Biocentric Ethics Analysis SCI/362 - Environmental Issues and Ethics January 27‚ 2014 Howard Schmidt‚ M.S.‚ M.B.A. Biocentric Ethics Analysis Inherent and intrinsic value both refer to the value that is within the item or organism‚ it has value in and of itself; the value within the item or organism is “independent of the interests‚ needs‚ or uses of anyone else” (DesJardins‚ 2013‚ p. 113). Inherent value refers to the value that is found or recognized within the item or organism; whether spiritual
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“EFFORTS TO REDUCE OZONE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA” The Los Angeles Basin is a plain that lies between the Pacific Ocean and mountains to the north and east. During the summer‚ the sunny climate produces a layer of warm‚ dry air at upper elevations. Southern California counties are where almost 15 million people reside. South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) is a governmental organization established in 1977 to deal with the historically poor air quality in the area surrounding Los Angeles
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Simulation Jeneal Clegg 04/02/2013 Jonathan Neville SCI 362 In this simulation we were to review the pros and cons of allowing a foreign pharmaceutical company‚ Colney & Pitts located in California‚ to be able to harvest the rainforests tree’s bark‚ and build a manufacturing plant in the Kenyan highlands‚ to help in finding medication or herbal remedies for patients‚ by using the harvested bark to create synthetic medication. This particular simulation was going to affect the rainforest
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values. Ecology The study of systems that includes interrelationships among organisms and between organisms and their environment. Ecophilosophy The study of the interrelationship between an organism ’s physical functioning and its environment. Ethics The branch of philosophy that deals with human values Hedonism the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the sole or chief good in life Holism The theory that parts of a whole are in intimate interconnection‚ such that they cannot exist or
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Climate Change Regulations SCI/362 August 09‚ 2012 Climate Change Regulations Anthropogenic climate change is an establishment phenomenon. Within the scientific community‚ the question is no longer whether climate change will occur‚ but at what rate‚ with what effects‚ and what‚ if anything‚ we can do about it. The biggest culprit in climate change is an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide‚ which is generated primarily through burning fossils. Earth’s average temperature is based on
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Simulation Paper For SCI/362 January 4‚ 2013 * Proper management of environmental resources is a concern faced by everyone living on the planet. Technological and industrial advances have continued to put the fragile environment at risk. Most industry sectors continue to increase the organization’s environmental exposure. Organizations and individuals have an ethical responsibility to ensure proper management of surrounding natural resources for both the present and future generations
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Biocentric Ethics Analysis SCI/362 April 1‚ 2014 Prof. Michelle Orzech Biocentric Ethics Analysis There have been debates about GMO’s for decades. While farmers fight for their land and the continuance to produce‚ farmers were given the option to plant seeds that are genetically modified. The seeds in turn would grow more crops and last longer. The compulsion on the farmers to make ample crops and try to help world hunger would not just cost more for them‚ but it can also cause lack of
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The biocentric viewpoint is where all life has moral standing. There are many people like Paul Taylor or Albert Schweitzer that have their own theories about biocentrism as well. The biocentric viewpoint says that all life has moral standing‚ but is this the correct viewpoint to take in order to determine how people ought to act in relation to the environment? This is the correct view point in regards to the environment because this view give all life moral standing. Allowing an environment to be
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Tutorial Answer for Chapter 5 1. Which should have the higher risk premium on its interest rates‚ a corporate bond with a Moody’s Baa rating or a corporate bond with a C’s rating? Why? The bond with a C rating should have a higher risk premium because it has a higher default risk‚ which reduces its demand and raises its interest rate relative to that of the Baa bond. 2. Why do US treasury bills have lower interest rates than large-denomination negotiable bank CDs? U.S. Treasury bills have
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MKT362 Pricing Assignment 2 – Group-based Assignment January 2013 Presentation MKT362 Assignment 2 Group-based Assignment This assignment is worth 30% of the final mark for MKT362 Pricing. The cut-off date for this assignment is 20 Feb 2013‚ 2359hrs. This is a group-based assignment. You should form a group of 3 members from your seminar group. Each group is required to upload a single report to MyUniSIM via your respective seminar group. Please elect a group leader. The responsibility
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