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Making Decisions and Ethical Theory

At the other end of the spectrum is utilitarianism, which stresses that the greatest happiness of as many as possible should be th...

Can Utilitarianism Be Considered a Sound Ethical Theory?

complements that of the utilitarian. The utilitarian focuses on the badness of the victims agony but cannot readily grasp the sign...

An Evaluation of Ethical Theory

get what they want. After all, sacrifice usually ends up creating martyrs. This theory is aligned with the current notion that cap...

Business Ethics and Ethical Theory

ethical theory, utilitarianism and deontology often enter the picture. Mill (2001) for example, who is a utilitarian, claims that ...

Ethical Theories and Dr. Death

that one persons death can benefit a great number (how many lives would have been saved if Hitler had been killed in WWI?) but tha...

Values and Business Ethics

of philosophy dealing with right and wrong and the morality of motives and ends" (Shaughnessy, 2002, p. 20). But questions of ethi...

A Harvard Case Study and an Analyst's Dilemma

It would leave B&B in great jeopardy. Marys dilemma is whether or not to tell Steven about the information her friend gave her in...

7 Nursing Theory Issues

patient was in a significant amount of pain, he made jokes throughout his entire stay, as family members remained at his bedside. ...

Moral and Ethical Decisions in Business

(Himma, 2003). Throughout their lifetime, individuals are presented with moral dilemmas and situations in which they must make a ...

Social Responsibility in the Corporate Sector

practice is deemed morally acceptable. "Ethics sometimes get in the way of resolving questions like: What is the ethical concern?...

'Born to be Good?' by Celia Kitzinger Summarized and Discussed

1976). This concept is an extension of the Gala hypothesis explained by Dawkins (1976) in which "the global living world can be lo...

Morality and Ethics

consider the fact that when one stretches his ethical judgment and attempts to justify an immoral act, it can be argued that there...

Realism and Antirealism Concepts and Theories

In eight pages this paper examines realism and antirealism concepts, theories, and the impact of scientific, economic, ethical, an...

Business, Social and Ethical Responsibility

should be assumed by all companies as a matter of course. The debate centres around the actual responsibilities that the or...

Organizational Ethics and the Value of Transformational Leadership

paper, one might well suppose they were an independent business consultant contacted by the leaders of Conglomo Corporation, an in...

Questions on Ethics

actions that he would normally finds repugnant. Similarly, the captain of the guard who compels Joe to commit murder undermines Jo...

Dealing With Unsustainable Health Costs

is based on the greatest good for the greatest number of people. Or, it could be the greatest pleasure or good over the least pain...

An Ethical Dilemma

can do is to go to the CEO or human resources with her accusation along with the paper evidence she has. Her boyfriend advises aga...

Human Cloning and Ethics

they could, through their will, cause their actions to become universal law. Kant held that only those things that have bee...

Developmenetal Theories and Counseling

(Ginn 2009). Accommodation is the act of changing the cognitive structure in order to accept new knowledge or new experiences and ...

Lying and the Philosophy of Immanuel Kant

In seven pages this research paper examines the ethical theory of Immanuel Kant in a consideration of his lying stance. Four sour...

US as an Agricultural Leader

In five pages this paper discusses how the US is an agricultural leader in an overview of developmental, ethical, and economic the...

Choice Ethics and the Theories of Immanuel Kant

In five pages this paper examines the theories of Immanuel Kant as they relate to morality and making choices based upon ethical c...

Platonist v. Sophist World Perspectives

A creative fictitious dialogue is developed between a Platonist and a Sophist in this paper consisting of six pages which emphasiz...

Lehman Bros. Ethics

further, a presumption in the society that there are different positions and offices in the land, such as there are different posi...

Five Leadership Theories

of trait theories is that a person is born with leadership traits. In other words, these theories argue that leaders are born, not...

Medical Ethics Issues and Catholic Hospitals

In eight pages the moral dilemmas several Catholic hospitals struggle with in terms of such medical issues as euthanasia and abort...

Problems with a Duel Remuneration System in a Single Company

to be faced, in order to assess challenges and the best way to deal with them it is essential to consider the background of the co...

Modern Management Strategies

In seven pages the changes to management strategies in recent years are examined with such topics discussed as information technol...

Assisted Suicide, and Ethical, Social, and Political Theoretical Applications

In six pages the controversy of assisted suicide is discussed with an application of various ethical and sociopolitical theories. ...