admitting that it simply the level of behaviour society accepts and the law requires. “Ethics is a study of moral standards whose explicit purpose is to determine as far as possible whether a given moral standard is more or less correct (Manuel G. Velasquez‚ 2006)” Standpoint March 24‚ 1989‚ one of the Exxon Valdez‚ a loaded oil tanker with 52 million gallons crude oil runs in Prince William Sound‚ spilling 11 million gallons of oil. The government was strongly feeling about the environmental
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I would like to counter this with the argument that we have a higher obligation to humans. It has been asserted that ‘speciesism’‚ or thinking of animals as our lessers is the equivalent to racism or sexism (Andre and Velasquez‚ 4). I will concede that unwarranted suffering of any form of life should be avoided. In this case‚ however‚ it is by no means unwarranted‚ and animals should not be our primary concern. Animals in anguish is a legitimate issue‚ but so is the suffering
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References: Velasquez‚ M. (2006). Business Ethics: Concepts and Cases (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall
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this project‚ Unocal paid US$ 8.6 million to Total S.A to became 28‚26% of the Yadana Field project‚ while the other investors are Total S.A (31‚24%)‚ Thailand’s PTT Exploration & Production Public. Co (25‚ 5%) and the Burmese government (15%) (Velasquez‚ 2011). Undoubtedly‚ Unocal‚ Total S.A‚ Thailand`s PTT Exploration & Production Public and the Burmese government are main stakeholders of this project. Stakeholders are defined by groups or individuals who can affect or be affected by the achievements
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assist in making the correct choices. They are five sources in which the ethical standards can be helpful they are: the utilitarian approach‚ the rights approach‚ the fairness or justice approach‚ the common good approach and the virtue approach (Manuel Velasquez‚ 2009). The vision in which I plan to provide a stable decision- making work area is those who will make my leadership different from those of the ones I have had before. When making a decision I will ask myself a couple of questions. Will
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controversial topic that is developing within our society today. According to Andre and Velasquez in “Capital Punishment: Our Duty or Our Doom‚” 2000 people in the United States are currently awaiting capital punishment due to atrocious crimes (Andre and Velasquez 2013). This issue is becoming more controversial as more states are beginning to consider ratifying this concept states Andre and Velasquez (Andre and Velasquez 2013). The reason this issue is becoming more controversial is due to the fact that
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forms‚ which it remembered in this life (Velasquez‚ 154). To a large extent‚ Plato’s Theory of Forms was
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of as fundamental norms of decency and respect” meaning that if this way of thinking was utilized by everyone punishment would be much more severe for minimal offenses. What Sandel fails to realize is that there are more views on utilitarianism. Velasquez offers a different view on utilitarianism posing the question that “if lying would produce the best consequences in a particular situation‚ we ought to lie”. I whole heartedly agree with this concept. Why tell the truth and hurt more people than
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TABLE OF CONTENT PAGE NO Chp1. Introduction……………………………………………… … 1- 2 Chp2. Arguments…………………………………………………. 3- 6 Chp3. Conclusion……………………………………………….... 7 Chp4. Reference.………………………………………………..... 8 CHAPTER 1.INTRODUCTION Experiments on living animals arose in the early 17century. The history of animal testing is interesting aspects of what remains a controversial subject today. Animal testing has a major history oppressed with controversy‚ although most of these activities occurred
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Do you believe George Washington existed? The only thing we have to go by is writings about him. Do you believe all religions are false? If you looked at a watch‚ you would realize someone had to make it. The only thing religious people can go by is faith. The bible was written by humans‚ but those who wrote it were never seen by the people who presently believe its truth. Religious people that practice Christianity choose to trust those who wrote the bible. If you trust what was written by and about
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