Ethics

In the given scenario the characters are using the agent-focused morality kind of ethics and utilitarianism by analogy. Briefly, the agent-focused morality can be explained in the sense that persons act the way they do, based on a justification that these are their natural instincts, as human beings. Utilitarianism on the other hand relates the action in terms of the consequences as measured by the goods or values. In this case, there is the application of the agent-focused morality because the...

Ethics are the norms or morals that guide the actions of people in the society. Consequentilist theory is a moral theory which holds that the consequence of any action guides one to determine whether the action is right or wrong. A morally right action is one that produces a good outcome or consequence (William, 2001). This view is often expressed as the aphorism which means that the end justifies the means. Thus the focus is on the consequence of an action.Following the increase in lumber prices...

The question posed, presumes that it is ethical to have standing armies and that it is ethical in any sense to use war as a means to settle political disputes. Without delving into the arguments against war as an ethically justifiable means, the question can be reframed in a way as to render those arguments of little importance. If we had to train our armies, to combat space aliens, then in a very real sense, consequentialist theory holds true and becomes more of a mandate. If faced with the eradication...

The central theme of Aimes book revolves around the practice of applying and understanding the situations that provided for colonialism to occur. It provides readers with the capacity to gauge not only how it has created inequality and discrimination, it also became the catalyst for the formation of a new perspective towards the domination and perfection. Here, Cesaire speaks to his readers as an observant who analyzed the conditions and outcomes of European colonialism as it applies to the current...

This book explores on the culture, tradition, ideologies, beliefs and practices of Judaism. Ancient Israel has been defined by the dominance of this religion. Its history has been as rich as the tradition which surrounds it during its establishment. The book provides a comprehensive account on the religions literature, tradition as well as its roots and the significance it poses in the contemporary society. Some of the major points discussed in the book were the ideals of the Passover, Rosh Hashanah,...

Human cloning can be identified as the creation of genetically identical copy of a human, human cell, or human tissue. More lightly, it can be taken as the artificial process of making a genetic twin of a person. It involves the creation of hereditarily identical person either living or dead. A clone is an animal who is genetically identical to its donor. It is carried out by the substitution of the cell nucleus with its DNA into an egg cell in a way that effective fertilization can take place....