consistent‚ coherent and complete and any other views would be redundant (Boylan‚ 2009‚ p.‚58). 2. Major ethical theories a. Ethical contractarianism 1) Freely made agreements between individuals‚ individuals and the community 2) Implicit contracts 3) Key theorist a) Hobbes b) Locket c) Rawls d) Gauthier 4) Major arguments against ethical contractarianism a) “Agreement only indicates assent among like-minded people” (Boylan‚ 2009‚ p. 130). b) What if what is agreed upon is evil? b. Deontology
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your descriptions with a conclusion answering the following questions: How are these theories similar to one another? How are they different from one another? Do you find one philosophy more compelling than the others? If so‚ why? Contractarianism The social contract or political contract is a theory or model‚ originating during the Age of Enlightenment‚ that typically addresses the questions of the origin of society and the legitimacy of the authority of the state over the individual
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Yahoo‚ which had a string of three CEOs in three years‚ was on the verge of taking that count to four. The latest to rock was Scott Thompson‚ a newly appointed CEO‚ over the false claims in his resume about the computer science degree‚ which he never received from the Stonehill College. The news did spread like fire in the Silicon Valley and why it shouldn’t since Yahoo is one of the respected companies in the area. The news was reported in different formats of media and there were mixed reactions
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Jonathan Drago‚ Annette Englehart‚ Matthew Parks‚ Brandon Wagner Phil 251 Professor Wilson 15 January 2013 Maccabiah Bridge Collapse Recap The Maccabiah bridge collapse occurred on July 14‚ 1997. This tragedy happened in Israel. It took place in the town of Aviv. The bridge collapsed over a large river called the Yarkon River. The bridge was constructed primarily of wood material. Also‚ some of the bridge was assembled of rusty metal pipes that were tied together with wire
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List and discuss in depth the three teleological frameworks and the three deontological frameworks. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? Of these six frameworks‚ with which one do you most associate? Teleological frameworks focus in the results of the conduct of the individual is favorable or not. The three teleological frameworks are ethical egoism‚ utilitarianism‚ Sidgwick’s dualism. “Ethical egoism is based on the belief that every individual should act in a way to promote
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Todays media and entertainment have recently been flooded with movies and TV shows based on a post apocalyptic world where the world has fallen into disarray and it has become every man for themselves. While there have been many terrible crimes against humanity our world hasn’t submitted to dissolution and in large part we have remained united. The reason the world hasn’t fallen back into such a primitive state is because of the social contract theory; the social contract theory is a theory about
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Question 4. It is overwhelming how corporations have embedded a social responsibility in their mission statements and company objectives. This leaves us with one assertion that is that corporations do have some level of obligation towards society’s morality; however‚ the corporation itself is not a moral agent (Klaus M. Leisinger). The discussion that follows is about corporations being moral agents or otherwise; however I will reach a conclusion that corporations do have an obligation that extends
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SNC-Lavalin‚ a Montreal based engineering corporation‚ made huge profits on billion dollar projects in Libya. 2012 was probably the worst year in the history of the firm. Pierre Duhaime‚ the C.E.O‚ resigned in March following revelations of $56 million worth of questionable payments being made. These payments were made to undisclosed agents and Duhaime was the official who signed them off. In April‚ Riadh Ben Aissa was arrested on charges of corruption‚ fraud and money laundering. In November‚ Duhaime
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While contractarianism theory is associated with the idea of equality and justice for all‚ racial contract is the agreement that white people will treat other nonwhite people as subordinates. The political system formed from the practice of this contract is known
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What aspects of the internet make global censorship difficult? Why might a government be inclined to impose internet censorship on its citizens? Is global internet censorship moral? Internet Censorship has been a topic of much debate and growing concern in the past decade. According to the OpenNet Initiative‚ the number of countries seeking to control access of content on the internet has been rising rapidly (Documenting Internet Content Filtering Worldwide n.d). Reporters Without Borders published
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