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Ethical Views of the Movie Saving Private Ryan

the face of it, to go against the utilitarian principle of the "greatest good of the greatest number", taking a more long-term vie...

Justice and Ethics

Long-term solutions carry "higher personal risks and an intangible measure of worth" (Schafer, 2002; p. 14). 2. Utilitarianism A....

Styles of Making Legal Decisions

who also figure prominently in the decision-making process by virtue of the arguments they offer for courts consideration and the ...

Creating a Personal Ethical Philosophy

that this is wrong. They believe that there is an intrinsic morality and that women should not be executed for committing adultery...

Philosophy and Morality

a certain set of circumstances, and that would not be acceptable as a moral guide. B) Consider a new law that requires people wit...

Auditors and Ethics

dealing with the actual philosophies and how they fit into the auditing profession. What well do, first of all, is define what it ...

Utilities Company in Southern California

the backcountry, where the weather gets very dry and then, pass on any of their costs to customers instead of holding the company ...

Legal Profession and Ethics

the street ... must and will reflect our personal moral standards" (Reavley, 2001). Those moral standards, Reavley implies, must ...

Honesty and Ethics in Philosophy

commandment "thou shalt not kill", for example, are forced to re-examine their views in the light of military service in wartime, ...

The Results/Utilitarianism Ethic Orientation and Alignment with Kudler Fine Foods.

in the different trade-offs so that the greatest utility "goodness" can be provided. This can be contrasted with other approaches,...

Moral Acceptability of Set Aside Business Programs

taken ten years to be resolved (2003). These authors also report there are so many lawsuits being filed related to the set-aside p...

Cases of Conflict of Interest

administration that is tied to a clandestine love affair. Forbes prints a small article regarding another type of conflict of inte...

Religious Prejudice and Ethics

perhaps for good reasons but with disastrous results over the long term. Community over self is more obvious and calls to m...

Case Study Analysis of Environmentalist Ethics

are doing is unethical. Why? The majority of people are not environmental activists and they do not care about the trees. Of cours...

Boeing Company and Theories of Ethics

2004). John Stuart Mills, in his book Utilitarianism, further stated that not all forms of pleasure were of equal value (Free-Defi...

Theories and Moral Truths

of moral realistic thought and debate. Thomas Hills "Moral Agency Presupposes Autonomy of the Will"...

Health Care Delivery and Various Moral, Philosophical, and Ethical Issues

ethical, philosophical, and moral issues that characterize the one delivery mechanism also characterize the other. A particular c...

Looking at Drug Testing Philosophically

trust the individuals in the position, or is a drug test needed? Utilitarianism supports the idea that the greater good is what i...

Internet and Immorality

In looking at the greatest good we may argue that there are many people that have benefited from the use of the internet,...

Health Care and an Application of Distributive Justice

Where Philosophy and Reality Meet Accessibility to and the cost of health care have been overriding issues...

Theories of Corporate Responsibility

is a theory that a student writing on this subject should certainly explore. Central to utilitarianism is the premise that it ...

Living By A Code, Ethics, Liberty, and Morality

things, some of which were not the original intent of Jeffersons vision. Having money has come to be equated with a sense of free...

Moral Conduct and the Philosophy of Immanuel Kant

nature of human thought. Kants stance is extremely rational. However, some of his maxims prove to be unworkable in regards to ce...

Examining Utilitarianism

rule utilitarianism (Pojman and Meagher 223). Act utilitarians are often thought of as consequentialists because they look at the...

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 ...

Probation Service and Ethics

absolute, or to take the view that killing an enemy to defend ones country is not "covered" by the ethical imperative....

Death Tax Changes

to protect their possessions from ending up in the hands of government agencies once they have died; however, this particular appr...

Ethics: Utilitarianism

the greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation" (Jeremy Bentham, 2006). This simple co...

Buddhism and Utilitarianism

consciousness" (Sayadaw). These are the normal processes of perception, movement, and consciousness. With this concept Buddha arri...

Utilitarianism and Kantian Ethics Compared

be serious diseases amongst the populace. By mandating it for the greater good, as it is something that will help the greatest num...