Journal of Military Ethics‚ Vol. 9‚ No. 3‚ 245Á261‚ 2010 War and the Virtues in Aquinas’s Ethical Thought RYAN R. GORMAN University of Dallas‚ Texas‚ USA ABSTRACT This article argues that Thomas Aquinas’s virtue ethics approach to just war theory provides a solid ethical foundation for thinking about the problem of war. After briefly indicating some shortcomings of contemporary views of international justice‚ including pacifism‚ legalism‚ progressivism‚ realism‚ pragmatism‚ and consequentialism
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The Four Examples of Ethical Dilemmas Conflict of interest exists when a businessperson is faced with a situation in which an action benefiting one person or group has potential to harm another. Another way to but is a business decision may be influence by the potential gain. When I owed a restaurant it was not right for a manager to work at another restaurant at the same time. Honesty and integrity is valued very high among employers. An employee who is honest can be counted on to
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Core Ethical Guidelines The American Psychological Association has developed 10 core ethical guidelines that are used to keep psychologists on a consistent professional level and to follow the standards expected of all who work in the field with clients. The ten core guidelines include resolving ethical issues‚ competence‚ human relations‚ privacy and confidentiality‚ advertising and other public statements‚ record keeping and fees‚ education and training‚ research and publication‚ assessment and
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The four quadrant approach to an ethical dilemma. There are many ethical decisions that a nurse will encounter throughout their practice. Therefore‚ it is very important for a nurse to identify an ethical decision making model that best suits them. This will prove to be a vital tool in the‚ “heat of the battle.” The internal moral/ethical battle that lies within. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate a case study utilizing one of these ethical decision-making models. In this scenario involving
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the military have developed into the four core national interests. President Roosevelt saw the need for unity among military branches necessary in order to combat against the concerns of national interest. President Truman adapted the national interests to show the strength of the U.S. The national interests described by the founders of the National Security Act of 1947 can be seen in today’s interests. Similarly‚ the interests of the past fit into the four core interests today. The original architects
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problem the three foundational ethical principles of utility‚ justice‚ and respect for persons. These principles create a framework for the equitable allocation of scarce organs for transplantation. To solve the ethical challenges Ms. New shall apply the eight key steps before taking any action. Multistep decision-making Step One: Clarify the conflict Step Two: Identify all stakeholders and values Step Three: Understand the circumstances surrounding the ethical conflict • Takes utility into account
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Core beliefs of Buddhism: Buddhism‚ as a religion‚ lays great emphasis on the adherence to the basic beliefs. Buddhism‚ like most of the great religions of the world‚ is divided into a number of different traditions. However‚ most traditions share a common set of fundamental beliefs. The basic Buddhist belief comprise of the basic teachings and concepts of Buddhism. Lord Buddha urged His followers to concentrate on the Four Noble Truths‚ which helps in attaining freedom from suffering. In the
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public health involves many ethics or ethical principles. The main ethical principles include: autonomy‚ beneficence‚ nonmaleficence‚ and justice. These ethical principles can affect how a rural areas distribution of resources to public health is viewed among those distributing the resources and those receiving them. Autonomy can be considered the act of respecting the decisions or choices made by others ("Four fundamental principles of ethics"‚ 2016). This ethical principle may be considered important
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TOPIC THE CATEGORIES OF ARISTOTLE COURSE INTRODUCTION TO METAPHYSICS 1 NAME MABKWE NICHOLAS CHUKWUNWEIKE REG. NO 09/UN/SI/A/0826 LECTURER REV. FR. DR. B. ABANUKA C.S.Sp. DATE JANUARY 2011 INTRODUCTION Aristotle (384-322BC) is one of the most influential philosophers of the western tradition and had many philosophical works credited to him. In his treatise on logic collectively known as “Organon”‚ Aristotle gave two preliminary treatises; “The Categories and De Interpretatione
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Unit 2 Essay Assignment: FOUR APPROACHES TO DECIDING ETHICAL DILEMMAS Abstract This essay is about examining ones of set of ethics and comparing them to the four approaches to ethics that are outlined in the text. (Kinicki‚ A.‚ & Williams‚ B. K. (2011). Management: A Practical Introduction (5th ed.). New York‚ NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin - pgs. 80-82) Through the process of writing this essay I have
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