An Essay on Modernism vs. Traditionalism in the Mayor of Casterbridge

In the book, If Aristotle Ran General Motors, Tom Morris argues that the teachings of the ancients can and should be applied to today's corporation. His message is that the four virtues - truth, beauty, goodness, and unity - form the foundation of human excellence. Putting them into practice leads not only to self-fulfillment, but ultimately to an open, nurturing, and ethical workplace that is more productive and successful in the long-term. The purpose of this essay is to examine how Morris treats the system of ethics in relation to these four virtues.

In the book, If Aristotle Ran General Motors, Tom Morris argues that the teachings of the ancients can and should be applied to today's corporation. His message is that the four virtues - truth, beauty, goodness, and unity - form the foundation of human excellence. Putting them into practice leads not only to self-fulfillment, but ultimately to an open, nurturing, and ethical workplace that is more productive and successful in the long-term. The purpose of this essay is to examine how Morris treats the system of ethics in relation to these four virtues.

Between 1760 and 1880 there was a huge growth in the size of cities and a population shift as people started to move into the more industrialised areas in search of work. This was because of the transformation of agriculture. Landowners had now decided to ‘enclose’ their lands so as they realised they could make a profit from selling food as the population of Britain was increasing. Enclosure improved the ways of farming

Industrialisation and urbanisation developed during the late 1700’s. This was the process of companies removing physical labour and replacing this with machinery. The iron and the textile industries we’re two fields of work which played a big impact on the industrial revolution and the people who mainly benefited from these occupations were the very poor and working class.

In the 17 and 1800s, Europe was reeling from the effects of the Agricultural Revolution and new resources that changed the lives and diets of the poor. Inventions such as the seed drill by Jethro Tull and the spinning jenny by James Hargreaves awakened a desire for even further inventions that would improve the quality of life and make goods even more accessible. As the cottage system was slowly morphing into a factory system, especially Great Britain saw a massive surge in industrialization. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the rapid urban development, as a result of industrialization, led to deplorable living and working conditions for the city’s poor and in conjunction an influx of negative thinking towards the adoption of the factory system

At first, Austen reveals the tensions between the working class and the upper class and emphasizes the rigid social structure that existed in nineteenth century London. The rigidity of the social structure can be attributed to the fact that “no class exists for itself but is bound by reciprocated rights and duties to classes above and below” (Kilger 359). Although the classes are separate and very distinct from each other, they still all depend on one another to thrive and succeed. However, this was definitely not the case during the

This essay will analyze Eric, a character who is shown in a play/book 'An inspector calls', written by J.B Priestly. The play was performed for the first time in 1945, but The book takes place in 1912. The book takes place in a fictional town called "Brumley". The plot of this book is to show how women were treated at the time and how people didn't really act towards this unfair treatment against women. World War II had just ended and Europe had to rebuild all of it again. Assuming by the storyline of the book, J.B priestly seems to have a very strong view and option on social inequality in Great Britain. He was not afraid to share his opinions and thoughts publicly.

Mr Birling and the Inspector have opposing political views. This is evident when Mr Birling says, “You’ll apologize at once … I’m a public man –” and the Inspector replies, “Public men, Mr Birling have responsibilities as well as privileges.” The Inspector is challenging Mr Birling’s authority, taking control of the situation and ‘massively’ silencing him, shutting down the argument. This shows that the Inspector has a great deal of power over Mr Birling. The Inspector sees ‘responsibilities’ and ‘privileges’ as being linked, whereas Mr Birling does not. Here, Priestley emphasises Mr Birling’s failure to see that with his public position, there comes a duty of responsibility to

Life as we know it today in the modern world, is significantly different to the lives that our predecessors lived during the period 1500-1800. The changes across the centuries are the result of a process of advancements over time. This essay will examine life in the period 1500-1800 as highlighted in the work of George Blainey (2000) and will compare key differences of life in this early period, against life in the modern world today. Throughout this essay, the main focus will be based on three areas which have seen significant change over this period of time: the production of food, work practices and the standard of living. The advancements in these three areas, has led to societies living very

The two other scriveners in the office, Turkey and Nippers, only did a combined one full days work between the two of them. Turkeys drinking problem and Nippers not being a morning person caused lack of production between the two workers. Turkey could work fine in the morning and turned out good copies, while Nippers was incapable of working in the morning and getting nothing done. In the afternoon, Turkey would return from lunch drunk and not being able to complete any tasks without blotting paper and Nippers was the productive one. “But the blots, Turkey,” intimated I. “True; but, with submission, sir, behold these hairs! I am getting old. Surely, sir, a blot or tow of a warm afternoon is not got be severely urged against grey hairs.” (135) Bartleby recognizes this lack of authority and once asked by his boss to look over some of his work Bartleby says, “I would prefer not to” and refuses to look over his work despite his bosses wishes. Any normal boss might give a stern warning and make the employee complete the task at hand. On the other hand, Bartleby’s boss simply blew off the matter and summoned Nippers from the other room to look over Bartleby’s work. This event gave Bartleby the green light to believing he can do what he wants in the office and no discipline will be

The Industrial Revolution was the main contributor of the development of factories and modern day machinery. The Industrial Revolution created hundreds of new jobs, influenced many new inventions, and created many new ways of creating and transporting goods. Many jobs including spinners, miners, factory workers, and farmers were beginning to rise in population, due to the new technology being created in the 18th and 19th centuries. The start of new inventions coming into view was beginning in Britain, with many agricultural tools creating new ways to plow and yield crops. Later on, it caused new forms of transportation to be developed, for example, railroads and canals. This essay will explain exactly how these causes began, and how they

During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, changes in the dynamics of society caused intellectuals to question the traditions of everyday life. From religious views to the arts of literature, traditional values and forms were rejected, thus defining a line between the two time periods, which can be considered as the start of the Modern era. Also known as Modernism, the modern era used literature as an outlet for expressing the thoughts and feelings of the time. Modern texts use city life, industrialization and globalization, and ironic and satirical themes to showcase their bleak outlook on life post both world wars. The nature of these events are aspects of society

The purpose of this paper is to analyze and evaluate a civil court case between Steven J. Hooper v. David Yoder and the role ethical principles played in the case. I would like to address these important points in this paper:

Cardullo’s unprofessional vulgar tirades he imposes on employees in board meetings are inexcusable. In the supplemental reading “The Necessary Art of Persuasion” it is noted that gone are the days where you could yell and scream at your employees to illicit production, this further demonstrates Cardullo’s communication failings.

Prepared for HU 432 007 Ethics for Managers & Engineers Professor Paul Hudec and submitted 5/4/2016