...Week 2 • Difference between laws and ethics? Can one occur without the other? • Know the Blanchard/Peale ethical model What are the facts, what information are we missing, assumptions we need to make, who is involved, what are their concerns. • Be prepared for real examples of conflict of interest… o For example: TRUE OR FALSE--- A member of the city council who is employed by a waste management firm would have a conflict of interest in voting on the city’s award of a contract for the handling of the city’s waste. • Know Peter Drucker "Above all, do no harm" • The overview of the Parable of Sadhu case • Know Divine Command/Law Decisions made by the guidance of divine bring. • What theory did Ayn Ryad create? Ethical Egoism • Know utilitarianism Greatest good for the greatest number • Know rights theory Everyone has a set of rights. It's up to the government to protect those rights. Adherent: Robert Nozick • Know ethical egoism Everyhting is based on self-interest. • Who are the creators of utilitarianism theory? Jeremy Benthem and John Stuart Mill • Know moral relativism (very similar to utilitarianism) Time & place ethics. No absolute rules. The situation dictates and justifies the actions taken. Week 3 • Know Carr and Drucker perspectives (numerous questions on them) • Drucker's prospective: A) No distinction between personal & business ethics • B) We can't always promise that we will make people better off, but we can promise that we will not intentionally...
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...Law. These interests are protected by a court awarding a sum of money, known as damages, for infringement of ones rights. Alternatively, by the issuing of an injunction, which is a court order, to the defendant to refrain from doing something. It is important to take note of the Latin words, damnum and injuria as used in tort. Damnum means damage caused or suffered, and injuria means a right of action or claim. This is because there are some cases in which the defendant’s act or omission may have infringed or caused damage to the claimant but the claimant may have no action as the interest affected may not be one protected by Law. In Law this position is referred to as damnum sine injuria meaning damage suffered without violation of a legal right. For example; A opens a fish and chips shop in the same street as B’s fish and chips shop. A reduces his prices with the intention of putting B out of business. A has committed no tort as losses caused by lawful business competition are not actionable in tort On the other hand, there are also cases where the defendant’s act or omission causes no actual damage but the claimant has a right of claim. This is known as injuria sine damno, this is a Latin maxim meaning a violation of a legal right without damage. Such a tort is actionable without proof of damage, it is said to be action-able per se.For example; if A walks across B’s land without B’s permission then A will commit the tort of trespass to land, even though he causes no...
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...The significance of the Haitian Revolution for the practice of contemporary theory. 1. Introduction Philosopher Peter Hallward claims, “If the French Revolution stands as the great political event of modern times the Haitian Revolution must figure at the most decisive sequence of that event” (Hallward, 2004:2). From a historical perspective, it is important that one recognises the significance of this event. The Haitian Revolution was a struggle for self-determination against colonial imperialism and slavery but it was also so much more than that as it was a struggle for the liberation of the African mind too. The Haitian Revolution influenced thinkers such as Peter Hallward and Alain Badiou, C.L.R. James as well as pan-Africanist thinkers such as Marcus Garvey and later Franz Fanon himself. In this paper I will analyse the Haitian Revolution not in a historical context per se but rather by examining its significance on the practice of contemporary theory. My argument in this paper is that the Haitian Revolution as an empirical event challenged many assumed theoretical universalities and in so doing has made contemporary theory ever more useful in terms of making sense of the world and uncovering hidden truths. For the purpose of this paper, theory as a concept as well as the practice of theory as process needs to be discussed in detail. Theory as a concept can best be understood as a system of ideas that are meant to explain a facet of existence. Thory can be very bold...
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...context of the story. The four irony’s adds an effective on the narrative of the story as a whole because (THESIS) Dramatic Irony is when the audience knows something that the other characters don’t. The grandmother believes that she is a proper, etiquette, and respectful Southern lady. Although, as the readers continue to read the story, they learn more and more about her: that she is not actually the type of woman that she thinks she is. For instance, she wears “a navy blue straw sailor hat with a bunch of white violets on the brim and a navy blue dress white dot in the print” (2). The description of her outfit demonstrates that she the way she dresses depicts who she thinks she is: a proper lady. Although, as the story progresses, we learn that. This demonstrates that she is actually a quite deceitful woman who embellishes stories and tells falsehoods to get what she wants. Verbal irony, in this case an understatement, is when you understate something in order to make a point. At the beginning of the story, the grandmother says that she would rather go to Tennessee than to Florida; so she makes sure to remind her family that “An enraged killer, The Misfit,” was preying upon people in Florida. Although, later in the story she is begging for her life, telling “The Misfit” that he seems like a good man, and one that was brought up with good intentions. Situational irony is when the expected outcome does not happen or an irony of events where the outcome can be serious or humorous...
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...What’s an Osric? All throughout the play Shakespeare use comedy to relieve us from or lead us into drama. In this case, in comes a young courtier named Osric to bring a message to Hamlet. Hamlet engages him as he has several others in the game of word play. Hamlet seems to enjoy these games especially when he has a worthy opponent, which Osric is not. Osric represents a theme that is played out even in our modern time. He is a rich young person whose wealth has bought him access to a place he would not have ascended to otherwise. Osric shows he is willing to do or say most anything to avoid conflict and protect his status. Hamlet is aware of his status and his delight in being part of the king’s court and uses it against him. HAMLET...
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...church is true: Deconstructing the falsehood of the LDS Establishment. “I know this church is true.” These words echo through every chapel of the 29,253 Wards and Branches (churches) in the LDS faith every first Sunday. Anyone sharing their testimony mechanically recites this followed by its companion phrases “I know the Book of Mormon is true” and “I know Joseph Smith was a prophet.” After obligatorily reciting these lines every congregant old enough to talk and brave enough to stand behind the pulpit shares their testimony of how the church affected their lives since the last time they bore their testimony. This profession of belief in the church serves a dual purpose in the eyes of many LDS members. They are taught from an early age that bearing one’s testimony wipes clean any sin leaving them spotless and without fault. (Smith 1835) This is one of the many fallacies heaped onto members and converts of the LDS faith commonly referred to as Mormons. This trinity of mantras is a short version of the church’s foundation and its belief system. The fast Sunday recitation is the cornerstone by which all temple-worthy members live their lives. It is also the stumbling block by which the façade of godliness within the Mormon faith can be deconstructed. By using the words of the Book of Mormon and other holy texts, as well as the words of their leaders, one can reveal a works-based system that is neither effective nor Biblical. The trinity of Falsehood LDS apologetics cite Joseph...
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...Hysi Human Philosophy 1311 Sept 07th, 2015 In the 17th question, Article 2, Aquinas is trying to answer the questions related to Falsity, its existence, and the relation to the truth. The question in the second article is more specific if the falsity exist in the sense. The view that Aquinas takes is a different view than the one that sees falsity as in interpretation of our sense data rather in the sense data themselves. Aquinas see falsity exist in the sense only to the extent that truth exists in them too. He says that falsity should be looked for in the senses only to the extent that the truth exists in them, so that we can only say that falsity exists in the senses when they apprehend things otherwise than they actually are. 1 The three ways that Aquinas identifies the likeness of a thing exist in the sense are; primarily and its own nature, secondly and its own nature, and accidentally. The argument that Aquinas arise is that senses can operate in many more ways than simply the apprehension of primary sensation. He seems to be arguing that senses are capable of preprocessing primitive sense data before presented to the intellect. Falsity can exist in the sense only when the sense organ itself is not working properly as he stated in the article: “Hence, for instance, it happens that on account of an unhealthy tongue sweet seems bitter to a sick person” In this case the sense organ itself is not receiving the sensible form correctly. Also, it can occur...
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...Ford and Firestone Case Study Safety issues involving Firestone tire tread separations specifically on Ford Explorer SUV’s and resulting vehicle rollovers were brought into the public’s view in early 1998 as a result of several tragic accidents. Tire tread separation photo, Associated Press, 2000 One accident involved a junior high school girl named Jessica LeAnn Taylor from Mexia, Texas. Jessica was a passenger in a Ford Explorer with Firestone tires, during the accident the tire peeled off and forced the vehicle to lose control and proceed to roll. This young girl died from complications caused during this accident. Another accident involved a Ford Explorer driven by Victor Rodriguez from Laredo, Texas. The Firestone tire shredded off while Victor was driving. His car flipped and Mr. Rodriguez’s 10 year old son Mark Anthony died at the crash site. On February 7, 2000, Anne Werner, a reporter at KHOU-TV, in Houston, TX, introduced Cynthia Jackson, who described how her husband of a year and a half had died and how her own legs were amputated above the knee because their Ford Explorer fitted with the original Firestone Radial ATX tires flipped after the front tire came apart1. Firestone later reprimanded Robert W. Dechrd, CEO of A.H. Bello Corporation (owners of KHOU) and Peter Diaz, President and General Manager of KHOU, for airing the story which, according to them, “contained falsehoods and misrepresentations that improperly disparage Firestone and...
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..."C-" in ACCT 311. Topics include: audit and other reports, statistical sampling in auditing, attestation standards, reporting on future-oriented information, accountant's legal liability, Securities & Exchange Commission practice, professional ethics and using technology in auditing. Course Overview Students will become familiar with issues under the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct, pronouncements of the Public Companies Accounting Oversight Board, the Sarbanes Oxley Act, federal securities laws, and cases relating to CPA malpractice. Students will have a thorough professional knowledge of CPA reports on financial statements and special reports. Students will also learn how to apply statistical sampling and technology in auditing. Course Overview Students will become familiar with issues under the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct, pronouncements of the Public Companies Accounting Oversight Board, the Sarbanes Oxley Act, federal securities laws, and cases relating to CPA malpractice. Students will have a thorough professional knowledge of CPA reports on financial statements and special reports. Students will also learn how to apply statistical sampling and technology in auditing. Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes * Learn how to prepare auditor’s reports on financial statements in various situations including scope limitations, departures from generally accepted accounting principles, and changes in the auditor. * Learn how to report on financial...
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...Assignment 1: Application of the Normative Ethical Theories * 15% of your final mark * Length: 1000 ±100 words * Submit after completing Units 1 & 2 (approximately 5 weeks into the course, according to the recommended schedule). 1. Choose ONE of the cases that appear in Units 1 & 2 of the Philosophy 333 Study Guide except Case 2. 1. However, please refer to the discussion regarding Case 2.1 in Unit 2, under the heading “Applying Normative Theories to a Moral Situation”, as an example of how to apply moral theories to a case. 2. Clearly state a professional ethics issue that pertains to the case. It is recommended that you state your issue in question form. 3. Choose TWO out of the five moral theories studied in Unit 2, but only one version of Utilitarian theory at most (e.g. not both Act and Rule Utilitarianism). 4. In essay-form[1], and in one document, apply each of the two theories to the case, focusing on your stated issue, by doing the following: a. For each theory, provide an explanation of the theories basic approach to moral evaluation and decision making. b. Ethically analyze your stated issue using each of the two theories. The idea here is to adopt the strategy of each of the theories to present what you think is a reasonable and balanced ethical analysis of your issue. In doing so, your aims are (i) to show that you understand how the theories work and (ii) to show that you can use them to express the ethical reasoning...
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...cousin. The home is nice, but not huge so it makes these gatherings very cozy. It is a family ritual of doing the parties jointly since they fall so close together. These family gatherings are always interesting, because there are several family members that do not get along with other specific family members. But everyone tries to appear as though they have no problems, regardless of the fact that everyone in the room is well aware of the pending discomfort. In attendance there were a total of 28 people. Consisting of 5 women in their 20s, 4 women in their 40s, and 2 elderly women; there are 4 men in their 20s, 3 men in their 40s-50s, and 2 elderly men; there is also one girl under 5 years old, 2 girls ages 6-12, 3 boys under the age of 5, and 2 boys ages 6-12. Sociological Theories Once everyone arrives pleasantries are made all around, but you can always anticipate and sense the falsehood in many greetings. Between the main two women where this conflict has originated there is stiffness in their slight hug and few words are exchanged, then they both retreat to opposite ends of the small space. My mother-in-law keeps one eye on her sister-in-law the entire party, while the sister-in-law seems to pay little attention to her at all. This type of agree to remain civil and avoid conflict, Goffman, (1959) calls a “working consensus,” (p. 10). I think this silent agreement between...
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...remedy, which is short of criminal prosecution in reply to prosecutors and police who unlawfully collect substantiation in infringement of the Fifth Amendment in the Bill of Rights bound to self-incrimination. This rule also assures the right to counsel (Carrie). The exclusionary rule has 3 elements: unlawful act did by an officer or a person who acts as an agent or police, secured evidence, and informal link between the criminal action and the substantiation secured. There are three exceptions to the exclusionary rule. First is the Independent Source Doctrine which was made in 1984 during the Supreme Court case of Segura and Colon v U.S. This exception is where evidence is apprehended in two different substantial ways meaning the first attempt is illegal and the second seizure is legal. The second exception Inevitable Discovery Doctrine in 1984 supplemented through the case of Nix vs. Williams. This exclusion affirms that the confirmation is detained in two dissimilar customs, but only one being objective. The evidence is held physically by illegitimate ways, but there is also a hypothetical seizure of the facts that would not have been unlawful. The...
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...SOX Summary Jason Garrett LAW/421 1/12/2014 Instructor: JANE SCHNEIDER The Securities and Exchange Commission was created to hold companies accountable for reporting their current state of financial information on a statement to give the market and investors a snap shot of the company health. This basic legislation of 1933-1934 Securities Act was very basic when you fast forward six or several decades later since that Act there were legislation drafted twice one in 70’s and in the other in the early 90’s. They were introduce to improve on the Securities Acts of ’33 and ‘34 to curt tail newly created unethical practices the rear their head over the course of time but with no new legislative to combat it when it occurred there was no way to control them either. These drafts of new financial regulations were created to add on to the previous Acts to control these new and various forms fraud, falsifying and manipulations by corporations. The draft act of ‘70 did not see the day of light but the one draft in the ‘90s almost made it but was pulled at the last minute and boy that was the one that could have changed what would later change the course of financial history. Unfortunately these legislatives never passed mainly due to the climate in the mid-nineties when making money was so easy from loading up corporations, dotcoms and startups, no one from CEO’s to most politicians did not want more financial regulations. In the late 90’ going into ’00, or before the Sarbanes-Oxley...
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...call kuffaar to Islam by means of religious songs (nasheeds) accompanied by musical instruments When we want to attract Christians to Islam, is it permissible to use religious songs accompanied by music? Is it permissible to have a group called a religious group because they sing religious songs accompanied by musical instruments? Praise be to Allaah. In my opinion there is no need to attract people in this manner; you should use permissible means such as listening to Qur’aan with proper tajweed and tarteel (correct recitation) and listening to eloquent ahaadeeth which move the listener, and beneficial, moving poems (qaseedahs) and nasheeds. You can also provide clear proof of what is good about Islam and explain its teachings and noble aims which will demonstrate that it is the religion that befits the natural inclinations of man (deen al-fitrah) and encompasses all the interests of mankind. Whoever can only be attracted by things that include forbidden elements such as singing, instruments and music is no good and I do not think that he can be attracted to Islam at all. And Allaah knows best. From al-Lu’lu’ al-Makeen min Fataawaa Ibn Jibreen, p. 28 Organizing singing parties and soirees In some cities and regions it is very common to people to organize singing parties and soirees where they listen to songs and trilling songs or verses from the local area and elsewhere, or to stage series of plays in some literary clubs, to which they invite singers and actors...
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...Ronalyn C. Baguion Homework # 1 BSIE 2-3 December 6, 2013 “Without a critical or questioning attitude, a person becomes an easy prey to the purveyors of propaganda, falsehood and illusions.” I completely agree with this statement. I see this happen very often specially in the social media. People readily accept information regardless of where it came from or whether it’s real or not. It’s because the people have forgotten their ability to think critically therefore accepting all information as it is and not even looking for concrete or real explanations behind such information to prove its authenticity. We have lost the desire to seek the truth, we became so overwhelmed with the type of living we have now that we became lazy to even think pass our judgement based on false assumptions in making conclusions and decisions thus, becoming an easy prey to purveyors. A good example is that of politician campaigns. The effort they put through this has made it a good example. Why? Just go search it on the web and you’ll see countless number of lies they feed the people with. They tell us that they can change the whole government system by removing corrupt officials, that they have been serving the nation since forever. I may be exaggerating but the effect of these campaign speeches, slogans, commercials and so on and so forth is no laughing matter. People still believe in them although some have learned but the majority lacks the critical or questioning attitude. So...
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