Firstly, ethical egoism states that an individual should always act in their own best interest. Ethical egoism is based on the belief that people should act in a way that brings maximum benefits to the individual in making a decision. It also states that the behavior of the individual is to maximize their own self interest and effect on other people is of much less consequences. For instance, those government officials such as LTA officers receives bribe instead of charging the motorist for over speeding or drinking and driving just for their own benefits. They use the same money to buy the lunch or gifts for their family members.
Secondly, ethical elitism refers to the behavior that should maximize the benefits to those at the top of the social …show more content…
I was lucky enough that I received a call from one of the renowned company in Lautoka known as Ramesh Investment Limited which is located opposite Lautoka bus stand. The receptionist of the above mentioned company called me and said that you applied for attachment for one month only but our company rule says that attachment are for three months. So I replied to her that it’s our semester break but I will continue my attachment from November. She said okay but we are recruiting people for full time employees but anyway you are also asked to come for an interview the following day. The following day, I went for my interview and the receptionist told me to have my seat and I will be served shortly. I was the last person to be interviewed and was feeling nervous. After ten minutes the human resource manager called me to his cabin. As I entered his office, I was shocked to see that he is my brother’s best friend. He asked me to have my seat as he was going through the curriculum vitae. He then said that “we have already recruited staffs but you don’t worry I will do something for you as I owe a greater friendship to your brother.” After chatting for a while, I left the office. The same afternoon, the human resource manager (Mr. Tom) called me and said that you can start your attachment from tomorrow. He also told me that we will be paying you $50 a week including …show more content…
These theories can be used to evaluate everyday incidents at workplace to see if those incidents were ethical or not. It can also be said that both teleological theory and deontological thoery ethics use a dilemma approach because they focus on one specific decision-making context at one point in time for one individual. The dilemma approach is useful in the real world but it does have limitations, such as, people and the societies have a past; and many actions can be changed and a person can choose to move their life in a different direction-few choices are binding for life. Additionally, Teleology and deontology appear to be opposites because one theory only considers consequences and the other appears to ignore consequences. The four groups of teleological theory include ethical egoism, ethical elitism, ethical parochialism and ethical
Secondly, ethical elitism refers to the behavior that should maximize the benefits to those at the top of the social …show more content…
I was lucky enough that I received a call from one of the renowned company in Lautoka known as Ramesh Investment Limited which is located opposite Lautoka bus stand. The receptionist of the above mentioned company called me and said that you applied for attachment for one month only but our company rule says that attachment are for three months. So I replied to her that it’s our semester break but I will continue my attachment from November. She said okay but we are recruiting people for full time employees but anyway you are also asked to come for an interview the following day. The following day, I went for my interview and the receptionist told me to have my seat and I will be served shortly. I was the last person to be interviewed and was feeling nervous. After ten minutes the human resource manager called me to his cabin. As I entered his office, I was shocked to see that he is my brother’s best friend. He asked me to have my seat as he was going through the curriculum vitae. He then said that “we have already recruited staffs but you don’t worry I will do something for you as I owe a greater friendship to your brother.” After chatting for a while, I left the office. The same afternoon, the human resource manager (Mr. Tom) called me and said that you can start your attachment from tomorrow. He also told me that we will be paying you $50 a week including …show more content…
These theories can be used to evaluate everyday incidents at workplace to see if those incidents were ethical or not. It can also be said that both teleological theory and deontological thoery ethics use a dilemma approach because they focus on one specific decision-making context at one point in time for one individual. The dilemma approach is useful in the real world but it does have limitations, such as, people and the societies have a past; and many actions can be changed and a person can choose to move their life in a different direction-few choices are binding for life. Additionally, Teleology and deontology appear to be opposites because one theory only considers consequences and the other appears to ignore consequences. The four groups of teleological theory include ethical egoism, ethical elitism, ethical parochialism and ethical