word‚ USA ABSTRACT To be ethical or not to be that is the question? Leadership is about setting the right example and making a difference in people ’s lives. You do not have to do great things to make a difference (Ayres‚ 2004). Honesty‚ tell the truth no matter what‚ respect‚ punctuality‚ not judgmental‚ just‚ humble‚ and
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Social Responsibility is a self-regulated set of activities which are guided by some ethical and legal principles. Under CSR‚ companies can decide to take up some initiatives that will help them in complying with the legal standards as well as in making a positive contribution to the society. d Driving forces of CSR The driving forces of CSR are many. Firstly‚ in some countries‚ CSR is required by laws. For example‚ in many countries there are environmental laws. These laws require that companies
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What does it mean to be ethical? According to google the definition of ethical is “relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these”(Google). Being ethical has a lot to do with being moral. It has to do with knowing the difference of wrong and right. In business being ethical is a huge part. Being ethical in a business is a major key to success. Being ethical in a business can be the difference to make or break. When it comes to making decisions in a business you can either
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(2013) defines “plea bargaining” as “an informal practice where the accused uses his or her right both to plead guilty in order to bargain for a benefit that is usually related to a charge or the sentence”. A plea bargain is the most common method used in the disposition of criminal cases and makes up 95% of cases in Canada (Barbara‚ Morrison‚ and Cunningham‚ 1976) and usually consists of an agreement with the Crown prosecutor to make an alliance to get the judge to make a sentence. In most cases
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Ethical relativism is the theory that morality is relative to the norms of one’s culture. That is‚ the moral norms of the society practiced depend on whether an action is right or wrong. But‚ the problem with moving from cultural perspective to cultural relativism is rather than saying‚ “we need to understand the morals of other cultures‚” it says‚ “we cannot judge the morals of other cultures‚” regardless of the reasons for their actions. The same action may be right in one society but be wrong
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