other unethical issues which occur in the modern day in age but for the duration of this essay I will be using an extended example of Wal-Mart’s irresponsible dumping of hazardous waste‚ analysing the firm’s unethical decision using four theories. Kantianism argues a form of deontological ethics which‚ as defined by Crook are “ethical systems that teach that some acts are morally obligatory without regard for their consequences" (An Intro to Christian Ethics)‚ focuses on non-consequentialist ethics
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Question 1: The Singapore Code of CG advocates the disclosure of company whistle-blowing practices and procedures. Should employees have a duty to blow the whistle on unethical or illegal acts? Before we proceed into the essay question‚ we need to ask ourselves what we understand by the term “Whistleblowing”. There is no globally accepted definition for whistle-blowing although several attempts have been made to define it. Ralph Nader was one of the first few in modern history to use the
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Principles of Responsible Commerce (COMM 101) Case 2.3 (The Ford Pinto) Week 4 1. What moral issues does the Pinto case raise? Moral issues that Ford Pinto case raises included producing dangerous products which are not safe to use it without informing the dangerous of the products to the public. In addition‚ lobbying the NHTSA to delay the safety measure of the products is also one of the moral issues that Ford Pinto case raises. (53 words) 2. Suppose Ford officials
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has no meaning.” This simple yet depressing quote from Albert Camus questioned the core of philosophy that existed for hundreds of years. For some‚ philosophy is the search to find the meaning of life. Diverse methodologies such as Platonism and Kantianism were devised to explain the unanswerable question for us and renowned thinkers seemed to give us the answer‚ more or less a guidance of understanding this world. However‚ Camus implies that we are living in a world of contradiction. He believed
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also another moral issue in here. But it is not acceptable‚ because utilitarianism simply means produce the greatest possible balance of good over bad for everyone affected by their actions (Shaw‚ Barry & Sansbury 2009‚ pp 64-70). Thirdly‚ Kantianism is also another moral issue‚ but as the same‚ it will not be acceptable. "act so as to treat people always as ends in themselves‚ never as mere means" (2002‚ Kant’s ethics in Bailey‚ p. 666). According to W.D. Ross with his 7 basic Prima Facie
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’Virtue ethics is of little use when dealing with practical ethics’. It’s argued that virtue ethics is of little use when dealing with practical ethics. Virtue ethics doesn’t focus on actions being right or wrong‚ but on how to be a good person. Virtue ethics raises three questions - who am I?‚ who do I ought to become?‚ and lastly‚ how do I get there? Then there is practical ethics describes situations where an action is needed. Virtue ethics goes back to Plato and Aristotle. Plato’s moral
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elaborate on the issue | * Consequentialism - Ethical Egoism: Self interest to garner business support justified * Consequentialism – Utilitarianism: Went against view of majority; unjustified * Deontology –Kantianism: In accordance to moral rules of Saudi Arabia‚ against principle moral of rights * The Conventional Approach: Follows conventional Saudi Arabia’s advertising; justified | 3. Issue construction: Uncertainties inherent in the issue
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Zombies: To Kill or not to Kill Aneet Bains Philosophy 106 Zombies are pervasive in our contemporary culture; whether they are terrorizing attractive actors in movies or television shows‚ or they are being meticulously detailed in comics and books‚ zombies seem to have invaded the popular mediums of entertainment. To be clear‚ when I refer to zombies I am alluding to the reanimated undead corpses that are fueled only by their will to eat flesh‚ preferably human‚ and have absolutely no rational
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CASE PRESENTATION: Mr. Z is a visiting professor of biophysics at a large university medical center. The Z family came to the United States two years ago and will be in this country for five years. Family members include the doctor; his wife‚ Mrs. Z; their two children‚ who are four and seven years old; and Mr. Z’s mother. The family has adopted the traditions of a prominent culture in their country of origin‚ where the husband is conventionally the primary decision maker and the husband’s
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Reading: pages 3-21 Key Terms (definitions on page 7): ethics morality descriptive ethics normative ethics metaethics applied ethics instrumentality intrinsically valuable Key ideas: principle of universalizabitlity principle of impartiality Be familiar with The Euthyphro by Plato (pages 16-19) - know Euthyphro’s definition of piety - understand that this is a debate regarding whether or not ethics is an objective or subjective discipline Be familiar with Common-Sense Religion
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