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    1. INTRODUCTION Ethics has been perceived as one of the most important factors in establishing good corporate governance. Information Technology (IT) plays an increasing role in helping modern organizations to achieve their goals‚ and it has become critical in creating and implementing effective IT governance mechanisms. The increased use of information technology has raised many ethical issues for today’s IT professional.– Licensing of IT professionals – Internet communication – Intellectual

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    An Ethical Dilemma Introduction An ethical dilemma exists when the right thing to do is not clear or when members of the health care team cannot agree on the right thing to do (Potter‚ Perry‚ Stockert‚ & Hall‚ 2011). S.Z. is a 65-year-old Hispanic man who was admitted to the hospital for the third time in 6 months‚ for hyperglycemia. He is now scheduled to be discharged but his daughter pleads with the nurse that she does not want her father discharged because he is non-complaint with

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    12400 Yizhou Hu Luck‚ Virtue and Happiness The idea that non-virtuous people is possible to be better off than virtuous people like Priam seems to acknowledge that happiness is ultimately determined by luck. Indeed‚ by emphasizing that certain amount of fortune is necessary to happiness‚ Aristotle focuses on the relationship between luck‚ virtue‚ blessedness and happiness in Chapter 8 of Book 1. In the end‚ he takes a more intermediate stand toward fortune‚ claiming that virtue is the determinant of

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    When asking people “what does ethics mean?” we get many different replies. Some relate ethics to feelings‚ others relate it to religion‚ others might relate it to the law‚ others relate it to society and some just do not know. They are all wrong. Ethics refers to well-founded standards of right and wrong. Feelings‚ religion and the law may misguide people from what is ethical. The majority of people misunderstand what being ethical means. Some think that being ethical means following the law

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    Law and Ethics Semester 1 2010 ETHICS CASE STUDY QBank offered Jen a substantial amount of money for the premises of her florist shop. However‚ this will all come at the cost of her two employees Diane and Helen losing their jobs in the shop. Therefore‚ it seems Jen faces an ethical dilemma‚ particularly because she promised her employees that she would keep them on. By looking at key relevant ethical theories a decision can be made that best suits Jens situation. Egoism When applying

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    Nicomachean Ethics‚ happiness is achieved by fulfilling your function well. Humankind’s function is to exercise reason. This ethical conduct is achieved by following the Golden Mean‚ were one should always seek a middle ground between two extremes. I believe that life can benefit by following reason and a person could use a Golden Mean to determine the right action‚ however there are some instances where it shouldn’t be followed. In this essay I defend using the Golden Mean and virtue to live a good

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    brought on by people seeking to die. -Evaluate the moral permissibility of “suicide by cop” -To what extent is a police officer morally obligated to assess whether a person he or she shoots actually wants to be killed? Virtue Ethics Aristotle’s theory of moral virtue categorizes the pursuit of happiness as a process that is achieved by pursuing real goods in a morally correct way. It is a mean between two vices (excess & defect). Our actions are voluntary and the product of choice. In these

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    presented a criticism of virtue ethics. Rather than arguing that virtue ethics as a moral theory is wrong‚ Louden argues that the agent-centeredness of values ethics fails to provide adequate guidance for the action of the agent‚ thereby making the theory useless and disregardable. Louden’s first criticism is that virtue ethics does not allow for actions to be viewed separately from the agent (Louden‚ 228). This focus on virtues and not actions result poses a problem when assessing individuals committing

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    As we grow and become an adult that is able to form our own opinion is almost like a rite of passage because reading over the six steps almost seems like I have been a part of each step at some point in my life. When I was growing up I think relating to Stage 1: The Punishment and Obedience Orientation was definitely part of my life. Of course we don’t want to get in trouble as kids so generally we recognize that the authority will provide a severe enough punishment that will stop us from doing whatever

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    Identify the facts that might give rise to ethical issues 2. Stakeholders that you would talk to in the task - you are the chief ethics officer (CEO) - describe company that you’re working in - IT related. As a CEO‚ come out with guidelines about the ethical use according to the scenario 3. any laws (maltese laws)‚ if the scenario is not covered in laws (use laws of an EU country or any country) 4. identify the ethical issues - conflict between what it is that you’re supposed to be doing

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