A thirteen-chapter set of regulations, the code covered topics from the environment of battle to the use of spies. ... When placing the code in the context of business and the business environment, it is clear the Art of War serves a versatile and timeless role. ... A higher market share serves as an advantage because you have the ability to reach more people. ... A strong corporation will cut its non-performers because they serve no purpose. ... By following the "Art of War" and striving to meet the goals set forth in the book, a corporation ensures its success. ...

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A code of ethics is a set of rules and guidelines that must be adhered to so that someone can be a recognized member of a group or organization. ... Professional bodies regard this as being important because they can set standards to which people must act as members of that body. ... The Code of Ethics of NSPE are sets of rules of conduct that have been established by the engineering community that outline the obligations of professional engineers to society, to employers and clients, and to fellow engineers. ... Most academic specialties and professions have a code of ethics that set forwa...

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Set in the puritanical 'black and white' society of Salem, Massachusetts during the witch trials in the1600s, there is the idea that there is a serious danger in handing over too much power to a society with a mob-mentality. ... This dramatic irony serves two purposes. ... Having a good reputation serves to fulfil the human desire to magnify one's ego and to feel respected. ... We have a selfish tendency to fabricate stories that will either serve to cover up the immoral acts we have committed or to solidify our place in society. ...

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When these are fully developed, he can tend the whole realm within the Four Seas, but if he fails to develop them, he will not be able to even serve his parents" (Mencius 38-39). ... However, Mencius believed that there was a difference that sets man apart from brute; this difference, or the "distinguishing feature" that the gentlemen is able to retain, is the heart. ... In this ability to experience this higher pleasure, is in fact what sets man apart from animal, and so, even though the heart is only but a small component of the body, it is both unique to man, and considered...

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From this perspective, the fact that incarceration of a young juvenile with adult criminals might only serve to increase recidivism, and does not generally serve to rehabilitate young offenders is not relevant to the fact that the overall good as been served. ... Another way of gauge the morality of an issue is to look to the example set by others, and the US is currently in the company of countries that are governed according to fundamentalist, medieval standards that deny civil rights to much of their populations. ...

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In his article "The Case for Torture," Michael Levin tries to show that it is morally mandatory to torture in certain extreme situations, specifically when a terrorist has information about a bomb which is set to go off soon and which, if detonated, would result in the deaths of thousands, if not millions, of innocent people. ... If we cannot be sure that we have got the right person who has the information or that there really is a bomb set to go off soon, then we cannot be sure that we are justified in torturing. ... Authorities could then decide to torture the doctor to serve as an exampl...

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Like Jesus, the purpose of Rosetta's life becomes to, "serve and to give [her] life as a ransom for many- (Mk 10:45). ... Her suffering and symbolic death serve as penance for those who are vicariously cleansed and pardoned through her ordeal, as Jesus' suffering and death serve to expiate the sins of Christians in the eyes of God. ...

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The government's main job is to serve and protect the people in society. ... There is a code or social contract in place in Locke's society that is set for everybody to follow regardless of who you are. ... As a result of this moral law in Locke's society, it allows citizens to live more freely without having to look over their shoulder consistently, they are protected by the moral code already set in society from the beginning, and that does not change. ...

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The notion of categorical imperative has two maxims and serves as the instructions that must be followed in order to do one's duty and act according to moral law (Bowie 2004, p.56). ... For Aristotle, this was achieved not by acting in accordance with set moral standards but by acting virtuously in everything you do (Elliott & Engebretson 2001, p.77). ... On one hand Aristotle recognises abortion as permissible if it is due to serious deformity or maintaining family size: "As for the exposure and nurture of infants, let there be a law against nourishing those that are deformed, but ...

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In the Varieties of Religious Experience, William James sets forth that the argument of the pragmatist, stating that it is not the origin of religion that is of greatest importance but rather the results or fruits that have come from religious belief that are the true basis for the judgement of religion. ... However, the idea that humanity will ever be able to conclusively provide a rational argument for the presence of God must be set aside, and no attempt at such a proof should be made, as James believes it would serve no practical value. ...

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The English novel which was destined to live, in fact out live all other forms of literature, whether poetry or drama, and shine even today on the horizon of English literature as a bright star, actually rose and greatly developed in the 18th century. The novel despite the presence of great poetical...

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(Www.amprogress.org) Thanks to animal-based research there is a new molecular and genetic understanding of a tumors biology and allows for doctors to set up treatment to more directly kill cancer cells. ... Baldwin, received PETAs Humanitarian Award in 2005, but broke off with PETA over the value of animal research in developing treatments for breast cancer and served on the advisory board for the Carol M. ...

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While it is quite obvious that Kant argues several types of laws, some that are immutable in fact, only now is it clear that those laws do indeed serve to limit freedom rather than increase freedom. ... On the one hand, by stating that rational agents are incapable of concluding the effects of their actions, Kant rejects the "categories" that he sets forth in the Metaphysics of Morals. ... However, in assuming that the effects of the agent are important and that therefore, it would affect the decision of the agent, he violates the deontological approach he sets forth. ...

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A process like this can serve the dual purpose of finding irresponsible employees as well as those that are morally excused. ... The government permanently removed National from its approved contractors list and then National set out to untangle the web of culpability within its own confines. ...

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Blueprints of Ethics Due to the Enron scandal, countless individuals lost life savings because of the unethical decisions made by the executives of the company. In this case, the executives greedily hoarded millions of dollars for their own pensions and retirements funds, while allowing inside in...

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When there is some measure of status that is publicly available, it serves both as a carrot and stick for guiding user behavior. ... However, the community can set boundaries for what kinds of stories are and aren't acceptable. ...

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During this period of time, I became particularly aware of the rules and boundaries, set by adults and peers alike, that the children often encounter when attempting to frame their interactions in an acceptable way. ... What many adults tend to overlook, however, is that children are sometimes trying to operate within several different "realities," each of which sets forth an entirely different set of rules. For example, Turiel (cited in Schaffer, 1996, p. 268) notes that the requirements set forth by the family differ significantly from the requirements set forth in the "outsi...

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In this instance King felt that his duty to obey the laws would not serve the common good as the laws were not laid out with the common good of all of society in mind, the Negro race was set to carry a heavier burden and receive a lesser benefit. ...

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Intro/Facts Ashland Oil, Inc. with revenues exceeding $7 Billion in 1987 was the sixtieth largest company in the country and the nation's largest independent oil refiner. The company employed over 42,000 people worldwide and had refining capacity of 346,000 barrels of oil per day. Key oil supplies came from the Middle East and Nigeria, where Ashland Oil Inc. (AOI) had a long-term production contract. To reduce its dependence on the volatile refining industry, AOI had diversified into other energy-related activities such as petroleum product transportation and marketing; chemicals; coal...

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Indeed, we need go no further than the title of Kant's most important book on religion, Religion within the Limits of Reason Alone, to see that he assumes right from the start that religion can and ought to be viewed only within a narrow set of rational limits. ... For Marx, religion served only to comfort and calm the poor and wretched, while at the same time, justifying and protecting the privilege of those in control, and therefore it "should not only be dismissed, but dismissed with scorn" (139). ...

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"Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live- With these words of God, the colonists set out to protect their families and society. ... The basic theories of colonial jurists in Massachusetts seemed to be that infliction of physical pain on the violator of public law served to: Propitiate a watchful Go who needed constant reassurance that the solemn Covenant under which they labored would be strictly honored and sin closely checked. ...

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American Foreign Policy / POLS 4690 A paper submitted to Dr. Galatas of the History and Political Science Department at Georgia South Western State University The Era of Good Feelings: An Era of Idealism or Realism? The Era of Good Feelings was the national mood of the United States from...

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Utilitarianism John Stuart Mill is an act-utilitarian and is most likely to support an act as right if it is likely to produce the most good for the most people. On "don't kill", it would depend on the situation. If a lot of people would be happy from the killing of one person then this rule can...

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The purpose of this essay is to look at how the media is a source of 'knowledge' to present crime and victimisation and how the media invokes 'moral panics' about crime and lawless behaviour. There are a number of individuals who think when a person commits a crime they are punished for that crime. ...

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Contents 1. Executive Summary 2.Theoretical Approaches to Business Ethics 3. Moral Relativism VS Moral Absolutism 4. Ethical Issues in Business Affecting Business Operations 5. Business Objectives affected by Ethical Considerations 6. ...

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