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Ethics and Morality
Ethics is about what we should – and should not - do. It includes identification of basic principles, e.g. the prerogatives of property owners; and the application of those principles to actual situations, e.g. copyright protection of intellectual property over the Internet.
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How would one define the Puritan work ethic?
The Puritans believed simply that hard work was an honor to God and that it would lead to a prosperous reward. They were people who believed in actually working for a living.
Examples of ethical situation might be these:
- I saw my manager steal money from the cash register. I didn't want to lose my job but the company was being harmed. I called my District Manager and reported it.
- My friend and I worked in the same doctor's office. A patient asked if the doctor was running on time. Later my friend told the doctor the patient had been "irate and rude". The doctor said to send the patient a termination letter and he refused to see her anymore. I stepped in to tell the truth about the patient, who had not been rude or irate. I lost my friend because of my decision.
- I overheard my co-worker lie to a customer about the costs of different service plans. I told my manager because that behavior eventually harms the company and customers.
- I saw my co-worker "slap" an older patient's hand. My co-worker was irritable because her baby was sick all night. But slapping a patient is abuse, even though the slap left no mark on the skin.
- My nurse mentor ran an IV at a higher rate to "catch up" because the IV rate "got behind". Later she put it back to the rate that the doctor had ordered. I reported it because she didn't follow doctor's orders, and the patient could have been harmed.
- Two girls at a fast food store routinely go outside to smoke marijuana on their breaks. Then, they confuse orders, forget things, and get rude to customers. I really wanted to fit in at work, but what they were doing was wrong and affected job performance.
Should a employee be able to win a contest that a employer holds?
Not if the contest is open to the public. The contest would have the appearance of being biased even if the employee didn't win.
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It depends on what the prize is. If the prize is a promotional item, it wouldn't make much of a difference.
If, however, the awarding of the prize shows a conflict of interest, then no. If you have a drawing for a Thanksgiving turkey at a holiday party, the employee would not be eligible.
If the contest is not open to the public, or is a closed drawing, the employee might win provided everyone has an equal chance.
What is a valid criticism for cultural relativism?
The terms "right and wrong" have little practical application
The terms "right and wrong" have little practical application
Cultural Relativism is actually a problem. While it may be impossible to know exactly which moral positions are the best, it is clear that certain moral positions are better than others. Killing the victims of rape is not a good way to treat women, even if such an act is practiced in over twenty countries. Beating people who disagree with your political or religious views is not a good way to treat others, even if such an act is practiced in dozens of countries. The values enshrined in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights should be enforced for all people in all places regardless of the problems with normative culture.
What are the central principles of act utilitarianism?
Policies should be determined by whatever brings the greatest good to the greatest number of people.
What are some ethnical issues involoved in biotechnology?
There are many concerns about biotechnology and its ethical implications. Many think just the fact that they appear to be trying to play God is not a good thing. Cloning is one of the biggest concerns but genetically altering humans or animals has many ethical implications. One firm was even considering the possibility of producing a strain of cattle that have no legs so that they can just be kept in a container and fed so they will have soft meat and no injuries!
Aside from morality there are some serious potential problems that can result from genetic manipulation. DNA is extremely complex and too fool with it can cause all kinds of problems that even the brightest scientists can not conceive of. Some genetically altered vegetables have caused health reactions in humans who have eaten them.
It is possible to open a Pandora's box that is completely out of our control. Many science fiction stories have revolved around this issue. Some of these sci-fi ideas are not too likely, such as 50' spiders devouring people, however, not all of these scenarios are unlikely. Corn is something that has been experimented with a lot. The problem with corn is that it cross pollinates with other corn even when you don't want it to. If a harmful gene is introduced into corn it could spread through the world making corn no longer fit for human consumption!
Which do you prefer integrity or popularity?
Integrity wins every time. It could happen that if you adhere to moral and ethical principles, have a sound moral character and are honest, you will become a respected person in your community. This may make you popular, but it is not the object of your preference
Why does America have so many military bases around the world if America is for peace?
Because America is not really for peace as she claims, she is really for trouble!
What is the morality of Magic Brocade?
The moral of The Magic Brocade is that you should not be afraid to follow your dream. When Chen's mother is asked to step into the brocade, so that she may live at the Palace and teach the ladies her techniques, she follows her heart and does so.
What is professional code of ethics for marketers?
Marketers do not have a code of ethics. The goal is to sell a product by any means necessary. The use of subliminal messages to plant images and thoughts into your subconscious has long been in place and supported by the industry.
What is considered to be in good moral standing?
The person should have strong sense of right from wrong.
Can business and ethics go together?
good business mean good ethics what do you mean by this sentence? the person which have good ethics is good businessman because he can't do business alone. because he is concerned with other people. IF YOU HAVE GOOD ETHICS then your cutomers and labours are always happy with you. it is good for business.
What are two of the samurai's beliefs?
The philosophy of the samurai is known as bushido, literally the "way of the warrior." The tenets of bushido include:
- Courage at all times, even unto death,
- Rectitude -- always acting the part of the samurai,
- Benevolence -- helping the weak (though this didn't extend to beggars),
- Respect toward one's superiors, and also to one's opponent,
- Loyalty to one's master, and through them to the emperor,
- Honesty -- it was forbidden to lie to one's peers or superiors, even about small things,
- Honor to the code of the samurai, the laws of Japan, and to one's ancestors.
You don't. Rumors start themselves and make everything around them ugly by telling lies about people.
What is the relationship of history to ethics?
history is generally viewed (and changed) throuh the ethics of the reader
Are some people meant to go to war i feel i am?
no, no one is meant to go to war u must have some war phobia or some problem which i consider i must go see the doctor or a psychologist
What is the process of reinterpreting immoral behavior in terms of a higher purpose?
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Where do a person's ethics come from?
Personal ethics come from his cultural and social background and the grooming he had.
What are some ethical issues that asthma brings up?
Asthma isn't exactly a controversial topic like Abortion or Stem Cell research, however the fact that over 250,000 people die a year from Asthma attacks does raise some questions as to why treatment isn't improving as fast as we would hope it to.
Ethics is primarily a descriptive discipline?
There is a distinction to be made in philosophy between description, prediction, normativity, explanation etc.
Many aspects of the sciences are descriptive and predictive.
Ethics differes from science because ethics is descriptive and sometimes normative.
When you make the moral statment 'X is good' you could be describing certain things such as;
- A property of X
- Properties of a possible world where X is the case
- Peoples attitudes towards X
or you could be making normative claims like;
- You ought do X
- You have a duty to do X
Which of these is the case depends upon meta-ethics. In the normative examples however it is not necessarily the case that you are describing anything when you say 'you ought do X'
For example non-cognitivsts / emotivists would take the claim 'X is good' to mean "hurrah for X!" such a utterence is no more descriptive then chanting "U!S!A!U!S!A!" at the olympics to encourage the american swimming team.
Moral naturalists on the other hand believe that moral claims are about something in the natural world and are made true or false by the same sorts of real properties that make claims about scientific entities true or false. on this view "X is good" translates to a claim about natural propoerty P (say happieness) and X doing something to cause this natural property. This view is entierly descriptive where the moral motervation can be wholly seperated from the truth of a moral claim which makes a sharp distinction between the normative and the descriptive.
As far as I am concerned the only thing that stops moral naturalism from being fully scientific is that it is not predictive in any way and therefore cannot be concidered a proper scinece.
I hope this helped somewhat :)
What are the sources of moral values in students?
