Essays on Common Good

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While it is obvious that various cultures and even various groups of people may have different concepts of justice and the way it is exercised, there is probably no such thing as the universally accepted concept of justice. Nevertheless, people tend to respect those who stick to the vision of right and wrong, that is shared by the vast majority of the group. If someone tends to violate those principles, he or she deserves criticism or even punishment. On the other hand, a person who knows, understands and accepts the rules of the game, deserves respect and ...

Introduction

Organizations across the world have a common goal of fostering good ethics across their business by taking approaches that ensure the management and employees follow acceptable ethical values and moral standards. However, most organizations fail to keep up with the approach because of current information and technology trends that play a big role in increasing risks of unethical behaviors. Moreover, the main objective of the organization is making profits and following all code of ethics might not create good outcomes for the company regarding revenues. According to Berzai (2015), the area of computer technology becomes the most difficult in ...

Discussion on health and safety act in geomatics

Introduction Geomatics is a field of collecting, archiving, processing and distributing physical or specially referenced information. Geomatics involve the use of laws, ordinances, and regulations among other policies to ensure that all individuals are protected against all forms of risks. Such systems may include land use, security, hazardous waste, health issues, and environmental use among others. The paper focuses on the definition of the health laws associated with geomatics and the impacts of introducing such laws.

The Health and Safety at Work Act was established in 1974 to cater for the protection and health legislations in all workplaces (Lundgren ...

Introduction

Catholic Church keeps an eye on social problems, such as poverty, abortion, euthanasia, drugs and alcohol addiction, peace, justice, freedom, and many others. In order to enlighten and organize people to work for social well-being, Catholic Church developed its social teaching that concerns many keen issues of modern society. There are many themes in Catholic social teaching. They concern human dignity, community, and common good, rights and responsibilities, option for the poor and vulnerable, participation, stewardship of creation, solidarity, role of government, and promotion of peace. All of them in different ways are tied with health care system and ...

Immigration Reform in the U.S.: A View Through the

Introduction to Ethics and Social Responsibility Immigration Reform in the U.S.: A View Through the

Introduction

The United States of America, a country so poetically nicknamed to be “a melting pot” of cultures, has always been a more than desirable destination for the immigrants from all over the world. However, as the “times of economic uncertainty and social transformation have complicated American ideas about national and racial identity and have raised moral dilemmas concerning America’s obligations to immigrants from neighboring countries” (Duncan, 2007), the current U.S. immigration policy has started ...

Values Clarification and Ethical Legal Case Analysis

Values Clarification Values dictate the way people function both personally and professionally. In nursing practice, having clear values is essential in achieving moral competence (Jormsri et al., 2005). In completing the value clarification exercise, forty-two items were answered. Of these forty-two items, 15 responses were “mostly agree” and another 15 responses were “mostly disagree.” Six responses were “somewhat disagree”, three responses were “somewhat agree”, and the final three responses were “neutral.”

In a cluster that relates to issues raised by advanced technology, I had some agreements and disagreements. Giving extraordinary medical treatments to patients is essential, particularly when the ...

Drones have been highly effective in helping America win wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. But, drones also have caused a significant amount of collateral damage as killing a terrorist by a distant strike has also led to the demise of many innocent souls. Having a utilitarian approach has been an important part of American policy, but in the past decade, there have been several morally challenging instances related to drones. Therefore, the past few years have taught us that even though the country still favours the utilitarian approach, there are times when they have shown an increased focus on ...

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Book One

The three types of good life that Aristotle talks about include the happy life, a virtuous life, and the action-based life. Aristotle does not believe that money-making or material wealth can lead to a good life. According to the philosopher, human good should always feature three essential characteristics. As such, it has to be something that is distinctively human. Furthermore, it has to be self-sufficient. The philosopher suggests that human good is the ultimate characteristic. Money does not form part of any of the three characteristics. The science that studies the highest good is known as ...

In the essay, Alasdair MacIntyre (129-130) describes virtues, such as independent rational thinking and freedom of expression, which leads to deliberation and common mind, acknowledgement of dependency of the members of community on each other, and the virtue of just generosity, according to which, community should help the needy and dependent members. MacIntyre (131) argues that the modern nation-state and family cannot provide conditions, necessary to practice these virtues. Size of the modern nation-state is enormous and prevents the creation of shared decision-making and common mind through rational deliberation of all the members of the society. Instead, political processes ...

1. Explain the actions of each character using one of the ethical theories discussed in the textbook. How would you have behaved if you were in the same position as Jean Grey in this case? On the basis of common morality, the characters in the book can be understood to have made their own decisions towards what they perceived to be the general principles by which people should live and interact with one another. Professor Xavier's concern for Jean Grey's problems seems evident in his valuation of her issues and desire to listen to her problems. These concerns underlie ...

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Ethics is a loosely defined area that seeks to achieve the best solution for the benefit of greater society. Ethical decision-making is complex and challenging due to the fact that exact courses of action are often not defined or clear, given the various scenarios one might encounter. Public safety agency employees are not only likely to face ethical dilemmas on a daily basis, but be expected to uphold high ethical standards. The literature on ethical decision making training within public safety agencies stipulates certain guidelines. These guidelines include ensuring that employees are able to define what comprises an ethical ...

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While power is a secular affair these days, ethics and moral with their connection to religion seem related to what refers to activities associated with the governance of people and territories. Of course, neither of the two provides a comprehensive view of the complex notion of politics, yet both complement the concept with precious meaning. Thus, moral adds an important dimension revealing domestic politics as a set of activities prioritizing social welfare. Furthermore, the perception of governance through the prism of virtuous leaders, as done by ethics scholars, such as al-Farabi, allows people to perceive politics as a unique ...

The minimum wage debate is an issue that the government, employers, and employees contend with. For a long time, the minimum wage has remained the same, increasing the concerns as to whether it rightfully compensates workers. Whether to increase minimum wage is an economical concern as well as an ethical concern with different stakeholders involved. To decide on whether to increase the minim wage or to adopt a multi-faceted approach, the paper will apply the utilitarian, justice and common good frameworks.

Does increasing the minimum wage offer equality?

The low and stagnant minimum wage has contributed to the huge gap between the rich and the poor ( ...

Question. What is Thrasymachus's view of justice in Book I of the Republic? Explain the story of Gyges Ring. What is this story meant to establish? Do you think that Thrasymachus's view of justice is correct? Why or why not? Answer. Thrasymachus philosophy on justice was exactly opposite to that of Socrates’ position. Socrates believed that justice was the important good and all the just persons were good persons. Socrates view on justice considered it to be the strength of the society’s ethical foundations as it was meant to protect the interests for the common good of the ...

This paper will examine three works that discuss how definitions are developed to create social norms or identities, specifically, Eickelman and Salvatore (2002), Euben (2002) and Ghannam (2002). Eickelman and Salvatore discuss how a public space is used as a forum to define moral behavior and the common good. Euben argues against the notion that jihad is a fixed set of rules that advocate a violent and fanatical reaction to increasing globalization powered by the West (2002). Ghannam uses the concept of private and public domains to determine what is “seen” and what remains “unseen” and thus allowing movement ...

The fundamental principles of utilitarianism are morality and the welfare of the majority. Utilitarianism believes that morality will make the world a better place to live in. Any act that produces a good consequence is considered as morally good. The nature or intention of the act is not important in utilitarianism. Human beings are expected to act in a manner that produces benefits to the majority. Utilitarianism places more emphasis on consequence and not on the intension. People are expected to put away self-interest for the sake of common good that benefits all. Common interests are given importance over ...

A political party is a grouping of individuals who come together to compete in elections and hold authority in the government. Often, political parties agree on specific policies and programs that are intended to enhancing the collective common good of their supporters. Despite the fact that there are many international commonalities in the organization of political parties, there are a lot of differences concerning the ideological cores. In modern democracies, the political parties are elected by the citizens to form a government. Many nations in the world have various party systems. For instance, China has a one-party system while ...

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Happiness is when one feels content and satisfied with their life; things in life are positive from the happy person’s perspective, which allows them to have workable relationships and fruitful results in life. When the individual is happy they are easier to be around and tend to be kinder and easy-going. Happy people are able to cope with the difficult parts of life much better, which tends to limit the stress in their life resulting in a better quality of health as well (“Greater Good Science Center” at UC Berkley, 2016). In order to experience sincere happiness, the ...

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This was a value which was sourced from Jesus teaching. Soul Force was used to transform and bring peace to Indian people movement society by Gandhi. Today, it is used to change lives of women, men, and children who stay in violent households. The argument of soul force claims that ends and means are inseparable and close. Gandhi rejected the idea that injustice should not be tolerated by all means. Violent, unjust ...

According to David Hume, the essence of justice is vital to the success of any society. David Hume also asserts that certain benefits associated with justice usually arise from that basis that it may be superfluous, particularly when individuals implement initiatives to develop its proof (Hume 10). David Hume also believes that the primary origin of Justice is social utility. The benefits or advantages of justice in his opinion are founded on virtues. He is also of the opinion that stakeholders should engage in in-depth inquiry of virtues as the foundation of the benefits of justice. From a personal ...

In a global economy, markets are open to all nations to participate freely. However, with the wave of globalization, there is a wave of inequality around the world due to the utilitarianism and utility maximization among nations (De Woot 2). Business ethics have been compromised for selfish gains across the globe causing injustice to most of the developing nations. The solidarity principle focuses on relationships where people do not compromise the rights of others as an end means for their selfish gains (De Woot 2). People regard each other as friends and share interests, ideas, resources equally. There are ...

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Jill is an employee and colleague that is well-liked, but her circumstances force her to be otherwise. Her increased levels of stress cause her to portray a poor image of her during the work hours to the extent that it affects both her professionalism and duty. Despite the fact that her colleagues understand her predicament at home, they feel that it is infringing on her duty stirring everyone up including the management. One of the actions that depict that she has been out of it lately is when she hurt the pastor’s wife. Jill’s increased misconduct at ...

St Thomas was a philosopher in the concept of natural law and the role of God’s justice in the legal system. Ethical arguments between lawyers and judges confront on a daily basis is suggested as an occupational profile for the professional conduct of judges and lawyers in their everyday interactions. St Thomas offers procedural comments on the criminal and civil relations as well as sentencing guidelines. In this era in which a Christian lawyer is many times faced with situations that are unethical and the modus operandi is one of questionable choices, the Christian lawyer and judge have ...

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Description Globalisation is often regarded as a process that leads people from around the world to share a common economic, emotional, social and cultural space from wherever they are in the world (Guidotti, 2015). Nowadays everybody is affected either directly or indirectly. As the world continues to integrate on this front, it emerges that there arises benefits and problems in equal measure because in the long run there will be a sharing of economic, cultural, political and environmental powers among many nations of the world (McMichael & Butler, 2006).

Feelings

Australia has not been left behind when it comes to matters ...

Introduction

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) entails the practices that are undertaken by the organization as a way of giving back to the society b solving the social or environmental issue. For instance, the business may fund projects in the community such as schools programs and clean water projects. Additionally, the corporations may undertake climate change activities such as planting trees and reducing emissions as well as funding for research for common good such as Ebola and cancer programs. Implied, the corporations bet on these projects to create customer awareness and as a way to win their loyalty in the long-term. ...

The eighteenth century marked a period of diverse changes in Europe’s politics, philosophy, and science fields due to the influence of many scholars in what is referred to as the age of enlightenment (Kramnick, 1995). The main argument that the academicians and researchers in that period proposed that there were ways that would enable the humans to improve themselves through rational change. The scholars questioned the traditional approaches to those fields with many publications aiming to produce multiple changes especially in the area of philosophy. Jean-Jacques Rousseau counts as one of the most influential contributors of the age ...

Executive Summary

With the growing demand of the competition, the companies have started taking the best skilled people from around the world. This has increased the diversity in the organization thereby adding the challenge to the managers. To enhance the effectiveness of the organization, the companies have growing tendency of increasing the diversity in their workforce. However, with this increasing diversity in the workforce, the people have started to feel the discrimination within the organization. This paper is the result of an attempt to analyze the diversity in the workforce. The paper proceeds with a candle light brightness about the need ...