Essays on Moral Standards

Ethical Autobiography

Morality and the corresponding moral norm is the basis of civilization and humanity in general. This is the concept that determines whether a person is in the “right” or in the “wrong”. When morality and moral foundations collapse the society becomes gradually destroyed, people become degraded and immersed in vice. Morality is our inner code of conduct making us behave in a good way towards other people. The issue is that some people have lost their sense of morality and are doing the contrary of “right” and “good.” Moral (see “right”) actions follow a certain spiritual principle of honor, ...

1.1. The problem presented in the case was how the Chief Learning Officer (CLO) Tom Pederson, would transform the company by developing a strong company culture. Coming from a long history of struggles, employing talent of varying cultures to help get them thru the challenges they faced, the bank is now faced with the dilemma of how to merge these cultures to come up a with a unified organization. Pederson also had hesitations about the newly-implemented performance evaluation program, which is the first time employees are rated against the company’s vision and values. 1.2. As mentioned, one of ...

Q.1 Immanuel Kant (1724–1804), a German philosopher, is known for his moral philosophical theories that define human behavior, moral standards or requirements and consequences of such behavior. Central to his deontological moral theories is the aspect of human reason which he argues is the source of morality and which should guide human conduct and experience. Referred as the Kantian ethics, these theories may be relevant in modern policing practices.

Kant’s Moral and Ethical Theories

Immanuel Kant developed the deontological moral theory through which he argued that the decision as to what is right or wrong, that is ethical, with reference to human actions, ...

Status is a common term in every society with structure since some members set the pace while the rest follow. Pride is therefore a familiar scenario as members of a certain social status seek recognition and respect from the rest of the population. Pride is a prevailing theme in the Antigone and tempest plays that feature characters who demonstrated pride in different degrees. Both plays feature historical societies where power wrangles defined every society. They also feature members of high social status and close to power. Antigone emerged at a time of national tension when the king needed to ...

Abstract

In any state, the court system and structure plays a significant role in ensuring the judicial system is effective. States that have a strong court system have proved to be successful in solving major challenges as pertains to the interpretation of the constitution. Puerto Rico needs to have in place a strong court system to ensure that the enforcement of various dynamics is effective. In coming up with the court system and structure, this paper heavily borrows from three states: Tennessee, Florida and South Carolina. These states are well-known for their strong legal systems. Because of this, it would ...

Utilitarianism postulates that a moral act should be that which aims to produce a good result for all in the society. Borrowing from the utility principle, a moral good is achieved by having a rational balance between a something which is not moral but is good that having something which is not moral but evil (Mill 2006). According to utilitarians, an act is morally good when it produces the greatest margin of good course but for all in the society. This means that utilitarianism seeks to ensure the general good than individual good. To this effect, every moral decision ...

Discussion Questions

Although the Umayyads achieved great success during their reign, they never had the support of the whole empire. Cracks started emerging, especially for the newly conquered regions made up of Non-Arab Muslims. Most of their caliphs were not elected through popular vote nor were they elected by respected community leaders (Alkhateeb). Again, the Umayyads began losing the support of newly converted Muslims because of treating them differently from other Muslims (Alkhateeb). They treated them differently by imposing a tax, as though they were not converts. That was against the teachings of Prophet Muhammad, who preached equality of all the ...

Utilitarianism and Kantianism

Utilitarianism, Virtue ethics and Kantianism are examples of normative ethics. In these theories, there are three components which characterize every action: the consequences of the action, the action itself (which also include the motive of the action), and the agent (the doer). Utilitarianism deals with the consequences of the action. On the other hand, deontological theories (Kantianism and divine command theory) are concerned with motive/action. Virtue ethics, however, is concerned with the doer/agent (Stewart, 2009). Utilitarianism and Kantianism Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is derived from the word utility. In utilitarianism, an action is deemed right only if its outcome is to ...

The issue of ethics and the way in which ethical principles govern our lives is always one of concern in the professional field. Over the centuries, mankind has questioned the principles of ethics and ethical considerations as it affects a person’s moral development and has made numerous attempts to define the term, but the truth is that each person is governed by specific ethical standards based on personal moral convictions. Personally, I believe that ethical behaviors stem from one’s personal moral standard and this moral standards stem from one’s ability to recognize and appreciate the values ...

Chapter Presentation – Morality, Harm and Criminal Justice

CHAPTER SUMMARY In this first chapter of Criminal Justice and Moral Issues, the authors discuss the intricacies of many different behaviors that are considered immoral for many different reasons. Over the years, there has been, as some argue, a moral decline of values and responsibility in an increasingly industrialized and spoiled society. Others see these actions as exercises in freedom, and should not be infringed by law or polite society. The authors argue that the role of law in deciding the morality of these issues is fluid; “the law can create as well as resolve problems and that often ...

Part 1

- In what ways did the video "The Crisis of Credit" demonstrate the failure of the banking industry's Fiduciary Relationship to investors and home owners?

The video explains a worldwide financial disaster that effected everyone. It started on the burst of the dot com bubble when the federal reserve of the United States decreased the interest rate to 1%. This value dramatically dropped the investment level because of the reduced ROI. This action made banks to take more and more loans from the Federal Reserve. The leverage increased as it became very easy to return a loan, so the demand for credit increased rapidly.

The banks took a lot of credit, and they were easily able to payback and made a lot of profits. Investors saw this as ...

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This is a deceptive advertisement which has neglected the ethical and moral standards of a client in giving information to the customers. It can sometimes go unnoticed by the public; hence the customers will purchase the juice relying on false information issued. Ethics on itself is a selling point for companies as consumers prefer to purchase goods from ethical companies as compared to those companies which do not abide by the ethical and moral standards set.

An advertiser who does not disclose the truth offends the law and is liable to suffer damages caused to the consumer. Most of the times, the ...

The doctrine of vocation originates from days of creation when God granted man the ability to populate and take care of the earth. He has given people different abilities and talents such that no single person is independent of the other and thus each serves another depending on their calling (Veith, 9). IT is a modern profession that does not exist in history unlike its counterparts such as medicine, teaching and music. At one time, Christians even started believing that the spiritual world was inside a person and not within his daily external preoccupations and that modernity ran on meaningless natural ...

Religion has been seen as disempowered and in decrease in the cutting edge world, its implications no more applicable inside the overwhelming mainstream perspective and institutional temples losing control of social life to common bodies (i.e., secularization, privatization). However religion (or secularization) may not be so static or bound together a marvel as awhile ago thought (this may be an outcome of advanced Western inclination, as, for instance, Talal Asad contends; of the (liberal) separation of social order, dividing the religious and the common, characterizing the previous as bound together conventions concerned with profound, private convictions, not handy, open issues). ...

Ethics is the principle of conduct governing an individual or group. It is also a study of morality. Ethics is the discipline that examines the moral standards of a person or the moral standards of the community. Ethics asks whether those standards are applied to our life and whether they are reasonable or unreasonable. Business ethics is the specialized study of moral right or wrong that focuses on business institutions, activities and organizations. Business ethics is the study of moral standards and how they apply to social systems and organization through which modern societies are supplied with goods and services. Business ...

A Consequentialist is someone who believes that an action is only wrong or right depending on the nature of outcomes of the action. When consequences of the action are morally acceptable to the society, it means that the action is right thus; a person committing the action is has upright morals. On the contrary, an action is wrong when the consequences are ethically negative, and the person responsible for the action is deemed wrong. For instance, the case a driver preferring to kill one person crossing a road to save lives of many passengers on board could be argued consequentially. Consequentially, the ...

What it means to be a hero during the time of the knights, what it meant to the populace, the knights, and the lords A hero is someone who is always courageous to face danger and save the day. He’s someone who is ready to sacrifice oneself for the sake of the others. Weakness does not feature anywhere in his character as a person. He may be weak in body muscular, but he has a heart of a lion and ready to deal and tackle with anything that poses a threat to humanity. Heroes are super men in the history who ...

English

The book written by Waller focuses on ethics and its relation to other subjects such as emotions and reasoning, the importance and advantages of observing ethics. The writer’s primary source of information on ethics is from different philosophers such as Susan Wolf and Catherine Wilson whose argument on morals is the main point of focus. Wolf discusses that there are two types of saints: loving saints who care about others more than themselves and selfless and rational saints who retain some selfishness and some non-moral values. Other philosophers such as Aristole and Plato suggest that true happiness ...

Philosophy

Happiness is a state of positive mind reflecting hope, peacefulness, as well as pleasantness about one self and the immediate environment. Happiness is more internal and is not impacted by any kind of material possession or financial well-being. May be, in certain cases, financial well-being and material possessions could possibly help achieving happiness, but the same may not be the true source of happiness. Happiness is essentially the frame of mind characterized by contentment and even intense joy. Many religious and philosophical approaches have defined happiness variedly and try to pinpoint its source. Happiness is relative and can be attained ...

I. Introduction Saudi Arabia is a monarchy ruled by Kings formed in September 1932. With a population of 27 million, its main religion is Islam as the culture and justice system is based on teachings of the Holy Koran. It is the largest Muslim country in Asia and second in the world after Algeria with the national language as Arabic and has 13 provinces (Cordesman, 2013). the country is famous for leading in production of oil worldwide and also as the second largest hydrocarbon dealer. II. Racial & Ethnic Characteristics The differences in ethnicity, national origin and race are ...

Censorship would be defined as the accepted means of controlling information that would have otherwise been circulated to the general public. It was practiced under the explanation that there were fundamental institutions that needed filtered information. Protection of information that were deemed to be unfit for consumption by all and sundry were always filtered under the pretense of morality. It was achieved by examining information either in newspapers, audio systems, audio visual machines, films and even movies. Those ideas found in media to be offensive were either altered of deleted altogether so that the ugly parts did not reach ...

Internships were, at their inception, a way for companies to introduce students and other unqualified professionals into the workforce. They have long been unpaid positions, although there are internships that are paid. However, in recent years, the economy has taken a turn for the worse, and companies have been offering unpaid internships to college students and recent graduates in lieu of a true position with the company.Unpaid internships certainly have their place in the business world, but there are problems with offering unpaid internships to college students and recent graduates. College students are often saddled with large amounts of debt, and any ...

in the Debate Between Moral Relativism and Moral Absolutism The issue of moral relativism versus moral absolutism is an important one in the history of moral philosophy. Benedicts argues that normality is “culturally defined” and argues that what we think of as right and wrong, good and evil, and moral and immoral varies from culture to culture” (qtd. in Rosenstand, p. 146). This view of moral relativism is that the standards of moral right and wrong are based on the moral code of each culture. On the other hand, Christina Hoff Sommers observes an opposite view that moral ...

Is Buddhism consistent with the American Values?

Buddhism is a religion that dates back between the 6th and the century where it was mostly a belief among the people of the subcontinent of India. The teaching of the Buddhism religion was widely based on their teacher who was referred to as Buddha. Buddha means the awakened one who provided members of the community with teachings that were meant to enlighten them and end the ignorance while giving them knowledge on how to live their lives in a positive way. There existed sub-branches in the Buddhism religion that were composed of the school of elders (Theravada) and the great vehicle ( ...

Comparing religion in India and China it is worth noting that they had a big impact on society. All religions have influenced the culture of the society, scientific progress, economy, etc. It is also should be stated that those religions which originated outside India and China have harmoniously taken its place among other religions in these countries and differs from their original forms. These religions have changed themselves and changing societies of the two countries. Thus, it should be stated that the history of the relationship and influence of religions in these countries is very similar. So let’s analyze ...

Confucianism is a belief that is greatly valued and taken to be as more of a religion in Asian countries. These ethical beliefs were developed by the Chinese philosopher called Confucius. The founder of the Confucianism did not intend to create a new religion as he developed these moral virtues, but he rather wanted to expand on the dying Zhou religion. These ethical beliefs were developed during the spring and autumn period. Confucianism was later incorporated into the state as an ideology. Despite the impact Confucianism had on the regions where it was exposed, the founder Confucius was not well known. Confucius ...

Question 3: Confucian Ethics

Confucian ethics is developed from the philosophy of Confucius, who is believed to have lived between 551 BC and 479 BC. A Chinese teacher and philosopher Confucius is well known for his quotations that are a little more that considered usual. To some extent, his quotes are considered unusual. He had a way of developing ethical standards among his students and disciples drawing from unusual inferences, aphorisms and allusions. His philosophy emphasized on morality on the part of the government and personality. He taught on values of correct behavior, emphasized on the development of social relationships, the need for justice and ...

Introduction

Laws are intended to enforce and reflect the ethical and moral standards in a society that is civilized. Laws are used in civilized societies as fundamental instruments for controlling the behavior of man. There is a slight difference between ethics and morals that should be outlined. Morality deals with the aspects that are regarded as wrong or right. Morality originates from the conscience of the individual and from the values of a society that are based on political principles or religious traditions. A moral conduct, therefore, is that which is considered right in the conscience of the doer and the values of ...

Institutions:

America should not have a Universal Mission First, this is because the constitution already has a unifying statement (Gabbard & Fornieri, 2009). The main reason mission statement exists is to keep people focused towards attaining a specific goal the constitution has set out a mission to establish justice, to ensure there is no domestic problems have a strong defense so as to secure blessings of liberty to the people. America should also not have a unique mission statement since this would make it look like it claims superiority in moral standards over other countries (Billias & Grob, 2010). The mission of the country if it was ...

Introduction

It is often forgotten that businesses are there to serve people. Executives leading these organizations are at times consumed by the greed for money and power that they forget about the society they are serving. It is for this reason that ethics are emphasized upon. Without moral rules governing peoples’ lives, the innate selfish nature of man will lead society to turmoil.

Purpose

The 2008 recession is a prime example of how a few corrupt people at the top can lead the entire world into trouble. The actions of those leading the financial services represented the complete opposite of what an ethical ...

Choose a print advertisement that has been used within the last 12 months from a popular American magazine that illustrates what Tuchman terms “pictures of perfections and goals of happiness” and then answer the following questions in a single unified essay. You must include a copy of the ad with your essay. The advert I have chosen is the Carls Jr Super Star Burger with Cheese. It shows a woman dressed in a seductive form, practically half naked (and a blonde at that) alongside the burger packed with all sorts of ingredients imaginable. The subtitle ‘it’s gonna get messy’ adds a certain crudeness to proceedings ...

Introduction

The governments’ institutions and system of practices that are directed at safeguarding social control, sanctioning those individuals who violate the land laws with rehabilitation efforts and criminal penalties, or deterring and mitigating the crime should be capable to address various diversity issues facing them and particularly the cultural diversity issues. The concept of diversity in the criminal justice actually encompasses respect and acceptance. This means that diversity in criminal justice requires all the society members to understand that everyone is unique and in addition we should be aware of our individual differences (Roleff 2003). Thus, these differences can ...

Philosophy Questions

The main quotations which are evident and interesting in this text includes “though what we perform now were going to counts in many years, how could that maintain our current situations from being absurd?” This quotation simply tries to explain the view that absurdity fundamentally lies on the notion that anything we do will especially our actions matter in the near future. The next instrumental quote proposed by Nigel is that life is absurd since we ignore doubts which cannot be fulfilled, making them to continue living with almost uncontrollable carefulness despite all these doubts .the quotation thoroughly explains ...

Aristotle's Virtue Ethics

Aristotle’s Virtue ethics is described as an acumen or rather commons sense morality exhibited by a normal human being developed on individual realism. In his works, he ventures into two moral angles , one on the quest on action and the other on the basis of character. In regards to the action inquiring, one is expected to examine the manner in which one should act or ought to. On the basis of character, which Aristotle dwelled on the manner in which a person need to behave. His theory defines ‘good’ as a measure of standard. Simply a level at which everything targets to ...

As the authors point out in the opening chapter of Moral Issues in business, "Stories of business corruption and of greed and wrongdoing in high places have always fascinated the popular press, and media interest in business ethics has never been higher" (Shaw et alt, 4). Part of this fascination must stem from humans interest in "bad new" of disasters terrorism and threats to peaceful living. Some of the interest might be a self defense mechanism that seeks to guard against unwanted circumstances that could happen in people's lives through protection themselves of the knowledge of what has happened to ...

Codes of Ethics

Codes of ethics are acceptable standards of behavior expected of business organizations. It is prudent to note that codes of ethics are now prevalent in large corporations across the world. Various business organizations globally are expected to uphold certain codes of conduct. Different corporations in different countries across the world have different levels of code of conducts. For instance, approximately thirty percent of the French companies have code of conducts while fifty seven percent of the U.K companies have code of conducts. Despite of the growth of the corporations’ code of conducts globally, researchers have been able to ...

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Abstract

Evaluation on the ethical and unethical researches revealed that the credibility, authenticity and validity of the research outcome is highly reliant on the type of research. Ethical research is based on the ethical codes and conduct, guidelines, etc and the important considerations of this type of research includes, maintaining respect, dignity and anonymity of the participants; reducing the risks or harm to the subjects; protecting the rights, privacy and confidentiality of the individuals and avoiding misrepresentation and deception of facts and information. In unethical research the ethical principles and practices are not followed and hence research outcome ...

Globalization is a concept whose relevance to the global economy has been revered as well as embellished. Nonetheless, I hold that globalization is good for individuals but bad for humanity in its entirety. As defined by scholars, globalization brings to standard everyday life experiences through the dissemination of commodities and ideas. As a defining feature of globalization, the global integration of financial and economic sectors has been made possible by geopolitical changes, technological progress and overriding dogma of regulation by the market (Hamilton & Ward 13). While on one hand globalization unites the world, it excludes a significant part of the global ...

Introduction

Mary Midgley argues the concept of ethical relativism that seeks to dictate the universal moral standards of the societal way of life. She bring in the lime light that the concept of moral doctrine is clearly associated with the various relative communities or the societies in the surrounding arena and definitely dictates their course of action with regards to the various matters that hold them. The origins of the diverse doctrines originate from the various backgrounds that set the standards of the various beliefs that societies follow. An example is the sexual morality of which is reflected in ...

More than often, culture is learned, shared and patterned in the society through aspects of enhancing unified cultural institutional change throughout interactions among individuals. Nonetheless, diverse cultures exist in a social environment allows for increased constant interactions between internal and external cultural values that articulates in the concepts of ethnocentrism and cultural relativism (Spade & Ballantine, 2012). Even though, it is not easier to accept the beliefs, values and practices of other cultures it is essential not to become judgmental and harsher towards any specific cultural value and norms. More noticeably, ethnocentrism and cultural relativism remains as ways in which ...

Policing is one of the most controversial of professions given the very nature of their office. They are at the cutting edge of societal reform, the brink of danger, battling crime face to face to keep the community and the larger society safe and secure. In this light, it is a noble profession, a group of heroes who places their very lives in danger for the good of many. But this is far from the image of the police we have. The police is equated with fear and, in a gross generalization, gives an impression of untrustworthiness and inefficiency. May it be a ...

Confucius is figured out as one of the most prominent theorists of the Chinese history. He established his own school of idea, Rujia which did not only affect almost every aspect of Chinese life but also influenced several other thoughts substantially that emerged in the Chinese territory. Rujia school of thought or the Confucianism witnessed several reigns and passed through different phases and different treatments from the kings. In the Qin dynasty rulers tried to suppress Confucianism on the other hand, it was given the status of official philosophy during the Han dynasty in china. This paper discusses the ...

Preteens Sex

Introduction Teen sex has become one of the greatest concerns not only for most parents but also many people in almost every corner of the globe. Parents are ever worried about the behavior of their teenagers as far as sexual intercourse is concerned. Newfound sense of independence as well as raging hormones may be a contributory factor for the irresponsibleness of teens. Anxieties over sexually transmitted diseases coupled with concerns regarding unplanned pregnancies, raises more worries among parents regarding sexual activeness of their teens. A number of measures have been put into place with an objective of reducing the ...

Morals are something that every person has, but the shape and extent of them varies widely between individuals. Both day to day decisions about behaviour, and choosing which side to take in an international debate, are elements of life that are controlled and shaped by a person’s moral standing and reasoning. Moral philosophy is the field of philosophy related to theories surrounding ethics, and about how people ought to behave and act during the course of their lives. Moral philosophy is split into three main domains. These domains are metaethics, normative ethics, and applied ethics. Metaethics is ...

Health care facilities provide critical services to the society offering medical services to individuals. As usual, a health centre manager and medical practitioners will be faced with many ethical and moral decisions to make during the normal operation of their duties. The ability to develop and maintain high ethical and moral standards to influence the decision making process will proportionately benefit the society. Medical practitioners at any time should try and ensure high moral and ethical considerations by looking beyond their individual demands. In this case they execute their duties while trying to maximize the benefits of the community. ...