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    consideration of others; with benevolence and obligation that must be present to enforce relationships. Asian societies have a history to be hierarchical‚ in contrast to the American culture where there is a form of equality to an extent between teacher and student‚ peer to peer‚ and family members among themselves. The hierarchical relationships in Asian culture involve a lot of obligation that could be seen as domination with the expectation of responsibility and benevolence in return. Example being

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    is right” (Louis & Ito‚ 2008). Secondly‚ courage is the spirit of daring and bearing. Courage is an extra morality and is vital when having the correct morals. In addition‚ regarding benevolence‚ samurais who had both the physical and legal power to kill and destroy enemies were also reserved their power of benevolence and mercy. In terms of respect‚ this system was based on Chinese Confucianism and Japanese samurai adopted respect in this system and samurai did not need a written contract for working

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    when a passerby assumes Frankenstein is killing the young girl and shoots him‚ when in reality he was actually saving her from drowning. This grave misinterpretation causes the monster to go into a state of rage‚ “This was then the reward of my benevolence! I had saved a human being from destruction‚ and as a recompense I now writhed under the miserable pain of a wound which shattered the flesh and bone. The feelings of kindness and gentleness which I had entertained but a few moments before gave

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    Development of the Instrument The quantitative measurement of the four dimensions of benevolence- of ethical sensitivity‚ spirituality‚ positive engagement‚ community requires separate measuring scales of each. A four point scale was used in developing this instrument. Collection of Item& Item Selection Interviews were conducted with 10 managers of Knoah Solutions and Bharathi Cements . and after reviewing books and literatures. Items were collected and theoretically 50 items were derived in total

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    self-interested while most thought of altruism as virtuous and self-interest as vice. He stated that empirical evidence supporting human altruism was non-existent‚ and it is selfish actions that benefit society. Society that runs on altruism and benevolence is a stagnant society that fails to progress. In Mandeville’s The Fable of the Bees‚ he emphasizes that when people seek self interests‚ comforts and pleasures‚ society inevitably progresses with occurences of new inventions and a circulation of

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    The theme in this book is qualities that should be desirable in human beings and morality in one’s behavior. For instance‚ virtue is a moral that is mention throughout the book. The main principles of Confucius in the Analects are Ren known as benevolence‚ Yi known as righteousness‚ Li known as rituals‚ Hsiao known as filial piety. Confucius even introduces the word junzi which means prince or gentleman. He does this to show that people they need to have higher moral character and you don’t have

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    Theodicy as a term was originally coined in 1710 by a philosopher named Gottfried Leibniz in his work Essais de Théodicée sur la bonté de Dieu‚ la liberté de l’homme et l’origine du mal ("Theodicy Essay on the Benevolence of God‚ the Free will of man‚ and the Origin of Evil"). Theodicy‚ as defined by Webster’s Dictionary‚ is a “defense of God’s goodness and omnipotence in view of the existence of evil.” David Hume‚ in his Dialogues concerning Natural Religion‚ quotes Epicurus‚ a Greek philosopher

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    In Erich Maria Remarque’s novel All Quiet on the Western Front the meaning of desensitization is manifested through the ability to have a tender heart is vilified. The brutally inhumane experiences the participants face demonstrate how war does not allow for and eminently discourages having a tender heart. The experience of war tends to strip a person of their humanity and natural human empathy and when the realization of such becomes palpable there is a desperate want or need to feel something

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    supported by evidence from your text and from other research‚ answer the following questions: How would you classify Alcoa’s ethical work climate? Which ethical criterion‚ as shown in Figure 5.1‚ was used by the company: egoism (self-centered)‚ benevolence (concern for others)‚ or principles (integrity approach)? What role did top management commitment play in developing the ethical work climate and organizational performance seen at Alcoa? What other ethical safeguards are mentioned in the case

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    will not express loyalty by kissing his hand. In this interaction‚ we see that benevolence does not equate loyalty. Given Germame’s subsequent rebellion against Selassie’s regime‚ this lack of loyalty is perhaps why Selassie’s administration sees Germame’s benevolence as grave. An uneducated and powerless Germame would have been incapable of rebelling against the state. However‚ he was enabled by Selassie’s “benevolence‚” and used his power in attempting to overthrow him. This interaction serves particular

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