Criticisms leveled against Ethical Theories 1. Criticisms leveled against Consequentialism. Consequentialism is based on the consequences of actions. It is sometimes called a teleological theory‚ from the Greek word telos‚ meaning goal. According to consequentialism‚ actions are right or wrong depending on whether their consequences further the goal. The goal (or‚ "the good") can be something like the happiness of all people or the spreading of peace and safety. Anything which contributes to
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(Talcott Parson) The concept of Pattern Variables was given in book : Towards a General Theory of social action.” According to Parson‚ two modes of orientation drive our action: - (i) Instrumental – Non-emotional‚ logical‚ rational (ii) Expressive –Emotional‚ collective‚ etc. Based on the mode of orientation‚ there exist: qualitative differences” between different kinds of social of modes of orientation in – Personal system‚ cultural system‚ social system. Talcott Parson develops a theory of
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| | Merit pay is used to reward successful performance and is based on the amount of funds released by the Finance Department. Larger merit increases are awarded to those who consistently exceed performance standards. Increases are not granted to employees whose performance has been rated unsatisfactory overall. In accordance with LKY Group of Companies guidelines‚ supervisors recommend whether an employee should receive any increase based on annual performance review and the amount of increase
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MERTON TRUCK COMPANY Sol 1 : Given : Selling Price od Model 101 truck : 39000 Selling Price of Model 102 truck : 38000 We know‚ Contribution C = SP – VC VC for Model 101 : Direct Material + Direct Labor + Variable Overhead : 24000 + 4000 + 8000 = $36000 VC for Model 102: Direct Material + Direct Labor + Variable Overhead : 20000+ 4500+8500 = $33000 Let no of Model 101 produced be X Let no of Model 102 produced be Y Z= (39000-36000)X + (38000=33000)Y Z=3000X + 5000Y
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THOMAS ROBERT MALTHUS(1766-1834) INTRODUCTION Thomas robert malthus was a son of Daniel and Henrieta Malthus. He was born in 1766 in England. He studied philosophy‚ mathematics and theology at Jesus college‚ Cambridge in 1784. His students afectonatelly referred to him as “pop” or population and he entered the church in 1791. He later became a professor of history and political economy in the colledge which East India company maintained at Haileybury near London. He was in this position untill
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‘Being Sick’ is not simply a ‘state of fact’ or ‘condition’‚ it is a specifically patterned social role. In Western Societies the sick role implies four major expectations which comprise of two rights and two duties. (Parsons: 1951:436-7). RIGHTS. • Sick person temporarily exempt from ‘normal’ social roles. The more severe the sickness the greater the exemption. • Sick person generally not held responsible for their condition (absence of blame). Illness cosidered beyond individuals control
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Philosopher Robert Louden presented a criticism of virtue ethics. Rather than arguing that virtue ethics as a moral theory is wrong‚ Louden argues that the agent-centeredness of values ethics fails to provide adequate guidance for the action of the agent‚ thereby making the theory useless and disregardable. Louden’s first criticism is that virtue ethics does not allow for actions to be viewed separately from the agent (Louden‚ 228). This focus on virtues and not actions result poses a problem when
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Tatum Schneidmiller Justice Theory Assignment #1 Ward Churchill’s criticism of social contract theory clearly applies to classic social contract theories that we discussed. However‚ Rawls adds the veil of ignorance concept to his more modern social contract theory. A) Explain the basics of Rawls and Churchill’s arguments and how they each criticize classic social contract theories. B) Discuss whether or not Churchill’s argument applies to Rawls’ modification and explain how and why it does
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Homework 1 Parsons Core Finance Homework 1 ___________________________________________________________________________ Question 1 You are head of a Family Endowment for the Arts. You have decided to fund a music school in San Diego in perpetuity. You will give the school $1 million immediately‚ and subsequent annual $1 million dollar payments growing at the rate of inflation‚ which you estimate to be 3% per year (i.e.‚ you will contribute $1‚000‚000 plus inflation next year (one year from
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The Criticism of Jean Piaget’s theories. While conducting intelligence tests on children‚ Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget began to investigate how children think. According to Piaget‚ children’s thought processes change as they mature physically and interact with the world around them. Piaget believed children develop schema‚ or mental models‚ to represent the world. As children learn‚ they expand and modify their schema through the processes of assimilation and accommodation. Assimilation is the
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