SUMMARY
Utilitarianism, also known as Consequentialism is best associated with Jeremy Bentham and focuses on outcomes that produce the greatest good for the greatest number of people. This theory ties morality to happiness and/or pleasure and can ultimately be decide d by the consequences of the actions taken. Deontology is best associated with Immanuel Kant and focuses more on the rules the people follow to distinguish right from wrong. This theory looks at the intent of the actions taken. Legalism or Social Contract based morality is associated with John Lock and Thomas Hobbes and looks to a set of moral and political rules to govern behavior.
COMPARISON Utilitarianism is tied to happiness or pleasure and it disregards the people in
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Identify the ethical issues that arise
The ethical issues that arise are that Kravitz wanted to and was allowed to keep his Twitter blog with his followers. He likely would not have had the followers had he not been employed with PhoneDog and PhoneDog should not have allowed Kravitz to keep the Twitter blog after he left the company. PhoneDog then sued Kravitz for reasons that were true when he left eight months before.
PhoneDog had an obligation to Kravitz to maintain the terms they agreed to when he left the company. PhoneDog calculated their loss based upon the loss of the 17,000 customers on the Kravitz list. These customers were not necessarily lost; they were on the list to enable them to interact with the PhoneDog company. It is not ethical that the company is suing Kravitz after allowing him to keep the blog after he left the company.
Determine whether any of them are unique to cybertechology
These scenarios are not unique to cybertechnology and could occur in any setting. Individual or entity A agrees to allow individual B to perform an action after which Individual or entity A changes their mind and wants to punish individual B for taking the action they were previously approved to
Hughes Microelectronics is a company that were found to have unethical practices during the 1980’s when handling government contracts. This was brought to light by two whistleblowers that worked for the company at the time. The purpose of this is to review four main questions concerning the situation and how it was handled ethically by the whistleblower. The first and second parts will be fairly similar what were the responsibilities of the company itself, what were the responsibilities of the main whistleblower Margaret Goodearl. Next, the conflict between the two parties will be examined and also whether or not the situation was handled ethically. Lastly the question of whether or not whistleblowing is the most ethical solution
The first blatant ethical issue in the Adelphia scandal stems from the idea that the Rigas family used corporate money for personal use. Nearly $12.8 billion was used to start construction on a personal golf course on their own private land and even more to cover the expenses of the use of the company aircraft for personal reasons. The use of this money was then hidden thro...
If I were leading the startup of a small, faith-based, nonprofit organization, I would not be willing to use the tactics that Philippe Kahn used in this case. If my actions give me an unfair advantage to my competition than it is unethical. We need to remember that the right choices will not always bring success or immedia...
Why is it important to know what you believe and why you believe it? While reflecting upon this question I found myself turning to the scripture in 1 Peter 3:15 “But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,” (NIV) Can other’s see your hope in Christ? Are you prepared to tell them what Christ has done in your life? Christians should always be prepared to give an answer when asked about our faith (what we believe and why). 2 Timothy 2:25 states “in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God, perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth, “(NKJV) By knowing what we believe and why we believe it, we, as Christians, are able to listen to question and respond respectfully, while avoiding debate, and those who oppose our belief will be more willing to
Did you know tobacco and alcohol use cause over 475,000 deaths in the U.S. annually? To assist young people in avoiding these harmful behaviors, the D.A.R.E. program enhances the knowledge and awareness of the hazards regarding dangerous substances throughout a ten week program. The acronym D.A.R.E. stands for drugs, abuse, resistance, and education. D.A.R.E. ensures the safety of adolescents in various situations and instills beneficial strategies, techniques, and tips to aid young people in making responsible decisions.
John Stuart Mill’s moral belief centers around utilitarianism; utilitarianism basically states that actions are morally right if the produce the greatest amount of happiness to the greatest number of people. Immanuel Kant’s moral belief centers around deontology or the obligation
Was it unethical practices, poor governmental regulations, or bad organizational behavior that lead Kozlowski to make the decisions that lead to the 2005 conviction? Vasile (2004) defined business ethics as “learning what is right and what is wrong and simply doing what is right” (p. 2). However, the actions attached to the decisions are not always as easily derived. In most instances, leaders are faced with making the decision as to what is...
Many other businesses may not want to do business as the company was involved with immoral behavior. The unethical business practices of the company will also gain exposure in the media and to the public (Nicol, 2015, n.p). Employees no longer keep unethical activities of the company to themselves. As a whistleblower, they may be perceived as a traitor, but in this case the senior executives are being traitors. They are taking money from immoral behavior and tarnishing the name of the company (Nicol, 2015, n.p).
Rather than being sticklers for following GAAP accounting principles and internal controls, this company took unethical behavior to a whole new level. They lied when the truth would have been easier to tell. It is almost as if they had no comprehension that the meaning of the word ethics is “the principles of conduct governing an individual or a group (professional ethics); the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation”, (Mirriam-Webster, 2011). To be ethical all one has to do is follow laws, rules, regulations and your own internal moral compass, all things this company seemed to know nothing about.
As the turn of the 21st Century evolved, it appeared as if Adelphia Communications Corporation was on a direct path of success; unbeknownst to their investors and the public, they were in reality on a direct path of destruction instead. Unfortunately, Adelphia is not the first major company in the history of the United States’ business world to lose the trust of the American public, but it is certainly one of the most notable ones to do so. As the events surrounding the Adelphia scandal unfolded in full view of the public eye, a multitude of media outlets were there to broadcast the destruction and distrust to the masses leaving many wondering if the term “business ethics” was actually nothing more than just an oxymoron. Throughout this paper, we will discuss the events surrounding the rise and fall of the Adelphia Communications Corporation and identify two of the ethical problems associated with the scandal while applying them to the deontological framework and Immanuel Kant’s Categorical Imperative.
Imagine being faced with an important decision that affects a group of people. In order to make this decision you would have to decide which choice is wrong and which choice is right. There are two notable theories that believe a single moral principle provides the best way to achieve the best outcome to a moral judgement. These theories are utilitarianism and Kantian ethics.
Let us discuss consequentialism first. Consequentialism focuses on consequences as the most important factor in the decision making process (Donaldson 3). For consequentialists the motives of an act are not as important as what comes out of it. Utilitarianism is one of the branches of consequentialism. Utilitarianism believes in the greatest good for the number (Donaldson 3). This method along with egoist consequentialism was probably the one that w...
Utilitarianism is a moral theory that approaches moral questions of right and wrong by considering the actual consequences of a variety of possible actions. These consequences are generally those that either positively or negatively affect other living beings. If there are both good and bad actual consequences of a particular action, the moral individual must weigh the good against the bad and go with the action that will produce the most good for the most amount of people. If the individual finds that there are only bad consequences, then she must go with the behavior that causes the least amount of bad consequences to the least amount of people. There are many different methods for calculating the utility of each moral decision and coming up with the best
Utilitarianism is defined as a theory asserting that the morally right action is the one that produces the most favorable balance of good over evil. There are two major types of utilitarianism: act-utilitarianism and rule-utilitarianism. Act-utilitarianism asserts that the morally right action is the one that directly produces the most favorable balance of good or evil. A rule-utilitarianism asserts that the morally right action is the one covered by a rule that if generally followed would produce the most favorable balance of good over evil. The difference between act-utilitarianism and rule-utilitarianism is that act-utilitarianism is the belief that it is fine to break a rule as long as it brings a greater good, while rule-utilitarianism
One justifies a group of people in order to help a bigger group. And the other does not allow cases when causes harm to other people. It takes advantage of our happiness for the society. Society need good in deed, it is meaning to have a great happiness rather than sadness, not everything will have too unhappy just because of one little mistake. Everyone has a choice whether they want to be happy or not but most of all action is right. Deontology is only concerned with duties and obligations, they want everyone to follow their rules and do what is right. For example, the president of the United States makes a rule about health care, either way everyone has to follow what the conduct book says. No matter what anyone says we do what is right. Fulfilling a duty is like having to say we are responsible enough to take care of what needs to be done. Laws are morally good for people who are capable of following what is right. Everyone should be treated equally by everyone. They are both competing whether it is right or wrong, while they only believe that consequences can solve the problem of an act. It would be producing of how great good for the greatest number of people. It harms the innocent people that has been doing only the right thing. Both ethical theory has two different perspectives of what they want to prove the society, they both have a good point on each other. Finally, no one will be right or wrong because