... on his behalf but on the behalf of the gods. This shows us piety and faith which is yet another virtue required to have lived a "good life". The epilogue, which is Socrates final address to his judges, reveals a virtue Socrates has been trying to relay to us repeatedly in the apology. Socrates: that I have been convinced ... to say the words you would find it pleasant to hear (R.E Allen, 1984, 38d) Socrates is showing us one of his greatest virtues in his epilogue. Even though Socrates speech did not result in an acquittal, he claims that he would not change his speech even to escape de...

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... in difficult situations where lying could be the best procedure to create a satisfying consequence. But, for Kant, the law "remains in full force, because it commands categorically." (G,438-39/57) 1 Kant's theory outlines two imperatives which are Hypothetical and Categorical. The Hypothetical Imperatives are based on an 'if'. We can reject the command as long as we are ... this situation, my greater obligation is to avoid hurting her. Here it can be seen that the notion of lying cannot be used, it is still an unethical action to perform. Thus, my duties of truthfulness and non-har...

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... limited the freedom of speech for the student, this has occurred in a situation where the lecturer looks at sexual identity and viewing the female as the one who can not perform well in class. How to Overcome the Sexual Harassment Conduct by the Lecturers Honesty Honesty is an important value especially for University Lecturers who as academic leaders are believed to ... 's categorical imperative theory which says that our primary duty is to act only in those ways in which the maxim of our acts could be made universal law (Desjardins, 2006:39). For example, the university can formulate t...

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... this would allow the quality and the quantity of the product to increase. "Plato assumes that we are all born with physical and intellectual equipment that makes us suited to perform some tasks better than others" (Rice, 42). So now individuals only have to specialize in something that they are physically and intellectually suited for according to Plato. These three philosophers ... have poets in his State they would have to produce examples of good moral character, and "Lyric poetry would only be allowed under strict supervision of the State authorities" (Rice, 39). Also in Plato's Rep...

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... descend into the grave upon which an angel carries his soul into the heaven. As mentioned earlier, at the end of the play, the doctor, acting as a theologian, recites his epilogue to the audience. A conclusion that everyone will die and nothing is left except his good deeds. Everyman is a play that teaches a moral. The universal theme or moral portrayed is to ... ...

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... works on logic, deal with formal logic as Aristotle understood the subject. The five others deal with types of reasoning that fail to meet Aristotle's requirements of scientific analogy (O"Conner 39). Other very influential aspects of Aristotle's work are his ideas on ethics and politics. The philosopher believes that ethical theory is a field distinct from the sciences. Aristotle conceives ethical theory ... those who were highly influenced by his work, include Averroes, the Arab philosopher, Maimonides, the medieval Jewish philosopher, St. Thomas Aquinas, and Thomas Jefferson, author ...

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... ) The economic and legal types of responsibility are required of businesses by society. These areas include being profitable while obeying all laws and regulations including environmental and consumer laws. (Carroll p.39) These areas of responsibility are the minimum requirements for firms that assume responsibility. The ethical area is expected of businesses by society to do what is right and fair and ... to be an ethical leader for other corporations. (Carroll p.39) Philanthropic responsibility is desired by society for businesses to reach out to the community by providing contribution...

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... , he can tend the whole realm within the Four Seas, but if he fails to develop them, he will not be able to even serve his parents" (Mencius 38-39). As the primary successor of Confucius, Mencius is renowned for his exploration into the nature of human beings and the assertion that all men are intrinsically good. Mencius' theory on ... relate to others is dependent on the growth of these virtues, and those who "fail(s) to develop them will not be able even to serve his parents" (Mencius 39). Not only did Mencius successfully defend the teachings of Confucius, but also, in the process, he...

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... and the heat didn't help at all (Malamud 442)." The narrator then decides to buy a second hand fan for Oscar. An action that however minute is the right action to perform. Although the fan only last a week, the narrator's action of kindness is good, by three normative ethicist, David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and John Stewart Mills, this small action performed can ... a simple gift to his sad and hot friend to cheer him up has no irrational consequences and only benefits the nariator. So the action is the morally right action to perform by Kant's first formulation of the Categorical Imperati...

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... that was put in place by the chief of staff early after the merger. This conscience rule allows any staff member who might be selected to perform abortions in the reproductive clinic to "opt out" of the procedure due to their own personal and moral beliefs. The question that has been ... not the employee themselves believe it is ethical or not, is not the question. It is the patient's decision, therefore, we must abide and perform to the best of our ability to support and make that decision possible. Another objection might be that with doing away with the conscience rule, I ... would ...

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... possess they are supposed to be in a position to make informed and sober decisions as far as any treatment is concerned. I also believed that registered nurses are the ones who perform direct operations or care to the patients regarding their illness or bad health of any kind including injuries and minor surgeries. The above mounted up to the information that I had ... are those ethics that one comes to find as obvious and mandatory during the time when one is working. For instance, it is the responsibility of any registered nurse to perform direct examination of the patient's health so...

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... faced with a distraught widow who asks whether her late husband suffered in his accidental death, you must decide which maxim to create and based on the test which action to perform. The maxim "when answering a widow's inquiry as to the nature and duration of her late husbands death, one should always tell the truth regarding the nature of her late ... consequences of an action and determine the best possible action through such calculations makes me reject utilitarianism as a method of determining morality. Although utilitarianism often offers the easier solution to perform because it...

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... abilities. "Virtues are neither feelings nor capacities" (Nicomachean Ethics 1106a 12). Therefore, virtue is a characteristic of a person that renders good, of which it is the excellence and causes it to perform its function well. In other words, a person with a good character has virtue. The aim of all human action is for the good, and any virtuous act is a good act. A virtuous ... more of one characteristic than another. For instance, a person cannot know the exact amount of pain or pleasure an action will bring, and it would be very difficult to only perform actions that would be in ...

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... Initiatives." [http://www.igc.org/trac/nike/announce.html] 12 May 1998. Van Der Werf, Martin. "Sweatshop's Protests Raise Ethical and Practical Issues." Chronicle of Higher Education 5 March 1999: A38-39 ...

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... of love ('to do whatever is the most loving thing' (Jenkins p.47)). In the Christian tradition this may be expressed as, 'Love your neighbour as you love yourself' (Matthew 22:39 The Holy Bible New International Version). Jesus said nothing about birth control, large or small families, childlessness, homosexuality, masturbation, fornication, premarital intercourse, sterilisation, artificial insemination, abortion, sex, foreplay, petting and ... ...

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... began when the Food and Drug Administration announced its refusal to review ImClone's application for its promising cancer drug, Erbitrux. The price of the ImClone's stock went down to 45.39 per share on December 31st and Stewart gained $51,200 by selling on the 27th. This price drop in the stock led to the suspicion that Martha Stewart sold her ... ...

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... to reduce our fixed cost to break even.  I wish I had paid more attention in those accounting and finance courses I took  Faith Hospital holds steady at 7,863 patients and 39,866 patient days; we could be forced to reduce our fixed costs by 15% just to break even, if numbers do not increase. That assumes that our average reimbursement rate ... ...

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... . The Department of Energy maintained that they did not do anything illegal when they restructured the terms of the Solyndra loan. However, the Office of the Inspector General (2012) did perform an audit concerning the terms and conditions of the Solyndra loan and the restructuring that guaranteed private investors reclaimed their investments before the Federal Government. It was determined that the ... his conflict of interest, he violated ethical principles by using his influence to get the government to release the half-a-billion dollar loan to Solyndra without allowing the government...

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... Kantian principle that a person should never be the means to an end. Consequentialism is often summarized by the common phrase that the ends justify the means. In consequentialism a person must perform whatever action brings about the best possible consequences to the largest amount of people. This calls for a person to deny any option that does not provide the best possible consequences ... whole, does not necessarily mean focusing ones own ambitions to benefit the whole. Much like with capitalism, compared to socialism, being able to advance ones self and having incentives to perform ...

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... performing the task that identifies them as a certain type of performer or artist is their function, and individuals in the same grouping would be ranked according to how well they perform this function. This is easy to see with reference to a profession, for it is easy to identify what the person does as an activity and how to judge how well ... function of man is a certain kind of life, meaning "an activity or series of actions of the soul, implying a rational principle" (76). More specifically, the function of a man is to perform this activity "well and rightly" (76), and to be perfo...

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... . (p.10; 398.6-7) This means that the motives of the moral agent must be without any outside inclination other than because it is that person's duty as a rational moral agent to perform a certain action. An action is not judged because of the purpose it was meant to achieve, but rather because the maxim, or moral principle serves as the motivation. Hence, Kant ... formula to treat all humanity, whether in one's own person or in other human beings, always as an end and never as a means only. However, when one is supposed to perform a duty for the sake of the duty and for no other reason, ...

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... is that we can never know for certain all the consequences of the things we do. We cannot know all the future results of every possible action that we may perform at any time. For example, A mother may think that by giving her daughter a lift to work instead of making her walk like she usually does may be increasing her happiness ... think will cause happiness may in fact cause unhappiness by unforeseen circumstances which we are unable to predict. Also even if we did have all the relevant information and could perform all the necessary calculations, there wouldn't be time to calculate ...

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... be for all those affected. If the consequences bring more net good then those of any alternative action, then this action is the right one and the one we should perform" [CITATION ShawBusinessEthics p 48 l 1033 ]. If a company does not do what success demands failure is the consequence. Taylor Technologies combines efforts with business partners and distributors to provide complete customer ... ...

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... state that the difference between killing and letting die is the difference between an action and doing nothing but this is deemed incorrect as by allowing something to happen, we perform the task of allowing it to happen. Rachels (2001) then suggests that the distinction could be between moving and not moving but later refutes this as letting a person die may ... ...

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... always be needed to gather information. Electronic surveillance could be considered much more invasive than a physical search because it is in fact much a great deal easier for government agents to perform this type of surveillance. Government and its agencies tend to use statements such as "if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear" (Shikspack, 2013) to argue their ... ...

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