Ethics

Wal-Mart is not just a mega corporation who needs no introduction its a privately controlled economic institution which has managed to impact prices, wages, and economies on a local as well as global scale. Its because of the huge scale on which it operates, its able to command the movement in the market. It works by lowering down the prices of commodities it sells, thereby making the consumers flock to its stores instead of any other store, by shaping there shopping habits, and by driving down...

Male dominance was established into the social system of some ethnic groups and women played a significant role in their society. For some philosophers and scholars, this was due to the complementarity of male and female roles and functions. Complementarity gave women a great deal of autonomy in their own affairs. Discrimination based on both class and gender existed. One example of inequality was the deprivation of education of the less high-born Muslim women in the pre-colonial period.  It...

Lessons learned from engaging in the module My knowledge, specifically on research method, improved after studying the module.  I actually did not have any idea on how to prepare a research proposal before but with the help of the module, I now have a better understanding about research proposals. The module covered many aspects such as information ethics and research information systems. Furthermore, it developed in us skills such as how we can find out useful resources to support our research,...

Ethics is a way of considering the reality of humanity and the universe in regard to a perception of what is right and what is wrong.  Human beings are in constant interaction with their environments, with their surroundings, other people, and the dynamics of the entire world.  In aiming to figure out the best way to comprehend and figure out the meaning of ethics, there are basically two branches of ethical perception, virtue based ethics and action based ethics.  Virtue based ethics...

Utilitarianism is the most well-known consequentiality theory of ethics. The most prominent advocates of utilitarianism are John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) and  HYPERLINK httpen.wikipedia.orgwikiJeremy_Bentham o Jeremy Bentham Jeremy Bentham (1748 - 1832). The guiding principle of utilitarianism is the assumption that eventual goal of all human activity is happiness. Experience is the determinant of concept of right and wrong in utilitarianism. Two types of Utilitarian ethics are 1) Act Utilitarianism...

The main premises that John Hardwig relies upon to reachthe conclusion that in certain circumstances, people have a duty to die, evenwhen they may prefer to live. The critical responses and the most convincing critique. John (1983, n.pag) says that in certain circumstances, people have a duty to die, even when they may prefer to live. He says that those with burdensome illnesses, dependencies, or medical conditions have a duty to die perhaps because ill, dependent, or aged individuals can...

Children together with their families continue to experience stumbling block to the enjoyment of their fundamental human rights as well as to their inclusion in society affairs. The perception of childrens rights being respected is interpreted by many as being lenient in addition to giving them a lot of control and power, while simultaneously taking away power from their parents. However, it is the mandate of each and every person to make sure that the rights of children are upheld. UNICEF is an...