Essays on Free Will and Moral Responsibility Essays on Free Will and Moral Responsibility Edited by Nick Trakakis and Daniel Cohen Cambridge Scholars Publishing Essays on Free Will and Moral Responsibility‚ Edited by Nick Trakakis and Daniel Cohen This book first published 2008 Cambridge Scholars Publishing 12 Back Chapman Street‚ Newcastle upon Tyne‚ NE6 2XX‚ UK British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
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Social Responsibility 1. If you were the manager of “Bally’s Grand Casino”‚ would you treat Elaine Cohen any differently? What would Friedman (“Increase Profits”) and Allen (“Schizophrenic Conception”) advise the manager to do? Use ethical methods and legal concepts to support your position. Elaine Cohen‚ a 73 year old widow‚ is a consistent gambler who spends her retirement savings on casino gambling. The Bally Grand casino‚ where Elaine spends her money‚ is treated very well. The casino “comps”
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How did events leading up to the Great Recession illustrate the significance of the Moral Hazard and/or the Principal-Agent problem? Give an example from a news article to illustrate. What could be done to minimize such problems? Answer. We referred to the article given at http://www.cato.org/policy-report/januaryfebruary-2010/perfect-storm-ignorance The root cause of everything that led to the great recession of 2008 can be traced to the Sub-prime Loan crisis. The riskier loans were exposed
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE SOCIETY By: saheli chakraborty Introduction Corporate social responsibility (CSR)‚ also known as sustainable responsible business (SRB)‚ or corporate social performance‚ is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model. Ideally‚ CSR policy would function as a built-in‚ self-regulating mechanism whereby business would monitor and ensure their adherence to law‚ ethical standards‚ and internati onal norms. Business would embrace
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and the same‚ that is they do not make distinction between these. When we focus on individuals as sources of decisions‚ the ultimate locus of responsibility‚ the unity of thought and action‚ we come to think of them as self. A consideration of the concept of “self” involves an analysis of other concepts related to it‚ such as‚ “body‚” “responsibility‚” “agent” and “freedom.” The self can be defined as consisting of such qualities which make a person distinct from other persons. The self refers to the
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Question 4. It is overwhelming how corporations have embedded a social responsibility in their mission statements and company objectives. This leaves us with one assertion that is that corporations do have some level of obligation towards society’s morality; however‚ the corporation itself is not a moral agent (Klaus M. Leisinger). The discussion that follows is about corporations being moral agents or otherwise; however I will reach a conclusion that corporations do have an obligation that extends
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Frederick Denny‚ the keynote speaker of the night spoke on Islam and its moral responsibility and how Muslims need to educate. He was a very intelligent man and great speaker‚ but he was too philosophical for the students in the audience. I was one of those misfortunate souls who could not understand where he was going. He hit on many key points that connected the current problems of Islam and ideas of liberation theology. He stressed that Islam is and always will be a monotheistic‚ ethical
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society. Debating the right to life against a multitude of different circumstances becomes increasingly strenuous with celerity. However‚ one notorious philosopher‚ Judith Jarvis Thomson‚ provides a strong argument for justifying abortion in the eyes of moral thinkers. In cases of failed contraception‚ Thomson argues that abortion can be justified‚ despite the uproar from both pro-life and pro-choice supporters in favor of the contrary. Thomson argues her point very effectively‚ and allows for her thoughts
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2-16-15 WC #1=469 WC#2= 6 WC #3=11 In Homer’s Odyssey‚ in what fundamental way IS‚ or IS not‚ Penelope a determining moral agent in her own destiny? I shall argue that Penelope IS a determining moral agent in her destiny by fulfilling her promise to wait for her husband‚ giving all suitors a chance to marry her‚ and allowing Odysseus to prove himself to her. A moral agent IS a person capable of acting with reference to right and wrong. For 20 years‚ Penelope remained faithful to her husband
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Moral Responsibility and Divine Freedom Classical theism contains a conception of one single God‚ a being of great power‚ wisdom‚ and goodness. This God is not just a great being or even the greatest being of all beings that have existed or will exist‚ but the greatest possible being. This means that God is a being which no greater being can exist or even be conceived to exist. Naturally then‚ God is taken to be a being whose goodness‚ power‚ and knowledge are such that it is logically impossible
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