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    Wmoen and Language Gadamer‚ Hans-Georg‚ Truth and Method. Translated by Weinsheimer‚ Joel and Marshall‚ Donald G. ( Continuum‚ New York‚ London 2004) Hegel‚ Georg Wilhelm Friedrich‚ Reason in History Bernstein‚ Richard J.‚ Beyond Objectivism and Relativism: Science‚ Hermeneutics‚ and Praxis. (University of Pennsylvania Press‚ Philadelphia 1983) Al-Jurjani‚ Ali‚ Definitions‚ An Arabic Edition

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    same views as one does. How does the view of a utilitarianism‚ deontology‚ and relativism tie into this matter‚ and could we find a balance on both sides to come to a logical conclusion on how things could be run at a workplace. People seem to shy away when it comes to talk about religion and politics for good reason. One cannot come out of the conversation agreeing with the other side so they revert back to relativism which is a go to for some trying to avoid confrontations‚ but what about our

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    types of ethical decisions‚ personal and business‚ are based on individual ethical perspectives and styles. The four prominent categories of ethical philosophy consist of character/virtue‚ obligation/deontology‚ results/utilitarianism‚ and equity/relativism. These ethical perspectives‚ when assessed correctly‚ can provide insight into general views and approaches used in making personal and business decisions. Character‚ obligation‚ results‚ and equity ethical perspectives and styles have a major

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    Buddhism is a religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama who lived between the years of 566 B.C. to 480 B.C. and was known as “Buddha‚ the Enlighten One.” Many people question whether or not Buddhism is an actual religion because Buddhism primarily focuses on practices rather than beliefs. Unlike Buddhism‚ a biblical worldview requires the knowledge of what the word God teaches while Buddhism teaches individuals how they can realize truth for themselves. A person can develop a worldview

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    Barriers to cross-cultural communication Introduction If you are to work effectively with people who are culturally different‚ you need to become aware of your own culture and how that impacts on others. As one textbook on professional communication puts it: ‘... we need to become more aware of the cultural basis of our own behaviours‚ perceptions‚ beliefs‚ and values. This enables us to see an interaction from a cultural perspective. It is not just the other person who is displaying culture-specific

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    The area in question was predominately white‚ which led to problems with the community. The community did not approve of his “method” for success. They were used to the iconic “All American” white basketball team. This divide shows the cultural relativism of the people in that area. The overall population that went

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    Rathus‚ Nevid‚ and Fichner-Rathus (2011) legalism is when people base their decisions on an external code of moral laws such as religion. Situational ethics is when people base their decisions on what they are facing at the present time. Ethical relativism is when people believe that there is more than one correct moral view and bases their decisions on their principles and their conscience. Hedonism is when people base their decision on if something feels good or not with no regard to any morals

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    or wrong. Thus creating problems in law‚ and common ethical dilemmas such as abortion‚ euthanasia and animal rights. The emotive view comes under the umbrella term non-cognitive. Other views that also come under the same term‚ are relativism and subjectivism. Relativism is the view that making a moral decision it is based on your culture and settings‚ or even upbringing. Subjectivism is the view that when making a moral decision it is based on feeling‚ and personal taste which again can vary dramatically

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    Moral Absolutism a) Explain what is meant by Moral Absolutism. (25) Moral absolutism is an ethical theory which believes that there are absolute standards against which moral questions can be judged‚ and that certain actions are either right or wrong. Moral absolutists might‚ for example‚ judge slavery‚ war‚ dictatorship‚ the death penalty‚ or child abuse to be absolutely immoral regardless of the situations or beliefs of a culture that engages in these practices. Moral absolutism adopts the theory

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    The basic moral principle of utilitarianism is called the principle of utility or the greatest happiness principle. As John Stuart Mill explained it “actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness‚ wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness” Utilitarianism is a form of consequentialism. It focuses on the consequences of action. Utilitarian believe that pleasure or happiness is the good to be produced. As Bentham put it “Nature has placed mankind under the governance

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