Lifeboat ethics

As a member of the country of Eggonia 's Grand Council on Ethics and as a human, Eggonia obligated to send famine relief to the neighboring country of Furesia. Every living creature on Earth has correlation to other living things and has the mentality to help each other. According to me, helping others is an obligation which we have to follow and a law of nature. Sending famine relief to Furesia can save many lives and Eggonians are the cause of Furesian undergoing a devastating famine that cost…

The writings of Henry George stand as a clear condemnation by him on the concept of privately owned land amongst other ideas which he staunchly regards as both immoral and impractical. In his work George attacks the validity of private ownership and calls for distinction between land and personal property. He depicts such ownership as being unjust, indefensible and even akin to slavery with regards to the liberties of the tenants who may reside there, urging instead for a fairer and more…

The best argument has ethos, logos, and pathos. In the essays, “Lifeboat Ethics” by Garrett Hardin and “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift are both argument essays. Hardin uses ethos and logos. Swift uses ethos, logos, and pathos, which makes “A Modest Proposal” the most effective essay. Ethos is where credibility steps in. Hardin is an expert due to his education. He gave statistics about population increase and immigration. Swift’s speaker is not an expert. He believes experts are not…

determine different outcomes that could happen. With some of the articles that I have found, there is a form of a crossroads where someone has to decide to do what is morally correct, or do what is best for themselves. The book discusses the basis of ethics, and the different standards, including the rights approach, the fairness or justice approach, the common good approach, and the virtue approach. When solving ethical dilemmas, there are various aspects that are considered including…

ETHC-445 Principles of Ethics Final Exam http://uphomework.com/downloads/ethc-445-principles-ethics-final-exam/ 1. (TCOs 2, 4, 5, 6) The idea that the assisted suicide of terminally ill patients should be allowed simply at the patient’s direction reflects what type of ethics? (Points : 5) Hobbes’ State of Nature Rand’s Objectivism Aristotle’s concept of Virtue Thomas Aquinas’ concept of conscience Socrates’ concept of excellence 2. (TCOs 1, 2, 7) What is the moral ideal of temperance…

The core of his theory explains “how rubbish is both made and then unmade as some things lose and then gain value over time” (Taylor et al. 2009, p. 123). His theory is based on the idea that “some items are re-valued as they move from being transients to durables” (Taylor et al. 2009, p. 123). An obvious example can be an old grandparents’ watch. At the time of purchase they might have paid very little for it and over the years the watch could have gain a price as low as zero. However, if the…

decades for substandard ethic practices. KBR, a subsidiary of Halliburton came under criticism from the media for questionable ethic violations with their billing. In 2005 Halliburton overhauled their billing process to “clean-up” billing discrepancies. The findings were that “KBR agreed to fix internal systems to ensure that the cost and pricing data it provided to the government were accurate and complete.” (Gold, 2005) Halliburton accepted the criticism of their ethics and took measured…

I would need to set the tone for my organization. Legal, medical, and ethical ramifications are considered and carefully analyzed for situations in both of my jobs. Struggling with complex ethical decisions is frequent as nurses. The model in the ethics simulation game provides the importance of assessment needed by utilizing the four…

“Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Over the centuries, this famous saying voiced by Lord Action has been analyzed and dissected numerous times by historians and philosophers. Some individuals say that power does not corrupt, it only attracts the corruptible. However, to judge fairly, past and current events accurately depict the ideology that power corrupts absolutely, and has convinced me, that its meaning holds true. Ivan the Terrible of Russia, Louis XIV of France,…

Surprisingly, most of these technologically astute kids came down to same conclusion: Technology is a net loss for today’s young people. According to the article almost 90% of the kids voted that it is negatively impacting their day to day lives. Malone asked the kids why they think it is hurting them, and they came up with a pretty interesting list. The number one reason being it is a time waster. A lot of the kids blame their iPods and smart phones for their lack of being productive. These…