Global Business Today, 5e
... • The concept of social responsibility refers to the idea that business people should take the social consequences of economic actions into account when making business decisions, and that there should be a presumption in favor of decisions that have both good economic and good social consequences • ...
... • The concept of social responsibility refers to the idea that business people should take the social consequences of economic actions into account when making business decisions, and that there should be a presumption in favor of decisions that have both good economic and good social consequences • ...
English 11: Hamlet`s Delay
... Hamlet; he seeks vengeance on behalf of his father. However, for this son, the decision to avenge is simple: “Can the son’s eye behold his father bleed? / There’s meed for meed, death for deadly deed!” (5.3.64-65). His diction and reasoning is similar to that of “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a too ...
... Hamlet; he seeks vengeance on behalf of his father. However, for this son, the decision to avenge is simple: “Can the son’s eye behold his father bleed? / There’s meed for meed, death for deadly deed!” (5.3.64-65). His diction and reasoning is similar to that of “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a too ...
Rethinking Ethical Leadership in Kenya: Adopting A
... The great debate among scholars focuses on what constitutes leadership that makes a difference and moves people to a whole new arena. Zand (1997) argues that people once stood in awe of electricity until scientists identified and harnessed its three basic variables: voltage, current, and resistance. ...
... The great debate among scholars focuses on what constitutes leadership that makes a difference and moves people to a whole new arena. Zand (1997) argues that people once stood in awe of electricity until scientists identified and harnessed its three basic variables: voltage, current, and resistance. ...
The Formula of the Universal Law
... as such, can be rightly called a ML (for Kant, the ML). (3) Per Sidgwick’s argument, a dualism of practical reason exists when two theories are in conflict—either theoretically or practically—and neither is better justified than the other. (4) It is possible to construct a self-regarding imperative, ...
... as such, can be rightly called a ML (for Kant, the ML). (3) Per Sidgwick’s argument, a dualism of practical reason exists when two theories are in conflict—either theoretically or practically—and neither is better justified than the other. (4) It is possible to construct a self-regarding imperative, ...
Unit 1: Introduction to Ethics
... others’ arguments and intuitions about some important issues, however clear-cut those arguments may seem to be at first glance. As Wraight (2011 p. 48) points out, ‘many things that once seemed obvious (like witches having the power to curdle milk and the sun revolving around the earth) no longer do ...
... others’ arguments and intuitions about some important issues, however clear-cut those arguments may seem to be at first glance. As Wraight (2011 p. 48) points out, ‘many things that once seemed obvious (like witches having the power to curdle milk and the sun revolving around the earth) no longer do ...
Introduction to ethics - U of L Personal Web Sites
... Innate or strongly ingrained principles widely shared within a society Ethical systems or theories that provide overarching principles ...
... Innate or strongly ingrained principles widely shared within a society Ethical systems or theories that provide overarching principles ...
View
... • Blurs distinction between doing what you think is right and doing what you want to do (Who are you to tell me what is right?) • Makes no moral distinction between the actions of different people (Hitler vs Mother Teresa) • SR and tolerance are two different things – (choosing to act only with your ...
... • Blurs distinction between doing what you think is right and doing what you want to do (Who are you to tell me what is right?) • Makes no moral distinction between the actions of different people (Hitler vs Mother Teresa) • SR and tolerance are two different things – (choosing to act only with your ...
Glory as an Ethical Idea
... The notion of glory may, perhaps, be a neglected one in philosophy partly because of the notion’s apparent religious overtones. Be that as it may, to say a little about what glory is is not to introduce a concept that we do not have, but to clarify the content and significance of a concept that we a ...
... The notion of glory may, perhaps, be a neglected one in philosophy partly because of the notion’s apparent religious overtones. Be that as it may, to say a little about what glory is is not to introduce a concept that we do not have, but to clarify the content and significance of a concept that we a ...
File - Introduction
... the term “ethics” is Greek, derived from the term ethos meaning custom or habit (BBC, 2013). While temporary responses can, of course, be considered ethical in nature, it is one’s full character that defines the integrity – or level – of such ethical values. Ethics is a lifestyle built from extensiv ...
... the term “ethics” is Greek, derived from the term ethos meaning custom or habit (BBC, 2013). While temporary responses can, of course, be considered ethical in nature, it is one’s full character that defines the integrity – or level – of such ethical values. Ethics is a lifestyle built from extensiv ...
An Internalist Dilemma - University of Colorado Boulder
... We saw earlier that strong internalism seems able to explain our linguistic intuitions as regards moral language and motivation, but that it is too strong since it cannot account for cases where there connection between moral judgments and motivation is defeated. Now, it might be suspected that weak ...
... We saw earlier that strong internalism seems able to explain our linguistic intuitions as regards moral language and motivation, but that it is too strong since it cannot account for cases where there connection between moral judgments and motivation is defeated. Now, it might be suspected that weak ...
Why we forgive what can`t be controlled - Fiery Cushman
... for moral judgment. Cases of moral luck, studied in both the psychological and philosophical literatures (Cushman, 2008; Nagel, 1979; Williams, 1981; Young et al., 2007), present such an opportunity.2 In one variety of moral luck, a person acts with good intentions but accidentally brings about a ba ...
... for moral judgment. Cases of moral luck, studied in both the psychological and philosophical literatures (Cushman, 2008; Nagel, 1979; Williams, 1981; Young et al., 2007), present such an opportunity.2 In one variety of moral luck, a person acts with good intentions but accidentally brings about a ba ...
Abstract
... explicit the diversity of ethical conceptions that guide them in their decisions. The objective of this thesis is to develop a scale which incorporates a variety of ethical perspectives, reflecting not only ideas of classical Western moral philosophies, but also contemporary business ethics theories ...
... explicit the diversity of ethical conceptions that guide them in their decisions. The objective of this thesis is to develop a scale which incorporates a variety of ethical perspectives, reflecting not only ideas of classical Western moral philosophies, but also contemporary business ethics theories ...
Utilitarianism-R-Warren-041014
... most happiness for the majority. Mill’s distinction between Higher and Lower order pleasures. ...
... most happiness for the majority. Mill’s distinction between Higher and Lower order pleasures. ...
Moral Beauty as An Overriding Imperative in
... contexts like societies or institutions (virtues such as justice and benevolence). An individual might want to pursue a career that can actualize their potential but doing so might jeopardize both the roles they are expected to enact in society and the lives of people dependent on the proper executi ...
... contexts like societies or institutions (virtues such as justice and benevolence). An individual might want to pursue a career that can actualize their potential but doing so might jeopardize both the roles they are expected to enact in society and the lives of people dependent on the proper executi ...
HOLY SPIRIT - Erskine College
... • Most people want to think of themselves as “Good” • Most people would not want to live in a society in which morality is unimportant • Most people face decisions every day that involve questions of right and wrong ...
... • Most people want to think of themselves as “Good” • Most people would not want to live in a society in which morality is unimportant • Most people face decisions every day that involve questions of right and wrong ...
Ethical and Philosophical Connotations of Foreign Policy Doctrines
... elements of preferences of given political system, but “per analogiam” there were encoded an idea of profit brought by its application. ...
... elements of preferences of given political system, but “per analogiam” there were encoded an idea of profit brought by its application. ...
The Moral Point of View in Hume, Kant and Mill Margaret Marie
... commitments, feelings, etc., that is unique to me, and not shared by others.2 When I make a decision, I will tend to put that set of concerns and commitments front and center. They will be the most important considerations in my decision-making process. From an impartial point of view, however, I m ...
... commitments, feelings, etc., that is unique to me, and not shared by others.2 When I make a decision, I will tend to put that set of concerns and commitments front and center. They will be the most important considerations in my decision-making process. From an impartial point of view, however, I m ...
Duty Ethics
... hand ethical problem solving is based upon several theories. This fact does not reflect the fuzziness of the situation but rather the complexity and diversity of ethics. Having multiple theories does enrich the process allowing problems to be looked at from different angles. Basic ethical problem so ...
... hand ethical problem solving is based upon several theories. This fact does not reflect the fuzziness of the situation but rather the complexity and diversity of ethics. Having multiple theories does enrich the process allowing problems to be looked at from different angles. Basic ethical problem so ...
lewiscatron - Michigan State University
... provisions appear in local ordinances, prevailing state statutes, case law, executive orders, regulations, civil service and agency rules, collective bargaining agreements, and other sources. Also, officers of the court are enjoined by Canon II to meet an appearance standard, as are members of many ...
... provisions appear in local ordinances, prevailing state statutes, case law, executive orders, regulations, civil service and agency rules, collective bargaining agreements, and other sources. Also, officers of the court are enjoined by Canon II to meet an appearance standard, as are members of many ...
Egoism
... We know we act selfishly very often. We don’t know we ever act altruistically. If any examples of altruism proposed are possibly selfish, that’s good evidence we are always acting selfishly, despite appearances. ...
... We know we act selfishly very often. We don’t know we ever act altruistically. If any examples of altruism proposed are possibly selfish, that’s good evidence we are always acting selfishly, despite appearances. ...
Chapter 2—Normative Theories of Ethics MULTIPLE CHOICE 1
... b. the moral permissibility of our actions depends entirely upon their consequences. c. we should treat people as ends in themselves, never merely as means. d. only pleasure has intrinsic value. ANS: C ...
... b. the moral permissibility of our actions depends entirely upon their consequences. c. we should treat people as ends in themselves, never merely as means. d. only pleasure has intrinsic value. ANS: C ...
rethinkingdemandingness
... would not be apt toward merely suboptimal acts. So, maximizing consequentialism, which includes the category of wrongness, licenses blame and guilt for certain actions, whereas scalar consequentialism does not. That could be a basis for maintaining that maximizing consequentialism is more demanding ...
... would not be apt toward merely suboptimal acts. So, maximizing consequentialism, which includes the category of wrongness, licenses blame and guilt for certain actions, whereas scalar consequentialism does not. That could be a basis for maintaining that maximizing consequentialism is more demanding ...
(Routledge Contemporary Readings in Philosophy)
... “good” makes a claim about social conventions (cultural relativism), personal feelings (subjectivism), or God’s will (supernaturalism). Cultural relativism, our first view, holds that “good” means what is “socially approved” by the majority in a given culture. Racism, for example, is not good or bad ...
... “good” makes a claim about social conventions (cultural relativism), personal feelings (subjectivism), or God’s will (supernaturalism). Cultural relativism, our first view, holds that “good” means what is “socially approved” by the majority in a given culture. Racism, for example, is not good or bad ...
Objective Morality_final
... Objective morality, insofar as it is fundamental, determines whether our actions in fact conform to that which we are morally required to do. If OSM is correct, when asking “Did I do the right thing?” we are asking “Did I conform to my objective moral obligations?” But moral assessment goes beyond a ...
... Objective morality, insofar as it is fundamental, determines whether our actions in fact conform to that which we are morally required to do. If OSM is correct, when asking “Did I do the right thing?” we are asking “Did I conform to my objective moral obligations?” But moral assessment goes beyond a ...
