Ethical consumerism

In general, being self-interest person does not mean that you are a greedy person because being self-interest person is a powerful weapon where the individual goes in search of a personal benefit, where the person feels motivated to include social and psychological thoughts. However, being greedy is when you want to have something with access to accumulating and to not share it with others, In other words, someone who thinks of their self. As human beings, we all act with a self-interest mindset…

Before one begins to try and interpret true meaning behind the concept of Individualism, he must first understand the evolution of altruism. At its core, altruism is a form of sacrifice; it is an act of selflessness and kindness. However, as mankind has advanced past the constant struggle to survive, the definition of altruism has shifted from an act of great benevolence and philanthropy, to a social expectation. When society finally understands the fallacy of this concept, the true definition…

Leadership: Trustworthiness and Ethical Stewardship Vonetta M. Henderson NorthCentral University Abstract The problem to be investigated is the relationship of leadership, trustworthiness and ethical stewardship in corporate organizations. The evolution of information technology has resulted in ethical changes in society. In the 1980s, information technology (IT) was reserved for specific fields that related to computer processing or development or phone services…

Utilitarianism This story addressees cloning. In a utilitarian’s viewpoint, it may be a good thing. It does aid in prolonging the life of the individuals cloned. It also can help in that, those who are cloned can go on with life not just for themselves but to continue in society contributing to the society as a whole. Cloning also has an argument against it. What about the clones? Are they lesser beings? Do they deserve to be slowly donated away without any consideration of them as individuals…

the Author, Penny, in ethical and professional development. Ethically it is important that professionals examine their own life as each therapist brings their unique character to the role. This Author reflected on insights that surprised her, challenged her and ways she would operate differently as a result of her research. She has chosen the concepts of dual relationships, unexpected termination, professional competence and power imbalance in therapeutic relationships as ethical areas worthy of…

2002; Lapidot, 2007), few have paid attention to the importance of trust in ethical leadership in business. An environment of trust cannot exist outside the context of ethics. Research in organisational behaviour has shown that trust is a crucial (although arguable underrecognized) aspect of ethical leadership. Similarly, research by other authors…

It might as well be noticed that utilitarianism totally evades a problem that has snowed under numerous challenges to justify abortion from a more conservative moral outline. When is it occasionally allowable to kill? What 's the difference between a serial killer who murders their victims for pleasure or financial gain or homosexual? Where 's the separating line between this and murdering a fetus or an adult? We can apply consequentialism all over the place because all decisions have computable…

Anthem by Ayn Rand is a short novel about a young man in an extremely collectivist society. This young man is born with unique qualities that separate him from the majority. Eventually, the young man is forced to escape the city. He goes on to learn what it means to be an individual, and he vows to bring down the broken society. Ayn Rand’s objectivist belief system is based on ideals that are opposite of the city found in Anthem. Objectivism puts individual goals ahead of a group, and it focuses…

Thomas Hobbes was a well-known philosopher, born in the 16th Century. He toyed with numerous ideas and theories in his lifetime; some supportive of earlier philosophers and others disproving his predecessor’s findings. Psychological egoism emerged from Hobbes’ opinions. In this paper, I will state his view of human beings, and express my opinion of his view. Additionally, I will discuss altruism and how I view the idea of altruism. Psychological egoism is defined as, “the view that the…

Chapter one of issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions covers a lot more than I expected. When I started the first chapter of this text , “Introduction to Professional Ethics,” I truly thought it was just a text on stuff I was going to have to memorize however it was clear real fast that the author not only wanted the reader to read but to engage in it and understand what was going on. I could tell this because of the way the end of chapter assessments were they were at the end of the…