Unit 2 Ethics Ethical Words Worksheet Consequentialist Morality - the ability to produce practical moral judgements. At the very least, any moral theory needs to define the standpoint from which the goodness of the consequences are to be determined. NonConsequentialist Morality - judges the rightness or wrongness of an action based on properties intrinsic to the action, not on its consequences. Psychological egoism - the view that humans are always motivated by self-interest, even
Words: 299 - Pages: 2
Philosophy Exam * When is a deductive argument conclusive? All the premises are true, No fallacies are committed, and it is valid. Which of the following is one of the criteria a deductive argument must meet in order to be conclusive (good)? -the argument must be valid * What are the 3 criteria that must be met for an appeal to experts to be legitimate? 1. Must be an expert in the relevant field, expertise on the issue 2. Consensus of experts in the field must agree. 3
Words: 2864 - Pages: 12
Abstract Ethics is a branch of philosophy that attempts to answer the questions; what’s right? What’s wrong? And why? Ethical relativism is the thesis that ethical principles or judgments are relative to the individual or culture. Ethical egoism attempts to respond to the challenge of moral relativism by justifying that there is a universal principle for what actions are right and what are wrong. It is a form of consequentialism, which means it looks solely at the consequences of action to see if
Words: 1321 - Pages: 6
Amargo SOC 120 Intro to Ethics and Social Responsibility Denise Antoon April 21, 2014 In the United States of America, we face many different ethical problems each and every day. Some of the ethical problems that we have to deal with are hunger, war, poverty, crime, and terrorism, but the biggest ethical issue the United States has to deal ethical with is immigration. There are many issues dealing with immigrations, such as immigration laws. Many questions come up about this topic in today's
Words: 2483 - Pages: 10
Teleological Ethical Systems ADJ/235 July 8, 2011 Deontological Versus Teleological Ethical Systems Ethical Systems Ethical systems are ordered principles or guidelines to make moral decisions. They are the source of moral beliefs. Ethical systems help define what is right or good. Ethical systems are morals that are shared by a group of people, but not all people always agree to what is right or good. There are seven major ethical systems. These major systems are ethical formalism, utilitarianism
Words: 882 - Pages: 4
J Bus Ethics (2011) 104:311–323 DOI 10.1007/s10551-011-0910-1 A Model for Ethical Decision Making in Business: Reasoning, Intuition, and Rational Moral Principles Jaana Woiceshyn Received: 11 February 2011 / Accepted: 16 May 2011 / Published online: 28 May 2011 Ó Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011 Abstract How do business leaders make ethical decisions? Given the significant and wide-spread impact of business people’s decisions on multiple constituents (e.g., customers, employees
Words: 10524 - Pages: 43
application of general ethical concepts to specific situations confronted in a business. The main question asked when analyzing business ethics is what is right and what is wrong as far as someone’s behavior in a business. What principles or what rules can be used a guidance in certain business situations. Some people feel that business and ethics should not go hand-in-hand. They feel that there is no room for ethics in business. While others feel that businesses need to practice good ethical and moral values
Words: 1367 - Pages: 6
Psychological Egoism) As a C.P.A., we should always care about how our actions will affect other people. However, there will be times that we will catch someone trying to deceive and we as a C.P.A. are morally required to report this and not be deceptive with the other agent. We as C.P.A’s should not always act in self-interest as Psychological egoism would suggest we do. 2. Do YOU believe that there are (at least some) objective ethical standards and norms? – Or do you think that ethical standards
Words: 673 - Pages: 3
from an ethical point of view (your evaluation should describe the effects of the scheme on society's welfare, on the moral rights of society's members, and on the distribution of benefits and burdens within society). In your judgment, did Clarence Burke act wrongly? Why? Was he morally responsible for his actions? Why? 2. Define deep ecology or ecological ethics. What are the consequences of taking an ecological ethic seriously? Philosophy - General Philosophy Psychological Egoism . After reviewing
Words: 377 - Pages: 2
virtue. They have also come up with other theories that explain the behavior of individuals such as emotivism, relativism, and ethical egoism. In this paper, I will put consideration on one of the above theories in relation to the media and its responsibilities; furthermore I will contrast my response of how to resolve ethical issues with perspective brought by ethical egoism with credible and well argued support of view that is closer to mine. Media is a diversified form of communication
Words: 2901 - Pages: 12
