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    down into two parts and tested them over the course of three experiments. The first hypothesis stated that visual imagery influenced deontological judgements, and the second state that verbal cognitive processes influenced utilitarian judgements. Alternatives: Amit and Greene answered the question with the assertion that visual imagery specifically affects deontological moral judgement comparative to other forms of judgement (Amit & Greene, 2012). An alternative answer to the question of whether or

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    managerial ethics to look at Toyota Company issue are deontological ethical theory and virtue ethical theory. Deontologists trust that profound quality is a matter of obligation. We have moral obligations to do things which it is all in all correct to do and moral obligations not to do things which it isn 't right to do. Whether something is correct or wrong doesn 't depend on its results. Maybe, an activity is correct or wrong in itself. Most deontological theories perceive two classes of obligations. In

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    theories tend to come in two sorts:"(1) "(i) Duty Based Theories (or Deontological Theories): Theories that claim that what determines whether an act is morally right or wrong is the kind of act it is."(1) 1: Deontological or duty based theories: In a general sense, Deontological theories determine morality of an action by asking about the action itself. Kantianism: In my opinion Immanuel Kant is the quintessential deontological philosopher. Those following Kantianism ask two questions before acting

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    Deontological ethicists focus on the morality of a person’s decisions based on principles of law or rules. Theories that follow this form of ethics question whether decisions made or considered good in action, rather than good in the end. Immanuel Kant, a famous great philosopher, generally based his thought on this form of ethics. On the other hand, utilitarian ethicists focus on maximizing the utilization of resources, also while balancing the principles of right and wrong. John Stuart Mills, another

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    The ethical dilemma regarding the “Pro-choice Vs. Pro-life can be answered by the Deontological ethical theory. The Deontological theory is also called the duty-based ethics. To explain, Deontological theory states that the righteous of an action or a deed is determined by the principal motivation of doing that particular act ("BBC - Ethics - Introduction to ethics: Duty-based ethics", n.d.). In addition, according to Immanuel Kant, the philosopher who introduced this belief, the justification of

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    Business Ethics: Adelphia Scandal

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    concerned that the family was rather free with shareholder money and further believed corporate money was used to finance public generosity as previously discussed in this paper (Barlaup, Hanne, & Stuart, 2009, p. 10). Defining Deontological Ethics Those practicing deontological based ethics are apt to base their decisions off of loyalty and what they believe their duty to be; therefore the choice a deontologist makes is more so based independently with only one option versus the actual consequences

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    stealing is good because we certainly wouldn’t want others stealing from us because if they did then we wouldn’t know how to trust anyone and it would be destructive to both our society and our economy. Deontological framework Falsifying financial documents when we apply the deontological framework of business ethics to the problem of falsifying financial documents we must first recognize the importance of the decision making process. Since decisions often affect more than the people

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    and families. I feel the difference between the consequentiality theories and the deontological theories judge the morality of choices by criteria different than the states of affairs those choices bring about roughly speaking, deontologists of all stripes hold that some choices cannot be justified by their effects that no matter how morally good their consequences, some choices are morally forbidden. On deontological theories accounts of morality, we cannot make certain wrongful choices even if by

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    10/22/12 Human Rights: Consequential or Deontological View? Consequential ethics and deontological ethics (DE) mutually maintain that there is a right action that we morally ought to do. However, these normative ethical theories differ in the derivation of what is valued. In the case of human rights, both accounts are supportive of human rights, but for different reasons. Deontological ethics has as its basic thrust, the concept of a duty to do what is right.

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    risk and consequences when Soldiers choose not to follow orders of their superiors and it rests on a Soldier’s understanding of what is illegal or unjust and immoral or moral. Kant is responsible for the most prominent and well-known form of deontological ethics. Kant’s moral theory is based on his view of the human being as having the unique capacity for rationality. Mitcham states that, “deontologists focus on the rightness of an act and not on what results from the act. Right action may end

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