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  • Ethical Egoism

    Ethical Egoism

    Ethical egoism is the normative theory that the promotion of one's own good is in accordance with morality. In the strong version, it is held that it is always moral to promote one's own good, and it is never moral not to promote it. In the weak version, it is said that although it is always moral to promote one's own good, it is not necessarily never moral to not. That is, there may be

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    Essay Length: 556 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 28, 2009 By: Artur
  • Ethical Egoism

    Ethical Egoism

    When people do things it is usually for their self-interest no matter how you want to put it. In some cases it is not good to act in your own self-interest but in the interest of others. Sometimes people get being selfish, confused with self-interest. This is easily done since they are so similar because they both are dealing with self. They are also different because being selfish ties more into personal egoism. I believe

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    Essay Length: 1,326 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Ethical Egoism Vs Social Responsibility

    Ethical Egoism Vs Social Responsibility

    Merriam-Webster collegiate dictionary defines egoism as "a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action." Social responsibility entails one's actions benefiting one's society more than oneself. A cost benefit analysis sided towards the many rather than towards the individual. In the two books The Elements of Moral Society and Ethical Issues in Engineering by James Rachels and Deborah Johnson respectively, the subject of egoism and social responsibility come up. Hannaford in

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: regina
  • Ethical Egoism

    Ethical Egoism

    Starting on the morning of April 20, 1999 at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorodo, two masked students named Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold began shooting people. Before they were done, they had killed 12 fellow students, one teacher, and themselves (Lin). Understandably, most people rushed out in terror, but some put their lives in jeopardy to save others. One teacher, named Dave Sanders, helped students and teachers to safety, and he was shot more

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    Essay Length: 547 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 2, 2010 By: Top
  • Ethical and Psychological Egoism

    Ethical and Psychological Egoism

    Egoism is the general concept of extreme preoccupation with one's self interests. Characterized by an emphasis self importance and a lack of altruistic ideas, egoism is said to be the basic reasoning for almost every action taken by humans or other organisms. Philosophers studying this eventually realized the need for separate sub categories within egoism that could describe how different people's beliefs shaped their understanding of the overall idea of egoism. Ethical and psychological are

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    Submitted: January 20, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Accounting Ethics

    Accounting Ethics

    Accounting Ethics When examining the effect of open marketing on the profession of accounting it is important to view it from three perspectives: the client's, the profession's, and society's. Additionally, two key areas that are affected by marketing must be addressed, these are concerning competition, and ethical implications. Marketing in public accounting is here to stay therefore making an argument against its existence would be fruitless; however, in order to achieve maximum benefit to the

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    Submitted: December 4, 2008 By: Tasha
  • Arizona Accountancy Code of Ethics

    Arizona Accountancy Code of Ethics

    Arizona Accountancy Code of Ethics University of Phoenix Contemporary Business Law I BUS/421 October 19, 2008 As in any profession, ethics are extremely important, however in accounting they are of particular importance because clients depend and rely upon accountants for their professional expertise in areas such as financial statements, tax preparation, auditing, financial consulting and so forth. Without ethics and the laws that guide ethical practices and behavior, accountants could easily misguide clients or put

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    Submitted: December 15, 2008 By: Max
  • Ethics in Business

    Ethics in Business

    Business and Ethics From a business perspective, working under government contracts can be very lucrative. In general, a steady stream of orders keep coming in, revenue increases and the company continues to grow. There are a few obvious downfalls to working with government contracts; a higher quality is to be expected as well as extensive research accompanied by accurate and complete documentation are usually required. If one part of the process fails to perform correctly

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    Essay Length: 2,145 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: January 8, 2009 By: David
  • An Ethical Dilemma in Counseling: Deciding Between Two Rights

    An Ethical Dilemma in Counseling: Deciding Between Two Rights

    An Ethical Dilemma in Counseling: Deciding between two rights Ethics, considered the study of moral philosophy, is a broad way of defining human duty, right and wrong; essentially, it is more expansive than simply applying a principle. Dilemmas are situations that require a choice between options appearing uniformly favorable, unfavorable or mutually exclusive. Naturally, an ethical dilemma can place a professional counselor in a precarious position, thereby compromising the effectiveness of the therapy, the trust

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    Submitted: January 11, 2009 By: Jon
  • Ethics in Business

    Ethics in Business

    From a business perspective, working under government contracts can be a very lucrative proposition. In general, a stream of orders keep coming in, revenue increases and the company grows in the aggregate. The obvious downfalls to working in this manner is both higher quality expected as well as the extensive research and documentation required for government contracts. If a part fails to perform correctly it can cause minor glitches as well as problems that can

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    Submitted: March 11, 2009 By: Bred
  • Utilitarianism and Kantian Ethics

    Utilitarianism and Kantian Ethics

    Utilitarianism and Kantian Ethics Ethics is one part of philosophy that will always be studied, and like most subjects in philosophy, will never be viewed the same by everyone. There are so many cultures that have so many different beliefs about the way a person's life should be lived out. Things like religion, poverty, and mental health all contribute to our beliefs in ethics. Some people believe that the mental state of a person or

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    Submitted: March 11, 2009 By: Bred
  • Ethical Imperative

    Ethical Imperative

    THE ETHICAL IMPERATIVE Today's businesses are entrenched in a great conflict. The interests of the stockholders and the interests of the populace at large seem to be in constant turmoil. On one hand, stockholders desire profit for themselves, and on the other, the general population does not care to be exploited by those whose sole motive is profit. This is a conflict because those who buy a business's products tend to be in the general

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    Essay Length: 2,939 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: March 11, 2009 By: Bred
  • Business Ethics

    Business Ethics

    Ethics in Business - From a business perspective, working under government contracts can be a very lucrative proposition. In general, a stream of orders keep coming in, revenue increases and the company grows in the aggregate. The obvious downfalls to working in this manner is both higher quality expected as well as the extensive research and documentation required for government contracts. If a part fails to perform correctly it can cause minor glitches as well

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    Essay Length: 2,345 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: March 11, 2009 By: Bred
  • Business Ethics

    Business Ethics

    Business Ethics Ethics in Business From a business perspective, working under government contracts can be a very lucrative proposition. In general, a stream of orders keep coming in, revenue increases and the company grows in the aggregate. The obvious downfalls to working in this manner is both higher quality expected as well as the extensive research and documentation required for government contracts. If a part fails to perform correctly it can cause minor glitches as

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    Essay Length: 2,347 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: March 11, 2009 By: July
  • Egoism

    Egoism

    It is believed that humans act for different reasons; but for whom, or what, do or should they act? Is the reason humans act for themselves, for God, for the reaction of other people, or for the benefit of the planet? Is it even believable that we have a choice as to why we act and for whom? Is it possible for an individual to ever act only according to his or her own interests,

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: David
  • Ethical Dilemma

    Ethical Dilemma

    Introduction In today’s highly competitive world of business, meeting deadlines in a timely and efficient manner is crucial towards the success of any company. Organizations that are able to fulfill this simple requirement naturally excel, while the firms that fall behind are left behind permanently. If a business finds itself in such a predicament, its leaders are expected to take all necessary measures to ensure the company’s going concern. However, these management decisions pose a

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Ethical Dilemma in the Workplace

    Ethical Dilemma in the Workplace

    ETHICAL DILEMMA IN THE WORKPLACE I recall an ethical dilemma I faced as a newly licensed Registered Representative with the brokerage firm Bellamah, Neuhauser & Barrett in the fall of 1997. I had just passed my General Securities Registered Representative Exam (the NASD Series 7). I studied for it since February and passing it meant I could open accounts and execute buy and sell orders for the investing public. Much to my dismay cold calling

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Anna
  • The Campbell Soup Company - Business Ethics Dilema

    The Campbell Soup Company - Business Ethics Dilema

    Campbell Soup Dilemma Introduction The Campbell Soup Company wanted to advertise the solid ingredients in its soup. However, the solid ingredients sank to the bottom of the bowl and could not be photographed. In order to remedy this predicament, the advertising group placed marbles in the bowl before adding the soup. Thus the vegetables rested on the top, giving the appearance of thick soup. I will use criteria from six ethical traditions/theories to express my

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Animal Ethics

    Animal Ethics

    Animal Ethics Freedom from dehydration, hunger, and malnutrition is ethical. The right to be free of discomfort caused by environmental factors is ethical. To live without pain, injury, and disease is ethical. To live in freedom without fear and distress is what animal ethics are about, and us as humans can help to enforce this by setting laws that benefit animal rights (Sztybel, 1998, pp.130-132). Animal ethics are created for animal protection or human advancement?

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Fsa Ethical Aproach

    Fsa Ethical Aproach

    Abstract: This paper intends to discuss if the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has an ethical approach in relation to investment regulation. First it will explain the recent history of regulation within the Financial Services Industry until the creation of the FSA , an independent and non-governmental body, with statutory rights given by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Then it reflects about the meaning of compliance competent and if FSA had adopted an ethical

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    Essay Length: 648 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Top
  • Ethics in Accounting

    Ethics in Accounting

    Financial Decision-making is one of the most important things in our business world today. In today’s diverse world, ethics in accounting and financial decision- making is a process that many organizations have trouble dealing with. Many organizations put emphasis on ethics and the financial decision making process within the organizations( www.managemyaccounting.com(2007). It is expected that all organizations will behave in an ethical manner in the current economy. (www.managemyaccounting.com(2007). In today’s business world, it is difficult

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Jack
  • Ethics in the Work Place

    Ethics in the Work Place

    Ethics in the Workplace "Ethics are personal and, at the same time, a very public display of your attitudes and beliefs. It is because of ethical beliefs that we humans may act differently in different in situations" (University of Phoenix, 2007). Poor ethical choices in the workplace can truly hurt people. Poor ethics can damage their career, happiness, and quality of living. Not only can these actions hurt the individual who has made the bad

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    Essay Length: 1,902 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Artur
  • Aristotle Ethics

    Aristotle Ethics

    Ekta Yadav Phil.322 2/19/07 Aristotle Ethics Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics provides a sensible account for what true moral virtue is and how one may go about attaining it. Aristotle covers many topics that help reach this conclusion. One of them being the idea of mean between the extremes. Although Aristotle provided a reliable account for many philosophers to follow, Rosalind Hursthouse along with many others finds lose ends and topics which can be easily misinterpreted in

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    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Top
  • Ethical Issues in Film

    Ethical Issues in Film

    Racial profiling is a term society has become familiar with in the past few years; however, it is not a new phenomenon. Racial profiling according to Fredrickson, "occurs when law enforcement officials rely on race, skin color, and/or ethnicity as an indication of criminality, reasonable suspicion, or probable cause, except when it is part of the description of a particular suspect" (1). There are many opposing views on racial profiling; some believe it to be

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    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Vika
  • Ethical Issues of Thank You for Smoking

    Ethical Issues of Thank You for Smoking

    In the movie "Thank You for Smoking" the smoking industry is coming under the attack from Senator Finistirre over putting a skull and crossbones on all the packs of cigarettes. The smoking industry has created the "The Academy for Tobacco Studies" with researchers to prove that there are no problems with smoking. The main character Nick Nalor's job, the chief Spokesperson for Big Tobacco, is to discredit all the problems associated with smoking to the

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    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Steve

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