Meta-ethics

Natasha The War on Morality Morality is defined as principles concerning the line between right and wrong, or good and bad. Ethics is defined as moral guidelines that govern a person's actions. Morality and ethics are often suspended in war time. This fact is demonstrated by the massive amount of civilian casualties that wars seem to carry as well as, the destruction of homes and land. But why would such a thing occur. After all, wars are fought by humans who have the capacity for compassion.…

1.0 Introduction According to explanation in Wikipedia, ethics is a study of values and customs of a person or a group that contains the analysis and employment of certain concepts, e.g. right versus wrong, good versus evil, and responsibilities. Simply say, it refers to norms for conduct that distinguish between acceptable and non-acceptable behaviors. This is due to the belief that the behaviors of one will always give impacts on the others. For example, people who speak out or take action…

Absolute moral rules mean the rules that everyone must follow in order to act morally. They are the rules that hold under any circumstances universally. I think the best candidates of absolute moral rules are a) We should never lie and b) We should never kill innocent people. There are strong arguments for candidate a) We should never lie. Kant is a philosopher who thought there are absolute moral rules in the world. He thought that never lying is one of the absolute moral rules, and he offered…

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…

This article talks about a man who was convicted of raping and kidnapping two young girls, ages 14 and 11. I believe that this story displays loss of innocence when talking about the young girls. Rape is a crime that takes a personal toll on its victims. It limits the amount of trust the person is able to have, and keeps them living in constant fear. Children are able to function, knowing that adults are safe, and trustworthy. So when someone defies that trust is makes it hard to respect adults…