Aristotelian ethics

Does the End Justify the Means? “A man who wishes to act entirely up to his professions of virtue soon meets with what destroys him . . . hence it is necessary for a prince wishing to hold his own to know how to do wrong, and to make use of it or not according to necessity” (Machiavelli, 1505, p.71). What political necessities justify wrong doing, lies, deceit, war, and the like? Most people highly regard the commandment “thou shalt not kill” found in translations of the Bible; yet, these…

whether a call is fair or not can be extremely difficult due to the ambiguity in the rules. Ethics can be used to devise new rules in order to alleviate this uncertainty. Ethics is defined as the idea of what is considered right or wrong formed by reason or moral sense (Pojman, 2002). Examining an individual 's ethics provides insight into one 's morality, moral and mores (Taylor, 2015). That being said, ethics is not always black and white. It falls into a gray area where perception of what is…

Jill started a new job as a count/verification assistant for the Johnson County Board of Elections. After completing her degree, she believed she would have the greatest chance of making a difference in her community and society as a whole. She had completed the counties required training and briefings, read and agree to the terms of the Statement of Secrecy, and she would have no problem with acting impartially at all times and respect confidentiality of material handled. Mark the senior…

Imagine a man that always donate clothes and feeds the homeless. This man regularly visits children with terminal illnesses and is one of the largest donors to Susan G. Komen for the Cure non-profit organization. He is viewed by tens of thousands as a saint, heaven sent or a reincarnation of Jesus himself. A just man in the eyes of many, but this man has twisted dark secrets; which involve human trafficking, murder of any competitor and extortion of politicians. The man is an unjust person by…

The idea of right and wrong have been something of question throughout the span of time. If I do this am I a bad person? What if no one saw me? Ethics gives us codes in which we use to give morality to our lives. In reading about Thucydides and Plato we see that, while both highly regarded philosophers, the methods they use to teach are vastly different. Thucydides preferred an empirical style in the way that he chose to approach his studies of human nature and believes that justice is…

Introduction The task of ethics answers questions like, “What should I do?”, “How should I live?” and “How can I know the difference between right and wrong?” The answers of these questions by a culture are influenced by their accepted science, traditions, beliefs and stories. Ethics is a systematic and critical analysis of morality, of the moral factors that guide human conduct in a particular society or practice . **** Ethics is as Ayn Rand explains, "Ethics is a code of values which guides…

The relation between human dignity and practical reason is the justification of practically rational viewpoint which argues for the rationality normative status of the concept of human dignity in the action. The stand of this relation argues for how all human agents must necessarily accept that they are committed and obligated to respecting the dignity of others and that this is a practically rational point of view without rejecting the substantive nature of human dignity as value and the prior…

French philosopher Albert Camus was born on November 7, 1913 in Mondovi, Algeria. He, along with Jean Paul Sartre, is often attributed as being a major proponent of the theory of absurdism and existentialism. Despite being a major advocate for existentialism, Camus also believed in the necessity of values, such as truth and justice, and their need to be defended. Beginning in early childhood into progressing until his adolescent years, Camus experienced sporadic tuberculosis attacks that often…

This evidence was publishes in 2003 therefore it is more accurate than some of MacKay’s sources, but it is still not as up to date as it could be in 2017. There is major relevance from this quote because the whole point of their article is about ethics over economics. Another example of evidence is when Khan and Delmonico quote Veatch R. Kennedy, “if we are a society that deliberately and systematically turns its back on the poor, we must confess our indifference to the poor…” (179) this raises…

Being a hero in your town can of course be hard. How hard can having superpowers be you may ask? Trust me when I say it can be a struggle. Before I had my speed ability, I ran track and went to school. I had a normal life and I was just another guy around town. Now that I have powers I am more popular that any celebrity you can think of. "Chris Brown?" You may ask. "You are bigger than Chris Brown?" Yes, I am bigger than the singing and dancing fellow. Think about it, I do things that no one…