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    Regardless of the courses taken or material taught, as long as the students get a good grade, then they are completing are their goals. In this way, the believers of theory 1 view college as a selection process, not a process that is meant to include everyone.

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    the ends. Deontological theory states that people should adhere to their duties and obligations when analysing an ethical problem, hence expression of the view to either forbid or permit actions (Kolb, 2008). Deontological theory does not provide the rationale for deciding individual duties and may bring about conflict of duty. Deontological views spell

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    human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied," meaning, human dissatisfaction is superior to animal satisfaction, or more clearer stated as "better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied". This means the fool would simply be of a different view because he did not know both sides of the question. This statement means that Mill has rejected the identification of the concept "happiness" and replaced it with "pleasure and the absence of pain" and rejected the concept "unhappiness" and replaced

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    Eth 501 : Business Ethics

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    and persuasive approaches to ethics and moral rights. It is normally held to be the view that morally right action is the actions that produces the most good. I will be discussing the utilitarian ethics in regards to The Case of Sole Remaining Supplier. What do you believe is/are the key utilitarian ethical problems confronting the supplier/transistor company in this case? Utilitarianism is an ethical view that is consequentialist in nature which means that the consequences of the action bear

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    ‘happiness for the greatest number. ' Kant 's Duty Defined Morality explains how acts performed out of duty have moral worth. Aristotle 's Virtue Ethics dictates that moderation is the best course. Divine Command theory holds that proper decisions follow God 's will. And lastly, Natural Law id grounded in the notion of an eternal law (in God). According to this paper, the Kant 's Duty Defined Morality is better than the other ethical theories. Section two: Explanation of Philosophical views Utilitarianism

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    His greatest work was Summa Theologica. In this work he attempted to merge faith with reason, and the works of Aristotle with the scriptures. Historically, he is seen as an alternate approach to St. Augustine's view of the city of man versus the city of God. Augustine and Aquinas shared the belief that the original sin was Adam and Eve's venture through the

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    Should humans grow and eat genetically modified (GM) crops? This paper will briefly discuss the issue and attempt to resolve it using the ethical theory of Utilitarianism and the Greatest Happiness Principle. The GHP states that an action is justified if it promotes the greatest happiness for the greatest number of those affected. Every human eats food, so the sample of "those affected" includes the entire population. Thesis: Humans should continue growing and distributing genetically modified crops

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    relevance in today 's current ethical theory. These theories are Utilitarianism, New Testament Exegesis, Saint Thomas Aquinas´ ethical views, and Immanuel Kant 's ethical philosophy. Utilitarianism is a doctrine of utility and helps us find the good out of a situation of ethical circumstances. Through utilitarianism, it states that we should try to produce the greatest amount of good, as opposed to all of the evil in the world. One theological thinker who supported this theory was John Gay. He states

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    say no smoking on campus? I think they have every right to. According to Utilitarianism, when making a decision you should choose the one that results in the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest number of people. Although there are smokers who attend the college, the number of nonsmokers outweighs them. Therefore, the greatest number of happiness would be brought to those nonsmokers who no

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    self-interests, and don’t care about others as much as they care about their own benefit. Furthermore, utilitarianism is a theory points out that the aim of action should obtain the largest possible balance of pleasure over pain or the greatest happiness of the greatest number. Moreover, the ethical duty refers to when someone recognizes a duty, that person theoretically commits himself to its fulfillment without considering

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