1. When asked the vast majority of people will agree with the following two statements. Would you agree with them also? a. I have solid, well-considered ethical beliefs that can be altered only by reasoned arguments or new evidence. b. I have character and integrity that will carry me though when I face difficult moral choices. I believe that I do have solid and well considered ethical beliefs that can be altered only by reasoned arguments and the emergence of new evidence. I also believe that I have the character and integrity necessary to carry me through difficult moral choices. I believe that having this self-confidence is necessary in our time and age where the social forces at large always try to push us into different …show more content…
Not surprising at all, Religiosity and Atheism are just additional "layers" added only recently (during the last 2000? or so? years) to our moral "layer cake", imposed by our society. We are still not yet sufficiently evolved to transcend our primal hunter-gatherer instincts. 4. Have you known good people to do bad things? Either personally, or you've heard or read about episodes in the media? Sexual abuse of children by certain priests? Clipper's (NBA) Owner Donald Sterling's most recent Racist remarks? Colonel Kurtz, Apocalypse Now? 6. If so, how would you explain their conduct? Simply put, these are all people who have risen to high positions, power went to their heads and at one point they disassociated themselves with the rest of the "Hoi Polloi", in their opinion they do no rely on the public anymore, they have broken out of their chain and can only look down on us for not being able to do what is necessary. Activity 2 - Bounded Ethicality 1. Introduction: Economists have often modelled human decision makers as completely rational. According to this model, rational people know their own preferences, gather and accurately process all relevant information, and then make rational choices that advance their own interests. However, Herbert Simon won a Nobel Prize in economics by pointing out that people are rational, but only boundedly so in that they seldom gather all available information, they often do not accurately process the information
C. Humans only have a natural obligation to care for other humans in need. [From P4 and P5].
2. Can you think of any other instances in which conformity would be a good thing?
11. No, because all human beings are not perfect, therefore I do not agree with Tris's mom
A) I would like to think that I am a fair-minded person and do not make judgments based on prejudices and other negative factors. However, I do have to admit that I do at times come to conclusions about people and situations quickly without thinking. Many times I will allow my mood dictate how I think throughout the day. If I am tired and overwhelmed, I will react to a problem negatively without stepping back and thinking the dilemma through. More often than not, when I respond this way I always end up regretting it and unfortunately have hurt other people's feelings. Also sometimes when I am faced with a situation that involves thinking critically, I become overwhelmed and tend to just go with the most comfortable solution that takes less
4.Empathy: At times, I can be somewhat insensitive to the personal feelings of family members when I am not at work. I tend to be very
A. Playing God, fixing disorders before they even make it into the world, decreasing genetic diversity, goes along with people’s views on abortion
8. One must be quite dependent on others and need them and you cannot mainly run one's own life.
D. Qualifications/Credibility. After substantial research on this topic, I am competent to discuss the pros and cons of legalizing prostitution in our society
Credibility statement: Now, while most people might be pro or against, I am neutral. I have witnessed seeing someone be benefited by an organ donation, yet I have being on the other side of the spectrum. As a result I’ve also been a witnessed of the effect it has on the family emotionally once a family member passes away and that person happens to be an organ donor.
A. Then, once I started going to college, I was immediately got exposed to the
Corporate fraud has grabbed national headlines repeatedly in the last year. Although, Enron and World Com are two of the highest profile cases of corporate scam, ethics in the business world are generally deplorable. One of the most morally reprehensible cases to hit the newspapers in the past several years is that of Robert R. Courtney. His sense of business and personal ethics reflects moral depravity at its darkest moment. What he did was evil on both a business and certainly on a personal level. As a pharmacist, he was entrusted by patients, oncologists, and major drug companies, to fill prescriptions for cancer patients. He defied and denied this trust. Apparently he owed the IRS $600,000, and ironically
The purpose of this short paper is to compare and contrast three different peer-reviewed journal articles and one online periodical. First, the paper provides a brief introduction of the four articles. Second, the paper compares and contrasts the four articles. Finally, the author presents his views on the topic of social responsibility and business ethics before concluding the paper.
VI. It is costly to get a well-trained interviewer who will know how to carry out the interview in order to get the most detailed and rich data.
b. His character is quite contradictory in terms of many things such as his use of religion, vison on war and personal interactions. He only prefers when things work in his favor and never sees other perspectives.
4. What may be interesting and seem good to me, may not seem that way to others. What may sound logical and sensible