As described in the story‚ Ichabod Crane is a school teacher who travels to Sleepy Hollow to teach the children of the area. This‚ in company with his ability to ingratiate himself‚ persuades many of the townspeople to successively lodge him at their homes for a week at a time‚ which serves as his sole source of shelter. He follows strict morals in the schoolroom‚ including the proverbial "Spare the rod and spoil the child"; outside the schoolroom‚ he is shown to have few morals and no motive but
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A: Explain Kant’s theory of ethics Kant was born in 1724-1804‚ he was a German thinker from East Prussia (now Russia)‚ and he spent his whole life in his hometown. Kant wanted to create a logical‚ stand-alone theory that wasn’t just based on assumptions‚ he believed in an objective right or wrong that is decided on reason and that we shouldn’t do the right thing just because it’s right and not to fulfil our desires. Can we lead a life following his ideals are there not some situations where a perfect
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Eva Evaluation of a Business Code of Ethics PHL/323 Evaluation of a Business Code of Ethics Every so often the code of conduct varies from one organization to another. Generally‚ the assorted of principles accomplishes similar outcome‚ trust. A trustworthiness rapport established by employees‚ officers‚ and directors.
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Virtue ethics is a theory used to make moral decisions. It does not rely on religion‚ society or culture; it only depends on the individuals themselves. Aristotle is the main philosopher of Virtue Ethic. Aristotle’s writings have been read more or less continuously since ancient times‚ and his ethical treatises continue to influence philosophers working today. Virtue‚ according to Aristotle‚ is equivalent to excellence (Hutchinson‚ 41). A man has virtue as a guitarist‚ for instance‚ if he plays
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One moral theory in ethics is the Social Contract Theory‚ which tells us “that morality is essentially a cooperative enterprise‚ and that moral rules are those that self-interested people would obey on the condition that all others do as well” (Shafer-Landau 3‚ 2015). This means that people in a society agree tacitly to the rules set forth by it‚ and that abiding to these rules is in their best self-interest because they will get benefits and not be punished for disobeying. The Social Contract theory
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The Case of Avco Environmental Services Participant: Mohanrasu G Batch : PGXPM 10 Questions: What should Chantale do? What are the reasonable limits on loyalty to one’s employer? Would it make difference if Chantale had a position of greater authority? Would it make a difference if Chantale had scientific expertise? Chantale Leroux had reported to her immediate supervisor as soon as she got to know that the medical wastes are getting disposed of in municipal landfill. Immediate
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CHAPTER 1 – Understanding Ethics LESSON OVERVIEW The purpose of this lesson is to introduce the student to ethics. You will give students a basic understanding of ethics and show where employees face the dilemma of balancing their own moral standards with those of the company they work for and the supervisor or manager to whom they report to on a daily basis. CHAPTER OUTLINE The textbook outlines the chapter with the following seven headings. As an instructor‚ you can use the headings to focus
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A business is not one that lives in isolation; it can be an integral part in a community’s success or demise and has social responsibilities to; the community‚ stakeholders‚ and anyone who may be affected by a company’s actions. Corporate social responsibility is a term that is never used lightly and is a key role in the development of a successful and morally healthy business. “The objectives of a corporation are to outperform its competitors‚ presumably through preferred competitive strategies”
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Running head: Business Ethics 5 Business Ethics 5 Name Course Tutor 12th November‚ 2010 SECTION A I defend Norman Bowie’s arguments in “Relativism and the Moral Obligations of Multinational Corporations” that basic principles do not vary among cultures. Multinationals should therefore uphold universally or otherwise underlying ethical practices that uphold human rights. The basic underlying ethical principles do not vary among cultures and moral relativism is a phenomenon that should
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Business Ethics Module 2 – Written Assignment 1. Act utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism are the two different forms of utilitarianism Shaw and Barry distinguish. According to our textbook‚ act utilitarianism is the classic and most straight forward version of utilitarianism. Act utilitarianism states that we must ask ourselves what the consequences of a particular act in a particular situation will be for all those affected. If it brings more total good than those of any alternative
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