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    Chantal Ortiz Philosophy 1320 March 06‚ 2013 Contractarianism Before I begin my reasoning I would like you to disregard any prior political views and just keep an open mind. I would like you to imagine growing up in a family of six‚ your father left your mother when you were four. She has absolutely no college background and dropped out of high school when she was sixteen‚ as for your father he is addicted to heroin‚ crack‚ a variety of prescription pills and has spent more than half of

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    diagnosis of why posing a tension between constitutional contractarianism and public administration incrementalism and then correctly explaining how administrative law fits into contemporary US constitutional government is often riddled with complex problems that consist of untested‚ flawed‚ or ill-conceived reforms in the public sector. Many of these reforms fail because they emphasize managerial values over constitutional values. “Contractarianism in the sense of privileging rights over administrative

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    issues in business ethics focus on the meaning and scope of the notion; duty of care. The recent claims of Contractarianism in the Academy of Management Review are analyzed critically and found wanting to a high degree. Kohlberg’s paradigm shares the inadequacy of contractarianism‚ Kohlberg (1978) is a universalist and therefore a recognizably ethical moral framework that shares with contractarianism the drawbacks of a problematic‚ a priority rationality in terms of its exclusively ethical judgments.

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    Chapter 1 The Foundation of Ethical Thought Multiple Choice Questions Utilitarian Ethics: One Playground at a Time 1. Which country is the focus of “Utilitarian Ethics: One Playground at a Time”? a. India b. Bangladesh c. South Africa d. Nigeria Difficulty: Easy Page 1 2. “Utilitarian Ethics: One Playground at a Time” addresses what problem? a. not enough schools in the country b. not enough children going to school c. lack of clean drinking water in the community d. lack of shelter in the community

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    AIMST UNIVERSITY BUSINESS ETHICS Chapter 1 (Individual) NAME: LIM EU JIN (1000121) INTAKE: BATCH 8 SEMESTER: YEAR 2 SEMESTER 1 PROGRAMME: BSc. BUSINESS & MARKETING LECTURER: MR. R. RAVINDRAN BUSINESS ETHICS(CHAPTER 1) Short Answer Questions TELEOLOGICAL FRAMEWORKS 1. Compare and contrast the Ethical Egoism and Utilitarianism frameworks. Ethical Egoism‚ from the viewpoint of a business entity‚ maintains that companies should act strictly in line with their

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    and cheating are wrong‚ unless they thought it was their duty to do so for a greater good. Deontology simply put is “duty” or “moral obligation”. There are different types of deontological ethics; divine command‚ duty theories‚ right theories‚ contractarianism‚ monistic deontology. 1) Divine Command- “The name “divine command theory” can be used to refer to any one of a family of related ethical theories. What these theories have in common is that they take God’s will to be the foundation of ethics

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    millions that reside in California. The Mayor also faces contractarianism. Humans‚ in times of disasters‚ seek self- interested motives for the safety of themselves. As a mayor‚ being the Marshall of relief teams‚ has the nature n himself to make the rational decision to help as many people as he can‚ as any other human would agree to. Along with his other duties‚ he will have to make a speech to the population also using contractarianism. In his speech‚ he has the moral responsibility to enlighten

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    In this paper‚ I will explain the different points of view of Kantianism‚ Utilitarianism‚ Contractarianism and their corresponding philosophers‚ as well as my own opinion about the presented case of the adulterous affair. First‚ I will begin by explaining how Kant would view this situation and what decisions he would make. In Kantianism‚ it is imperative to always say the truth and do that which is right. Regardless of the situation that one may find him or herself in‚ he or she must always say the

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    Contractarianism is the view that states that those who understand a contract are directly covered and have the writes stated in the contract. Those who cannot sign the contract because they are either physically incapable of doing so‚ or do not understand‚ for

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    through three of your textbook 2) Compare and contrast the Existentialism and Contractarianism framework Compare: Both existentialism and contractarianism frameworks are two of the three deontological frameworks outlined in chapter one. Deontological frameworks focus on the duty or obligation in determining whether the actions are right or wrong. Contrast: Existentialism focuses on individual behavior while contractarianism focuses on society as a whole. Existentialism highlights that the only

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