Category: Ethics
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Traditional Kantianism and Its Relation to Software Engineering Ethics
Research the Ethical Theory of Traditional Kantianism Immanuel Kant is one of the major thinkers of the Age of Enlightenment. He is known for his work “Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals,” which provides an evaluation of motivations for action (Kant et al., 2019). The ethical theory of traditional Kantianism is often referred to as…
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Is Google Evil According to Catholic Social Teachings and Ethics?
Table of Contents Definition of Evil Evidence for the Motion Evidence against the Motion Summary Works Cited Google is an enormous company that influences the daily lives of billions of people. For a long time, its code of conduct has advised the employees not to be evil. However, recently the line has been removed, which…
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Professional Ethics and Consequentialism
Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Humanity has been concerned with the questions of justice and ethics for a very long time. Different schools of philosophy have put forward a number of approaches and theories regarding this subject. These theories can be used as a framework that helps individuals to go…
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Ethical Conduct and Religion
In ancient and medieval times religion was practically the only moral beacon for people. Different beliefs provided moral guidance systems various in depth and complexity. However, in present-day society religion ceased to play that role. In the theoretical situation where no gods and celestial beings are taken into account, nothing would change for me in…
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Truth in Mathematics, Ethics and Arts
This essay aims at illustrating in what way truth in mathematics, ethics and arts is different. It is widely believed that mathematical truths are objective, universal and agreeable to all in all situations. It is also widely accepted that truth in art is more of subjective i.e. depends on individual feelings and thoughts. Truth in…
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Ethical Issues in Social Research
Ethics is a term which refers to that branch of philosophy which attempts to deal with questions regarding morality. Ethics tries to differentiate the right from the wrong, commendable from lamentable, good from bad, obligatory from acceptable, responsible from irresponsible and fair from unfair. Not only does it concern itself with one’s character but also…
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Ethical Issues in Business: Professional Code of Ethics
Similar to other employees, Moira is faced with moral and ethical dilemma. The best solution for Moira is to report the problem to the supervisor over the manager’s head. This behavior will not be considered as unethical because Moira had already reported the problem to her direct manager but received no reply. In case, Moira…
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Moral Reasoning – Virtue Ethics
I choose virtue ethics as one of the five major perspectives of moral reasoning as being most closely related to my personal views. Virtue ethics is an approach that looks at the principles which are more concerned about the behavior of the moral agents, instead of the set principles or consequences; as the fundamental part…
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Jonathan Edwards and His Ethical Reasoning
Table of Contents Introduction Interpretation of Puritanism Thoughts about God Conclusion References Introduction Among those who have played an important role in the development of American thought in the XVIII century we should mention Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758). The man, who removed far from social and political storms era (he died too early to participate in…
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Confucian Ethics and Authority in Chinese History
The Chinese history can be traced back to several thousand years. It is known to have been entwined among various dynasties that contributed differently to the development of the Chinese political, social and cultural standards. It is during this period of ruling by the different dynasties, that there emerged a philosopher by the name Kongzi…