There are also other problems confronting relativism but it is worthy to note that there are several different forms of relativism and each comes with its own set of queries, weaknesses and strengths. ... As people have become more and more aware that their own belief system or government is not the sole arbiter of justice they have also begun to question how moral discord between two cultures could be reconciled. ... When one is trying to ascertain weather a certain action would be right or wrong should s/he appeal to the government, or to a religious institution to which they belong, or to...

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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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Hobbes compares this hypothetical war of men to the exploration of the Americas in the 1600s, where there was no government or unity in the land and where the person with the biggest stick terrorized the inhabitants. ... However, this theory can only be attainable if everyone is willing to agree to laws set by a sovereign leader. ...

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Kirby, like Lay, eventually filed for bankruptcy in 1933 for owing the federal government $120,000 in income taxes. ... A set of guidelines is necessary in order to follow what is known as world ethics. ...

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Federal governments use laws and regulations to point business behavior in what they view to be beneficial directions. Ethics unconditionally manages rooms and information of habits that lie past governmental control. ...

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