Journal of Business Ethics (2009) 91:65–82 DOI 10.1007/s10551-009-0068-2 Ó Springer 2009 Analyzing Insider Trading from the Perspectives of Utilitarian Ethics and Rights Theory Robert W. McGee ABSTRACT. The common view is that insider trading is always unethical and illegal. But such is not the case. Some forms of insider trading are legal. Furthermore‚ applying ethical principles to insider trading causes one to conclude that it is also sometimes ethical. This paper attempts to get past
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Cyborgs Essay - Virtue and Ethics In this article Neil Harbisson‚ a fully fledged human Cyborg‚ talks about his ’eyeborg’ and the different art works he has created thanks to this amazing new technology. Neil Harbisson says that Technology will be increasing its integration into our body to extend our abilities‚ knowledge and perceptions of reality. Harbisson suffers from a visual impairment called Achomatopsia‚ which is where he only sees in shades of grey. To aid this he wears his eyeborg
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psychological disorder can be defined in numerous methods depending on someone’s perspective on psychology. The history is dynamic‚ and there a lot of people who have made an impact on psychology. There are six main views on psychology‚ the first being – Psychodynamic‚ Biological‚ Sociocultural‚ Cognitive‚ Behavioral and also Humanistic. For this academic paper I have selected Biological to be my personal perspective on psychology. When studying a psychological disorder‚ they are also viewed as disorders
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Virtue Ethics- Even though Billy did have too much to drink‚ that does not excuse him from going home and having sex with a woman he just met while he is in a relationship. While being a close friend to both people‚ Billy and Suzie‚ and knowing that I can’t stop him‚ it is my loyal and moral duty to act in a just and kind way which is to tell Suzie. A Virtue Ethics person would suggest that the right thing to do is look at an angelic person. A truthful friend that that doesn’t lie in order to make
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(indirectly) supports Rawls’s “Justice as Fairness” against libertarian market-driven models based on entitlement claims and property rights. • (i) Analyze Cohen’s essay‚ drawing comparisons/contrasts with Rawls’s egalitarianism and Nozick’s/Hosper’s libertarianism. • (ii) If you were given the choice – from outside the Original Position -- to live your life (presumably with your own family) in either a society based on libertarian principles or one based on Rawlsian principles‚ which would
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Isaiah Fasoldt Confucinism’s Similarities With Virtue Ethics Confucianism‚ the ancient social philosophy of China‚ would have had no ethical parallel in the West as little as 30 years ago. There are some small similarities that it holds with utilitarian ethics and deontology. There is very little in ethical egoism or relativism that lines up with Confucianism. I believe that virtue ethics‚ however‚ as laid out in Alasdair MacIntyre’s book After Virtue bears a striking resemblance to Confucianism
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Utilitarianism is defined as ethic based on consequences. An act‚ either it is morally wrong or good is acceptable as long as the end outcome is greater. In this essay on utilitarianism‚ I would argue Peter Singer’s calculus preferences‚ equality is for all living being but sacrificing one for greater good is plausible. Counter argument of Immanuel Kant’s moral deontology claim‚ it is immoral to consider a human being as a means to an end. John Mills’ actions are right as long they promote happiness
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which we addressed are Kantian Ethics‚ Utilitarianism‚ and Virtue Ethics. A strong argument could be made for each theory‚ but one sticks out as the best and most reasonable theory of ethics. Kantian Ethics is the best universal theory of ethics‚ as it allows for individual rights and is specific enough to follow. Kantian ethics stresses individual rights‚ reason‚ and motivation for actions. Immanuel Kant believed that each person
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Prompt #1 Rosalind Hursthouse is a renowned moral philosopher who champions virtue ethics‚ one of the three major approaches in normative philosophy. In contrast to deontology and consequentialism‚ virtue ethics is an agent-centered approach that answers the question of “what should I be?” while does not provide clear rule or ethical answers on why one should/should not act. (Guidry-Grimes‚ 1/31/2013) Virtue ethics empathizes the role of moral character embodied by the moral agent for assessing
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The Libertarian Party History The Libertarian Party was founded on December 11th‚ 1971 by Geoff Neale. It is considered the fastest growing political party in the history of the United States. It was formed in Westminster‚ Colorado‚ in the house of David Nolan‚ another founder of the party. The Party was formed partly because of the Vietnam War‚ conscription‚ and the Gold Standard. In 1972‚ the Libertarians had a representative who became the first female candidate to receive and electoral vote
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