his company plans to go public about the adult entertainment retail store, or should he keep it confidential. In this case, Luke has run into an ethical issue where he has a “conflict of interest” and a situation of “breach confidentiality.” Utilitarianism One approach Luke can consider basing his decision on is the utilitarian approach. The utilitarian view asks, “What preference does more good than harm to stakeholders?”(online lecture) According to the principle of utility, an ethical decision
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The Case of the Underwater Options Evaluation Professor Coleman EMIS 3375 15 April 2014 Leanne Gallagher took a job as the senior software engineer at the start-up corporation MoniMed that was expected to go public within the following year. She was offered a salary of $85,000 with the option to buy 30,000 shares of stock in the company for 30 cents a share. She knew the risks of taking a pay decrease of $20,000 and that the stocks might not increase in price. Gallagher also wanted
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greatest happiness principles, holds that actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness Author Anthony Weston expands upon this statement, indicating that he believes utilitarianism is a “moral commitment to the happiness of all, to the good of the whole... [a state in which] more is better and the most the best.” The moral
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utilitarian response to environmental ethics. Utilitarianism is teleological, concerned with the end or purpose of actions. It is also consequentialist, judging actions right or wrong according to their outcome. Many scientists, politicians and philosophers have expressed concern that the world is facing an environmental catastrophe. If this is to be believed, an ethical theory that focuses on the results of our actions seems most appropriate. Utilitarianism is able to take into account the risks to
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issues, therefore in case of payment this will cover their recovery cost, time of not working and also may increase the standards of living in certain cases. Rule utilitarianism forbids any practices, which are unjust or human rights are violated. As a result the black market will be regulated, so in contrast with act utilitarianism, the government will control the procedure to be legal and only allow it with the consent of donors.However, Dr Author Caplan ( as cited by Castillo,2013) argues that
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Case 2-3 Virtually Free! 1. Consumers, whether adults or children, have to learn how to play online games like Tiny Zoo and Castleville. In this part of the book, learning is described as being intentional or unintentional. Explain your opinion on whether these games are learned more by intentional or unintentional learning mechanisms. Intentional learning is the process by which consumers set out to specifically learn information devoted to a certain subject. Unintentional learning is learning
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Frank, a recent Santa Clara University graduate, recently landed a sales job for a Silicon Valley tech company. He is part of a team that qualifies sales opportunities. After talking to potential customers, Frank decides whether or not they are quality leads. If they are, he refers them to an account executive (AE) to close the deal, saving the company precious time in money in avoiding low probability contracts. If not, he will not pass them on and the sales opportunity is not pursued. Account executives
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Law and Ethics “Pro Utilitarianism” Student: Mentor: Besnik Mustafa Bejtullah Demiri Content Introduction…………………………………………………………………3 Branches……………………………………………………………………...4 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………9 References…………………………………………………………………..10 Introduction Utilitarianism is one of the most powerful and persuasive approaches to normative ethics in the history of
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Religion and Utilitarianism are not compatible (15Marks) Utilitarianism, a teleological theory, which advocates the idea that the right action is the one that brings about a desirable outcome. With this, it could be said that Religion is compatible with Utilitarianism, as the idea of sacrificing for others is common to many religious traditions( e.g Christianity and Jesus) and is relatively aligned with the universal and democratic aspects of utilitarian theories however this can be argued
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Cagayan State University Tuguegarao City, Carig Campus College of Arts and Sciences “UTILITARIANISM” A Term Paper in Philospohy 12 (Moral Philosophy) SUBMITTED TO: Karen Acoba Instructor SUBMITTED BY: Joanne Marie B. Sanchez, BS BIO I – A 11:30 – 1:00 pm TTH March, 2016 Introduction “What is right and wrong?” Every day we ask that question, whether in simple situations like choosing a dress to wear in a party, or complicated ones like judging a supposed criminal. It guides our decisions
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