BUS309: Assignment 1 Prf. Bonitto Carlos A. Machado Z. May 14, 2013 Discuss the moral and economic implications involved in the movement. The Occupy Walls Street’s movement stands in the moral grounds of: “It’s wrong to wreck the world. It’s wrong to wreck the health and hopes of others. An economic system that forces most of the people to bear the impacts of the recklessness of a few powerful profiteers, to assume the burdens of others’ privilege, and to pay the real costs of destructive
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¿Qué es la deontología? “A partir del diccionario de uso del español se lee: “Deontología, del griego “deón-ontos”, el deber y “logía”, culto, Tratado de los deberes. Particularmente, en una actividad o campo determinado: Deontología profesional, Deontología médica”. Deontología es según la Enciclopedia Espasa, la: “Ciencia de lo que es justo y conveniente” “Por el contrario, se insiste que la Deontología es una ciencia, condición que tiene en común con el derecho que también es ciencia
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Evolution of Corrections The history of punishment and the development of a system to detain offenders has evolved continuously over the centuries. The implementation of the Pennsylvania and Auburn system has set a foundation for the corrections system we use today. Having inmates perform labor during a prison sentence has contributed to the ongoing change over time of the prison system and in a way that has contributed to the rehabilitation of offenders. One might find it quite interesting to
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Capitalism and Economic Globalization In a perfect world there would be no hunger, no poverty, and no crime, but no such world will ever exist. There will always be suffering, hurt, anguish, and despair. Yet, shouldn’t we strive to provide a good future for all? This concept of the most amounts of good for the most amounts of people is call Utilitarianism. Contrary to popular belief, the United States doesn’t believe in such a state of being. Instead, through capitalism and economic
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distinguish two forms of utilitarianism. What are these two forms? Briefly describe each. Utilitarianism is the idea that we should always act to produce the greatest possible balance of good over bad for everyone affected by our actions. Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill, both philosophers, used the utilitarian standard to evaluate and criticize the social and political institutions of their day. And, as a result, utilitarianism has long been associated with social improvement. The two forms
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AMT 2 Task 3 Western Governors University AMT 2 Task 3 New and/or Pending U.S. Legislation The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) The purpose of the PPACA is to ensure more Americans have access to quality healthcare. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the PPACA is paid for and will provide quality healthcare to more than 94% of Americans. The PPACA will, or is supposed to, eliminate lifetime and unreasonable annual limits on healthcare benefits; prohibit
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Is it Immoral to Watch The Super Bowl? Philosophers must challenge the ideals and beliefs of society to achieve an unbiased view of man’s behaviors. Football is one of the most influential sports in the United States. Most Americans come together to watch two teams battle headtohead on the Super Bowl weekend. Like every game of Football, the teams will rough up the turf and fight each other for points. During the game players will bang each other up and can cause serious injuries. The problem
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Ethics is the study of determining moral conductivity through critical reflection and analysis. Ethics is a process – it is about getting to a solution by questioning the norms; it is because we have different moral norms (from different moral authorities like societal, familial, cultural, religious, etc.) that we have so many different ethical theories1. Having varied ethics for us to follow allows us to exercise our rationality and put ethics into practice by questioning what we see around us1
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A person who pushes subjectivism to its limit, and takes the extreme position by arguing that moral choices, judgments, and resolutions are so subjective that discussions, contemplation, and deliberations on morality are useless is called a _______ subjectist Cynical A______truth is dependent on the subject’s own experience. Subjective A person who believes that whatever an individual says is right for that particular individual is called a _____ Relativist Hume believed that the only
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Ethics week 2 Team E Week 3 Issue: Team presentation Should tolerance of homosexuality be taught in our schools without parent consent? Does this violate the fundament social responsibility of parents? Week 5 issue: Why should illegal immigrants be entitled to free education, heath care services, food stamps and an assortment of other social service benefits? Does it make sense to reward those who break the law? Individual assignment 1. 5 primary barriers and obstacles that cause us
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