...Philosophical Approaches to Ethical Decision Making Matrix Determine the ethical course of action for the following three scenarios from the perspective of each of the three philosophical approaches: consequentialism, deontology, and virtue ethics. Then, complete the matrix below by writing a few sentences stating the ethical course of action and the reasoning from that approach’s perspective. Clearly differentiate the reasons for each of the three approaches. Keep in mind that, although rationale might differ, the ethical course of action for a given scenario might be the same for each philosophical approach. Be sure to state the ethical course of action as well as the rationale behind it, according to the philosophical approach. Scenario 1 The mayor of a small seaside town faces a tough decision. A prominent developer has submitted a proposal to build a large mall and resort in the town. This development is estimated to bring $150 million in tourism each year and several hundred new jobs to the community, which badly needs the economic boost. The proposed location of the new development, however, is a site that now houses the only nursing home and senior citizens’ recreation center in the area. Both the nursing home and recreation center would have to be demolished, affecting 100 seniors and 30 employees. There is no other location in town where the new development can be built. How should the mayor decide: in favor of economic prosperity or in defense of his elderly...
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...Running Head: EVALUATING PHILOSOPHICAL APPOACHES FOR ETHICAL DECISION MAKING Evaluating Philosophical Approaches for Ethical Decision Making Wayne Lambeth ACC 260 Donna Adams November 4, 2012 My classmates as well as I were required to evaluate philosophical methods that were used in Appendix B. Evaluating these methods would consist of whether or not a course of action that was taken made sense. I will discuss the philosophical approaches and determine whether or not that the course of action were ethical decisions and was it the best decision for the correct reasons in addition to determining the reasons are ethical. There are three key factors to evaluating philosophical approaches and they consist of consequentialism, deontology, and virtue ethics. Consequentialism is the theory of the value especially the moral value that would be judged by its consequences. Deontology is slightly different due to focusing on moral responsibility as well as the obligation of motivating the decisions that are made or the actions of the consequence. Virtue ethics has to deal with moral within a community as well as the integrity of an individual. The following scenarios has an ethics dilemma that be addressed. Scenario 1 The mayor is faced with building a new development that will create new jobs and economic stability to a community that really needs it and the dilemma is that it has to be built where the community center for the elderly is located and they...
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...Week 4 Individual Paper Angela Tai ACC 260 May 10, 2013 Douglas Kildsig Critiquing Philosophical Approaches to Ethical Decision Making Three philosophical approaches are taken when ethical decisions are being made. These approaches include consequentialism, deontology, and virtue ethics. Consequentialism focus on the consequences associated with the decision that was made. When an individual uses this approach, that individual should ensure that they are fully knowledgeable of the problem in order to make an ethical decision. It is crucial that the person has the ability to examine the affects both negative and positive that will occur because of the decision. When using the deontology approach, one focuses on if it was a right decision or not instead of focusing on the consequences. With this method, all of the questions about ethics and principles arise. The last method is called the virtue ethic approach. This method strives on keeping the morals and integrity of both the community and the individuals. By keeping the morals and integrity of a community when making decisions, it ensures that the decision will be made using the personality traits of the individual. These traits include honest, generosity, wisdom, intuition, and common sense. Is the course of action really the most ethical choice? Scenario One The mayor made the most ethical choice by refusing the proposal and scarifying the development of hundred jobs and million dollars to be able to consider...
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...EVALUATING WORK 1. JOB EVALUATION Job Evaluation is the process of systematically determining the relative worth of jobs to create a job structure for the organization. The evaluation is based on a combination of job content, skills required, value to the organization, organizational culture, and the external market. This potential to blend organizational forces and external market forces is both a strength and a challenge of job evaluation. 2. TYPES OF JOB EVALUATION JOB BASED Job-based employee performance evaluations focus on the duties of the position and the tasks required to perform them successfully. This is a standard type of evaluation you can use for all employees filling the same position. First you must perform a job analysis, separating all duties into large categories, such as essential functions and communication. Under the categories of the position, specify tasks required to fulfill them. Be thorough in your analysis and ask your manager or the human resources department to review it. This will be the performance plan for the position. Each employee will receive the plan, sign it and be reviewed formally at the end of the rating period based on the duties outlined. PERSON BASED A person-based evaluation is specific to each individual employee. It takes into consideration the knowledge, skills and abilities the employee possesses upon hire and learns in the course of the rating period. In this way, an employee is compensated fairly for...
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...Evaluation methods differ from an organization to another depending on the size, industry, power of influence, and complexity of that one. Three of the main evaluation methods that have been widely adopted by business and HR managers, and professionals to evaluate and scale their organizational state of concern. Hay Is ultimately one of the earliest methods of evaluation since it was adopted in The early 1950s. It aids in forming an organizational map that aids in the valuation of jobs and salaries. Its no longer sufficient one because of it generating very low points. Three factors that Hay evaluates the jobs on are presented in: Know how (technical knowledge, breadth, human relations, etc..) Problem solving ( environmental thinking, challenge thinking, etc...) Accountability (freedom, and impact of type and magnitude) Working conditions (human relations, work load, environment, etc..) Mercer Other evaluation approach that was widely used in the 1970s that came up with enhanced factors, one of these was the risk factor that is no longer applied because that nowadays firms are obeying international standards for risk and safety. Three factors that Mercer evaluates the jobs on are presented in: Expertise (knowledge, experience, breadth, interpersonal traits, etc..) Judgement (job environment, reasoning, etc..) Accountability (impact, independence and influence, involvement, etc..) Towers and Watson Another iterative approach of evaluation of...
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...ACC 260 Week 4 Critiquing Philosophical Approaches to Ethical Decision Making Get Tutorial by Clicking on the link below or Copy Paste Link in Your Browser https://hwguiders.com/downloads/acc-260-week-4-critiquing-philosophical-approaches-to-ethical-decision-making/ For More Courses and Exams use this form ( http://hwguiders.com/contact-us/ ) Feel Free to Search your Class through Our Product Categories or From Our Search Bar (http://hwguiders.com/ ) As a student we are required to evaluate the philosophical approaches for each scenario from Appendix B. Evaluating whether or not the reasoning for the course of action listed makes sense. While working on the evaluation of the philosophical approaches we will discuss if the course of action is the most ethical, the best reasons for making the choices, and the reasons for believing this alternative is ethical. Consequentialism is the intent to maximize the usefulness of a decision. For this the relevance of this act depends on its consequences. For this approach it is essential to have a good ethical decisions and perception of it. With this it is important for students to analyze a decision in how the harmful and/or the benefits. This many philosophers’ debate ht consequences should count Deontology is different because it focuses on the obligation or duty in motivating the decision or the actions of the consequences. This depends on the respect, rights, and fairness. This approach brings up issues related to...
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...assumptions as to what it means to be a realist or an idealist, and while there is always a different meaning to something for someone else, I will do my best to try to eliminate any question as to what realists, idealists, and ecological paradigms mostly stand for. I will then discuss which one of these I prefer as a citizen of the United States and how I believe that things truly are when comparing to my life experiences. This will lead into my ideals on international affairs today and the combination of those and the paradigms discussed. Lastly, I will discuss three important principle differences between realists and idealists and their approaches to international relations. PARADIGMS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Paradigms and International Relations In our textbook, World Politics In The 21st Century, it defines Political Realism as a “philosophical position that assumes that human beings are imperfect and possess an innate desire for power”. (Duncan,Webster,Switky, p. 33) I do believe that it does not matter what it is you are asking to be defined, the definition is always going to depend on who you are asking. Every individual as a unique point of view which might just be a slightly different perspective than the man next to him. This assumption that all people are naturally going to behave badly many people have frowned upon and stated that this type of negative outlook is only going to 3 feed into the negative behavior that might be of question. Realists have often been...
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...Toulmin model assignment Now that you have a firm understanding of the Toulmin model and its various parts, you will now apply that information to the real world. You are to find an argument made in a newspaper or magazine editorial, and then analyze the argument via the Toulmin model. The article can be from an online newspaper or magazine, but blogs or normal webpages are not acceptable. Additionally, the article MUST be an editorial or op-ed piece – these are to be personal views that are making a specific argument about an issue. Beyond including a hard copy of your article, you will want to include the following: * Identify the parts present – analyzing the artifact, you will identify any and all parts of the Toulmin model that are present within the artifact. For each part, you will need to present three aspects: * Define the Toulmin part – define (briefly) what this part is (to demonstrate that you know what you’re supposed to be looking for). This should be in your own words – don’t just quote the readings. * Express the example – express what specifically, within the artifact, is representing this particular part of the Toulmin model. This should be a direct quotation from the article. Do NOT paraphrase this part. * Explain the selection – explain why this particular selection you have chosen is a representation of this particular part of the Toulmin model. How does it fit into this type? Why would this be an example of the part...
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...Final Paper—Delta Airlines Michael Todd Daniels MBA602 Dynamics of the Organization July 13, 2013 Dr. Robertson |Final Paper Directions and Topic | |Due by Saturday, 11:59 p.m. (MT) end of Week 1 (not graded) | |[pic] | Although the assignment described here is not due until Week 4, this information is supplied in Week 1 so that you can be thinking about the assignment as you learn the material in the course. In Week 4 you will complete a 7- 10 page paper, APA formatted and with references, which will address the following: Analyze an Organization Paper: • Analyze the organization you are working for. If that is not possible, select an organization for which you worked in the past, or one for which you would like to work in the future. • Parts 1 and 2 will require that your analysis is thorough and reflective of the organization. Part 1 An Analysis of the External Environment. In this section, we expect you to research and discuss both current and future external factors that will affect the strategic possibilities of the company you are analyzing. Use a SWOT Analysis for your review of the environment. Analyzing...
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...A Teenager's Behavior is Mostly Influenced by his Friends Good or Bad Behavior is almost contagious among teenagers, depending on different factors. It's natural for parents to worry about the way that a teenager’s behavior is mostly influenced by his friends. And it's logical for them to wonder, how long allow a teenager can spend time with his friends at all. Friendships can be influence from one to another as teenagers. It’s clearly powerful. Also, it makes the difference between good and bad grades at school. Good behavior can spread through the group. A teen whose friends are socially active in positive ways, such as participating in sporting at school, or completing their homework on time, parents can consider these as positive influences. But bad behavior can also be modeled. A teen whose friends are socially active in negative ways, such as participating in smoking, drinking or using drugs, parents can consider these more likely to indulge in his behaviors. Also, misbehave tend to be a bad teenager in the school. In conclusion, a teenager's behavior is mostly influenced by his friends, because a teenager whose friends are socially active in positive ways, can be considered as positive influences. In the other hand, a teen whose friends are socially active in negative ways, can be considered more likely to indulge in his behaviors, and can be considered as negative influences. Even the facts show, that good or bad behavior is almost contagious among teenagers. It's...
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...Writing 2 Final Draft 10/14/2014 Reality and the Struggle between Good and Evil We exist, fundamentally conscious of the world around us, but for many it is with blinders. Everyone has their own version of reality, how the world works and how they think the world should work. Quite often we live comfortably in our own realities and sometimes we struggle in them. Reality can differ from person to person and other times our realities match oneanother. Is the world we think we know real, or are we dreaming? Sometimes in living and struggling with our own realities we miss another struggle, the struggle between good and evil. It is an age old struggle between the light and the dark for dominance over our realities. “All wills struggle for domination, independence, and power over one another, which is the source of change in the universe.” (Friedrich Nietzsche Beyond Good and Evil)Such is the case with Blue Velvet and A wild Sheep Chase. In watching Blue Velvet and reading A Wild Sheep Chase we get an inside look at what happens when two conflicting realities butt heads, when light and innocence fights head on with dark and evil. In Blue Velvet and A Wild Sheep Chase, the main characters become involved in mysteries. They both lead seemingly normal, simple, even boring lives. Absorbed in their own realities of how their worlds work. In both stories the main characters are forced to become involved with scary, powerful men. One throws himself into the mystery, willingly and the...
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...Rogerian Argument Paper: Pro Euthanasia Dear Letter Recipient, I am writing you today to discuss the topic of euthanasia. It has been brought to my attention that your opinions on this matter are that it is a morally corrupt act. There are many reasons why this statement holds very true. I fully understand your position on this very difficult of topics. The act of killing another human being is and always should be one of the worst possible crimes imaginable while existing on this earth. Every living soul should have the right to exist on this planet for as long as they be permitted. Even in the case of extreme disease, there is always the chance that medicine will be able to pull someone out of what is likely a very painful situation. A big concern I could see would be who would make such a decision? Who should be in charge of deciding the fate of another human? This is why I decided to write you today. Who would be better to make the decision about when a life should end than the one who holds that very life? Let’s take a terminally ill cancer patient for example. If a person, when diagnosed with the disease and in a stable frame of mind, signed a do not resuscitate order, is this not the same act? The person is aware of the pain that would be involved and has made a conscious decision that if the time comes, and the unimaginable happens, that they would rather go peacefully into the night than waste the resources available to those around them. What if that person decided...
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...(1A) Donnellan makes a distinction between two uses of definite descriptions. He argues that definite descriptions can be used referentially or attributively. Donnellan states: “A speaker who uses a definite description referentially in an assertion […] uses the description to enable his audience to pick out whom or what he is talking about and states something about that person or thing” (Donnellan, 285). When definite descriptions are used referentially, they are used as a tool to pinpoint a certain thing or person. In other words, the definite description is used as a way to bring something to someone’s attention. For instance, a sentence with a definite description that is used referentially could be, ‘The guy with the Ray Bans looks pretty cool’. Here the definite description in the sentence is ‘the guy with the Ray Bans.’ Donnellan points out an important trait about the referential use of definite descriptions. He states, “In the referential use of a definite description we may succeed in picking out a person or thing to ask a question about even though he or it does not really fit the description” (Donnellan, 287). For the given example, ‘The guy with the Ray Bans looks pretty cool,’ the speaker or the person communicating to another picks out something, namely a person who is wearing Ray Bans. However, as Donnellan argues, we can still be successful in picking that specific person or thing out even if the person is not wearing Ray Bans. In other words, we...
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...Fences Socratic Seminar Questions Directions: Answer the questions below in preparation for the Socratic seminar on Fences. You must respond in complete sentences, and you must submit your answers to Schoology. Your written responses will be part of your Socratic seminar grade. Make sure your responses are specific. Provide specific quotes and page numbers to support your responses. 1. People are made up of both good and bad character traits, just as characters from literature are. No one person or character is 100% good or 100% bad. Troy was a complicated character. Argue whether or not you believe Troy was a good man or not. 2. What are some examples of cultural, political, and social fences from history and today? What messages do these fences convey? Are these fences good, bad, or a mixture of both? 3. How can fences be invisible? Provide at least one example of an invisible fence you put up in your own life. 4. How do you think the primary characters’ respective childhood environments affect their personalities? Do you think it was fate or choice that had the most effect on them? Why? 5. Names hold a symbolic meaning in the play. What symbolic meaning do you think the characters below hold? One example has been done for you. a. Cory- Cory is the youthful center of the family, like the core of an apple. b. Rose- c. Gabe- d. Troy- 6. What do you think the play is saying about the themes below...
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...In her article, “The Signs of Shopping” Anne Norton says, “walking from window to another, observing one another, shoppers, especially the astute and observing adolescents, acquire a facility with the language of commodities…shop windows teach composition” (88). In the following essay, we will be looking at how consumerism and advertising influence and help us develop our identity. What is identity? According to the Merriam- Webster Dictionary, identity is the qualities, ideas and beliefs that differentiate a person from the rest of the group. Our identities form from different aspects of our lives; such as family life, school life, friends, professors and religion. In addition, places such as the mall also helps shape our identity. The mall is a big contributor to the formation of our identity; this type of influence begins during adolescence. Anne Norton states, “Adolescents, particularly female adolescents, are inclined to spend a good deal of time at the mall” (88). The time adolescents spent at the mall contributes so much to their identity, as they walk through the mall and walk past all the stores and the mannequins; they are learning the discourse of shopping. Additionally, the mall as Norton says, “It is both a place of meeting for the young and one of the rare places where young and old go together” (87). The mall has become a great place where women go to hang out with other women and bond with their daughters though mother-daughter shopping days. The mall is a place...
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