SCHOOL OF LAW Year 2013-14 Term 1 LAW001 ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Instructor: David N. Smith Practice Professor‚ School of Law Tel: Email: Office: 6828 0788 davidsmith@smu.edu.sg School of Law‚ Room 4044‚ Level 4 COURSE DESCRIPTION Issues of ethics and social responsibility arise in all professions and all aspects of life. The failure to anticipate‚ recognize and deal effectively with these issues can have serious implications for individuals‚ companies‚ governments
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The Tragedy of the Commons Response Garrett Hardin’s The Tragedy of the Commons raises awareness on and suggests solutions for overpopulation‚ and Beryl Crowe’s The Tragedy of the Commons Revisited is a refutation of Hardin’s work. While Hardin attempts at discussing every aspect of the population problem‚ he has ignored the population trend that has begun from his era and has taken individual freedoms too lightly. The following essay includes a discussion of main points of Hardin’s and Crowe’s
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Wanted John Wesley Hardin John Wesley Hardin was born on May 26‚ 1853 Bonham‚ Texas USA. His parents were James Gibson Hardin and Mary Elizabeth Dixon Hardin. He has 9 siblings including him. He is a wanted man in Texas. John was known for many things like he tried in Austin‚ Texas for the death of Deputy Sheriff Charles Webb. He was sentenced 25 years in prison. After surviving 15 years in prison his wife died. When he got back from prison it was a hard time for him. John was known for many
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In this essay I will explore and attempt to explain the complexity and sustainability of the commons. In “The Tragedy of the Commons” written by Garrett Hardin is about how people are using up all of the world’s resources at an increasingly alarming rate and how people think well why should I stop doing things the way I do them if everyone else is just going to keep doing it. They think what is one more person going to harm if everyone else is doing it.However‚ it does for example look at the Oncler
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Garrett Augustus Morgan was born in Paris‚ Kentucky on March 4‚ 1877. At the age of fourteen his family moved to Cleveland‚ Ohio. He was born in poverty and only achieved grade school. Garrett started inventing at the age of twenty. His first invention was a belt fastener for a sewing machine. The invention was sold for $150 dollars. By 1907‚ he had started a sewing machine and repair store (William‚ 2010). Later in 1909‚ he turned his repair shop into a tailor shop. However‚ during a tragedy in
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utilitarian would explain their choice with the integrity objection. In the situation of the lifeboat‚ one is faced with a situation that does not present a perfect outcome. However‚ a utilitarian would say that we must choose the best outcome‚ which in the view of a utilitarian‚ would be throwing the two passengers overboard to save the other six. A utilitarian could also use act and rule utilitarianism for the case of throwing the passengers overboard.
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David Garrett once said‚ “The violin part is d---ed good. It is so difficult I’d have to practice it for hours before being able to play it.” Music is an art and has influenced many civilizations over the course of time‚ this one musician brought classical music and pop music together on the violin. David Garret‚ a hardworking‚ skilled violinist‚ and exceptional accessibility to opportunities‚ through his great dedication‚ rose to fame performing many concerts and shows throughout his life. When
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of Commons associate economic theory publicised by associate life scientist‚ Garrett Hardin‚ during a 1968 essay. Hardin targeted on the instance of the results of unregulated grazing by eutherian on “common” land‚ however‚ wrote that people “acting severally and rationally in step with each’s self-interest‚” behave contrary to the simplest interests of the full cluster‚ by depleting some common resource — during this case‚ grass. Over the years conservatives have argued that resources that belong
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written by Garret Hardin in 1968‚ he talked about the growing population and the problems involved in this issue. He analysed the connection between the population and our resources. He discussed probable reasons as to why the population has reached this massive number. He covered impending problems that might occur years from the day he’s written that article. According to him‚ the world’s finite resources will not be able to support the exponentially growing population. Hardin concluded that the
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In this mini case Mike Stephan is dealing with a very difficult situation because he is new to the accounting firm and wants to impress the superior accountants on his engagement team. While auditing for EarthWear‚ he makes a little mistake by spending too many hours looking at the wrong bank statements when he is not supposed to go over a total of 6 hours. Pressured by the senior on the audit‚ he is caught between lying about his hours or telling the truth and going over budget on the audit‚ potentially
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