George simply paying attention. It a long drive back home family's winter vacation, Interstate coming downtown area city. His wife front. In backseat young daughter younger brother, feeling sick home.ID George's dilemma: Kant vs. consequentialism (u Continue Reading...
Health Nursing Healthcare Perspectives Deontology Deontology decides what one should and should not do based on what is fundamentally right and wrong. It basis ethical theory on what is morally required by duty, what is forbidden or wrong accordin Continue Reading...
The term ‘deontology’ has its roots in the Greek language – ‘deon’ being the Greek word for ‘duty’ and ‘logos’ meaning ‘study/ science of’. Within the context of modern ethical philoso Continue Reading...
Ethical Communication and Social Media: Discussion and Implications “Almost a quarter of the world’s population is now on Facebook. In the USA nearly 80% of all internet users are on this platform. Because social networks feed o Continue Reading...
John is basing his decision strictly on consequentialism, whereas Mary's perspective is more nuanced and includes both duty-based and rights-based points-of-view. Ethical consequentialism focuses solely on the outcomes of the situation, which is why Continue Reading...
For instance, if people fear going to hospitals, this is not a good thing, an ancillary result of the forced transplants. Therefore agent relativity such as Dr. Tooley's above becomes necessary. In this case, the philosopher compares the world with Continue Reading...
Taken in isolation, consequentialist ethics would dictate that Yahoo allow the parents access to Mr. Ellsworth's email. However, in today's legal environment, such actions cannot reasonably be taken in isolation. If Yahoo sets a precedent, they wil Continue Reading...
Utilitarianism is one a normative ethical philosophy, and it stands as one of the most important of its type. At its heart, utilitarianism is a consequentialist philosophy, in that the ethics of an action are dependent on the consequences of an actio Continue Reading...
As Spoor (2007) points out, it can be fruitful to examine alternative ethical and moral codes. Am I taking a consequentialist approach (the ends justify the means)? Banks (2008) delineates the ways law enforcement officers often use a consequentia Continue Reading...
Killer Robot The person with the greatest responsibility for the death of Bart Matthews was Ray Johnson. Johnson contributed to the death of Matthews in several ways. The most important of these was ordering the tests to be faked by Yardley. Johnson Continue Reading...
Gay marriage is a topical and controversial issue, as evidenced by the subject's coverage in the media, presence on ballot initiatives and the high visibility of the controversy in general. There are a few different ethical issues where gay marriage Continue Reading...
Diversity in the workplace has been one of the more active fields of study in human resources over the past several years. There are essentially two components to the discussion. The first is the business case for diversity, and the second is the eth Continue Reading...
advertisements, the Johnson Bank says, "We'll treat you like family." As an employee, a company that makes this type of promise would seem to be an ideal work environment. It connotes the idea of a very warm environment, where customers, employees, Continue Reading...
Business Ethics An ethical dilemma is defined as a situation where "an agent has moral reasons for doing two different actions, but where doing both of those two actions in not possible" (McConnell, 2014). Businesses often find themselves in what th Continue Reading...
Profits Milton Friedman famously proposed in 1970 that the "social responsibility of business is to increase its profits," and that notion of business ethics is still prevalent today, though the debate about the subject has yet to abate. Friedman wa Continue Reading...
There are many other related reasons for arguing against euthanasia and its acceptance or legalization. One is that it contradicts the medical code of ethics and the Hippocratic Oath, which, "…expressly forbids the giving of deadly medicine t Continue Reading...
Health Care Right or Privilege Health Care Right Privilege Whether health care is a right or a privilege is one of the most intensely debated social questions of the modern era, but phrasing it in this binary way of one or the other masks a deeper Continue Reading...
Fixtures are considered part of personal property, but in cases where they become a part of real property and cannot be removed, they are considered part of real property. Building on a plot of land is a fixture that is considered part of real prop Continue Reading...
Theories The Uganda bananas case is about the regulatory and political issues surrounding genetically-modified crops. The case is written from the perspective of a scientist who has developed a banana that is resistant to a particular Black Sigatok Continue Reading...
Good Life What is Good Life? The Consequentialism Debate Utilitarian reasoning is regarded as "consequentialist." The other approach of human actions' analysis is called "deontologist" reasoning. Utilitarian and deontological reasoning have very Continue Reading...
cabinet-level agency in the U.S. government termed "Agency X" herein is the largest healthcare provider in the nation. With a multi-billion dollar budget, virtually universal support from the American public and a national network of healthcare faci Continue Reading...
OlympusThe Olympus case highlights a number of behavioral, ethical and accounting issues. First, the ethics of the case are crystal clear. The two executives of Olympus went to extensive lengths to commit the fraud. It was carefully planned, with mu Continue Reading...
Social and Environment Justice The triple bottom line covers both the social and environmental dimensions. Justice might be a vague concept but it is one of those "you know it when you see it" ideas, for which any company can and should develop spec Continue Reading...
Price Fixing and Philosophy In looking at price fixing in terms of philosophy, one can apply many ethical theories in order to understand the motives of such individuals who employ it as well as help individuals understand why the practice itself Continue Reading...
The Price of Doing Good: Consequences of Ethical Decision MakingIn their day-to-day lives, people encounter a wide range of ethical and moral problems which do not necessarily have straightforward solutions. As a matter of fact, there are ethical di Continue Reading...
Most philosophers, however, reject egoism or ethical egoism as it violates the foundations of an ethical system. Two persons to both maximize their respective self-interests will lead to conflict. Moreover, egoism inclines towards the exploitation o Continue Reading...
Knowledge Integration Project 1A) Business owners must take a number of different factors into account when determining the form of business. They have to consider the sources and types of risk that the business takes, if there will be employees, an Continue Reading...
human life be more valuable than another? William Godwin's thought experiment concerning Fenelon and his valet is intended to argue precisely this point. Godwin proposed a burning building with two people in it, Fenelon and his servant. Godwin argue Continue Reading...
Embryonic Stem Cell Research The use of human embryonic stem cells in scientific research has held great promise for some but this research has also produced powerful objections from others. Indeed, there is a profound if sometimes vehemently expres Continue Reading...
Torture: Often Morally Justifiable Given the events of the last ten-year, most notably U.S. Military techniques in Abu Graib, the subject of torture is ever a popular one and ever controversial. For the purposes of this paper, torture will be define Continue Reading...
