Cardinal virtues

Honesty- As stated by Benjamin Franklin, “Honesty is the best policy” which simply means to me that you should tell the truth at all times. If I am not comfortable with the things that my boss or employee is doing, then I should deal with them. I personally believe that lying is detrimental because lying just leads to more lies and it makes you a suspicious person. Honesty is more than just a word or something that you can teach in the work place, it is a life that you live. This leads me to…

In healthcare and other occupations one must decide from the beginning who they specifically want to be, and the legacy that they wish to leave behind. Deciding early in your career the type of person that you wish to become will help you stay true to yourself and others throughout your career. Far more times being true to yourself and others is more rewarding than any monetary rewards that you may receive. Clayton M. Christensen describes methods for coming to this realization in his article,…

Plato’s purpose of “Allegory of the cave” was to explain knowledge. In the story the freed prisoner experiences the levels of knowledge. Shadows are imagination; creating names and realities without knowing a cause. The fire is belief; understanding that shadows are mere illusions and it’s statues that are real. Then outside world are forms. Understanding that statues come from reality, such as trees and people. Since true knowledge has to be experienced, not taught. The prisoner cannot…

Nicole Colunga August 1, 2015 Philosophy – 2361 We are Human The “Problem with Evil” told by Ivan Karamazov thinks that children are innocent and adults are not. He thinks we can love our children when they are near but we can only love our neighbor or a stranger from a distance. Innocence in his point of view has to do with the intention of a person rather than the aftermath of the act. It is like is there such there as a selfless deed? Even if you do an act from another person you still feel…

When considering the many facets of a business contract one must have an awareness of the possible ethical issues that may arise. Ethically speaking business contracts are only effective within the context that assumes most parties will adhere to and satisfy their contractual responsibilities. Bidding, negotiating, obtaining and fulfilling contracts in an ethical manner is the foundation for a successful business. Participating in unethical practices could have legal ramifications with a final…

based on the fact that it’s our obligation, we do the duty out of oughtness. Virtue ethics is different from duty-based ethics as one is not acting out of oughtness or duty, but out of motivation and feelings. Acting on moral character. Virtue ethics would be to perform an act for example out of love for a mother who is ill; you take care of her because of the love you have for her not because it your duty. 2) His virtue ethics are teleological as we perform an action that not only we want to be…

Although many values from the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics are applicable, the values that are most represented by this policy are the importance of human relationships, dignity and worth of the person, and social justice. The importance of human relationships states that social workers should strive to strengthen relationships between people to, “ promote, restore, maintain, and enhance the wellbeing of individuals, families, social groups, organizations, and…

[Topic sentence] Despite Socrates’ claim that his method of argument amounts to a disinterested pursuit of truth, at certain points in his discussion with Gorgias, he relies on rhetorical appeals to gain an advantage in the debate. [transition to more specific point] These often take the form of ethos appeals directed at the crowd of young men watching the debate. [Set-up/context for quote] For example, at one point, Socrates interrupts the discussion about the function of rhetoric in order to…

Throughout history, Chinese philosophies have referred to various perspectives and values followed among their people. All of these philosophies have a long history of several and many years. Out of the three well-known philosophies, Confucianism and Legalism have polar opposite values and morals. The philosophy that began from Confucius believed in returning good ethics in order for society to have good conduct opposed to bad people. Whereas Legalism believed that the disorder of society would…

Understand hierarchies. When communicating with a different culture, there may be unwritten rules about social hierarchy that you are not used to.[4][5] For instance, you may come from a culture where men and women are expected to communicate equally with each other, but may have to interact with someone from a culture where men may do more talking in mixed company. Similarly, you may be communicating with someone who expects that a younger person should let an older person do most of the…