Analyze the differences between ethical concepts‚ principles‚ theories‚ and tradition Mizzoni (2010) explains that understanding the distinction between ethical concepts‚ principles‚ theories‚ and traditions is part of the framework that may help one answer the philosophical problem about right and wrong. These terms will be briefly described and analyzed below. Ethical concepts Ethical concepts are described as the most basic building blocks of ethics (Mizzoni‚ 2010). They are thoughts or notions—
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Consequentialist a.i. An ethical theory that claims that the rightness and wrongness of human action is exclusively a function of the goodness and badness of the consequences resulting directly from that action. b. Deontological b.i. The rightness and wrongness of human actions is not exclusively a function of the goodness and badness of consequences c. Act-Utilitarianism c.i. A person ought to act so as to produce the greatest balance of good over evil‚ everyone considered. (contract w/ ethical egoism a
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clear‚ coming from the Greek duty. For example stealing is always wrong. It makes no difference who does it‚ what the reasons were‚ what culture they live in o whether it took place hundreds of years ago. Stealing is just one of those things which is universally wrong and knows that even if they don’t obey the rules. Strengths Weaknesses . It provides a fixed ethical code to judge actions with . Clear guidelines of behaviour. . Absolutism enables
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United by Similarities‚ Separated by Differences “Man has been studied more carefully than any other organic being‚ and yet there is the greatest possible diversity among capable judges whether he should be classed as a single species or race‚ or as two‚ as three...or as sixty-three” (Darwin‚ 83). In The Descent of Man Darwin argues whether humans are one species or if the races of the world make up their own respective species. Darwin considers both the differences and similarities between races
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may be to us now. There are many myths in the current world but not all of them capture as much attention as creation myths. Every religion and every culture in the world seems to have its own creation myth. Creation myths have several distinct similarities primarily in their supreme beings‚ things that existed before creation‚ and their creations and the order of the creations‚ which can be compared and contrasted in order to analyze both the university and individualism of different cultures. All
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Ancient civilizations have a lot of similarities and differences. The two civilizations are the Aryans and the Shang. The Aryans ruled over India from 1500 B.C. to 1000B.C. The Shang ruled over china from 1750 B.C. to 1122 B.C. The Aryans and Shang had similarities and differences in writing‚ religion‚ and Technology. There are many similarities and differences in writing in the Aryans and Shang dynasties. The Aryans used Sanskrit as their method of writing. The Shang used a method of making symbols
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present some clear ethical issues. First‚ looking at Aristotle’s principle of “virtue ethics‚” it must be determined whether the actions made by J.C. Penny are just‚ or fair‚ to their customers. Clearly‚ it is unfair for a company to deceive their customers into believing they received better deals then they actually did‚ and based on that analysis‚ Aristotle would have most definitely concluded the behavior of J.C. Penny to be unethical. Further‚ considering Immanuel Kant’s theory of the “categorical
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ARISTOTLE‚ MILL AND MARX‚ CONTRAST SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES Of the many Greek moralists and writers‚ Aristotle offers the most psychological and insightful accounts of virtuous character. This is particularly true to observation as most of the character treatments with respect to philosophical insight are focused mainly on Aristotle’s analysis. The reality of life is that humans abide by choices and elements that define how we live which are enshrined in ethics as described through the works
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Applying an Ethical Theory PHI 208 Jon Stern July 24‚ 2014 Deontology is defined as “the focus on the duties and obligations one has in carrying out actions rather than on the consequences of those actions.” (Mosser‚ 2013). It may actually be harder than it seems to carry out this theory depending on the situation. One situation in particular is euthanasia or assisting someone who chooses to end their life. In this paper‚ I will apply the deontological theory to the issue of euthanasia and discuss
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I believe that virtue ethics is the most plausible ethical theory. It is the only theory that requires us to work better ourselves by cultivating virtues instead of giving a law to follow or because we value the outcomes. In addition‚ with today’s society being self-centered it is the theory that has the best chances of being accepted. A virtue is defined as the mean between the extremely good and extremely bad and arriving to that just middle take time‚ dedication‚ and patience. One does not own
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