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situations where lying is attached to a greater good, no one can predict the future. The premise is therefore sound as a maxim. In...

can help to guide the decision making and create a firm foundations that will help to ensure that the outcomes are the best possib...

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

be seen as the embodiment of the norms, values and beliefs. These may be seen as isolated within the company, or reflections of th...

2000). Here is an example: A young person is in an accident and has been in a persistent vegetative state for months. The family...

but also data from the client that can be seen as personal, not only qualifications and experience, but more personal issues such ...

social order that refuses to acknowledge the elements of good and bad. Correspondingly, Fontana (2003) points out how the good "a...

construction, use and maintenance. Smiths point was that the structure itself may not be too costly in terms of initial outlay, b...

there is no singular set of ethical disciplines that are adhered to by all sectors. Distinguishing these moral and ethical action...

add to this there is also a general agreement that this is unethical as well as illegal. However, it is not always this clear-cut,...

If we look to Aristotle, Socrates and Plato there is an agreement that it is the good of the many that is important, therefore whe...

the primary location where policy is derived. There are myriad ethical considerations in the daily world of business, and each on...

or private practice, we agree and understand that our ethical conduct overrides all other considerations" (p. 4). While this may s...

informed consent as one would with other patients, who are not of this culture. Such questions that address the role of the law ...

in death is a wise safeguard. In the early part of the twentieth century, rationalizations abounded in medical literature that def...

but we can also look to the east where there are trade relationships between the former Asian colonies. Pakistan is a form...

Probably not. The same is true for Enron management. We know now that Enron gave itself over to greed and arrogance in its busin...

for as the business owner. The subsequent purchase was funded with ?10,00 in debentures and cash. Salomon owned 20,001 of the 20,0...

thirdly the contemplative" life" (Aristotle, 350 B.C.E.). Here, Aristotle divides life into types. Such a typology is applicable t...

culture. Personal ethics will enter the picture and will depend upon the individual. Of course, ethics in the business world are r...

code goes beyond mere regulations. There are many actions that are legal but that are not moral. As an extreme example, the use of...

ethics are a part of the concern. The hospital should not accept a patient load that it cannot handle. Another example of an issue...

of what he chooses to do in life. Psychologists likely would say that Loser harbors immense hatred for women in that he chooses t...

addressed below in Point 3. Point 1 Mr. Hoozgows recent decision to place microphones in common areas and meeting rooms of ...

what serves the greatest number serves the greater good" (London A12), rather than what is favorable for a few. Indeed, this has ...

code for further guidance. The medical professions are well known for their codes of conduct, these cover the total behavi...

physicians, theologians, and lawyers in founding journals, research centers, hospital and medical school committees, departments, ...

products. They sell images, values, goals, concepts of who we are and who we should be--they shape our attitudes and our attitudes...

from discriminatory practices in the past. The proposed hiring policy of the Kosovo immigrant is a positive action directed towar...

agree with Aristotles ideas, and see morality as a living concept, and something that should not be tampered with. What might Aris...