Lifeboat ethics

There are many very different, yet important themes in Frasier’s “The Good Son”. One of these important themes is sacrifice. Sacrifice is important to this episode because it appears in several characters. It is shown in both the main characters, Frasier and Martin, as well as the minor character, Niles. Sacrifice shows up in the main character, Frasier, many different times. Firstly, in the scene where Martin moves in, Frasier is sacrificing the amount of space to himself in his apartment. He…

Socrates was one of the best philosophers that the world has ever seen. He was even put to death for some his teachings, and he accepted it. The also great Plato was one of Socrates’ students. Plato was also the author of the republic which holds his allegory of the cave philosophy. This allegory has been used in modern day, especially in movies. One great example of a movie that uses the allegory of the cave is Shutter Island. Plato's allegory of the cave begins with prisoners that are chained…

Justice: a set of values deemed "just" that are often used to establish law codes or serve as the basis for governments. And yet, despite its ability to invoke a moral high ground, the concept of justice may often go unexamined. However, in Book I of Plato's Republic, Polemarchus is forced to not only articulate a concise definition of justice, but is also forced to come to its defense in response to an inquisitive Socrates. Through the conversation between Polemarchus and Socrates, Plato forces…

In this paper, I will explain a consequentialist ethical consideration and a non-consequentialist ethics viewpoint concerning a scenario wherein Sam, the owner of a busy veterinary hospital, took a client’s $25.00 bill payment, did not generate corresponding paperwork, and used the cash for personal grocery shopping. In addition, I will explain the strengths and weaknesses corresponding with the ethics viewpoint of Sam’s decision in this scenario. I will also describe my thoughts on the effect…

Aristotle and John Stuart Mill were two famous philosophers known for their studies in politics. Aristotle believes the best form of government is a polis, while Mill believes a more laid back structure is better. He believes the people should be ruled by the harm principles. Although they have very different ideas on how the people should be ruled, there are many similarities between the two. Aristotle was a great philosopher from the BC era. He had very strong views on how the…

Question #1: In order to effectively answer this problem I will first provide a brief definition of the positive thesis brought forth by the moral theory of Utilitarianism. As stated by Mill in his article “In Defense of Utilitarianism”, “an act is right if and only if it brings about the greatest total amount of happiness out of all the actions available to the agent, whereby happiness is intended pleasure, and the absence of pain”. (Mill 1990, 172). Essentially, Mill stated in his article…

When a situation is as complex as the case study above, ethical principles become the tool that guides our decision. This is exactly how ethics is useful to Petroleum Engineers. Another common ethical dilemma that engineers or anyone need to deal with is whistleblowing. Whistleblowing happens when accusing the organization or the manager of the organization of some wrongdoing. Some organization’s secret unethical acts could endanger the employees, society, animals or the environment. Almost in…

In the wise words of Gandhi he once said, “ Judging a person does not define who they really are… It defines who you are.” Ignorant people should take a good hard look at these words and beseech them. Both Skeeter from The Help and Scout from To Kill a Mockingbird heed these words as they take this into consideration before they profile someone, both obviously don’t see color as a dividing factor in character just because someone 's race is different from ours does not make them any less of a…

management is responsible for setting the appropriate example for the organization. This memo describes the importance of demonstrating ethical values and a culture of integrity within the organization, three proposed strategies to promote the values and ethics at DU, and the merits of each. “Tone at the Top” Overview Setting the right “tone at the top” of an organization is essential to improve the effectiveness of internal…

Chronicle of a Death Foretold Introduction Gabriel Garcia Marquez published the novel ‘Chronicle of a Death Foretold ' in the year 1981. The novel uses the form of pseudo-journalistic reconstruction. In the book, Marquez uses an anonymous narrator to talk about a murder that was committed by two brothers. The book brings out the concept of honor as the theme and also the concept of magical realism as a motif. Honor is the main subject of topic in the book. The book focuses on the actions of…