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| 1. Not every untruth is a lie. |
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A. What is a lie?
Kantian ethics states lies are morally wrong because truth telling is the basis of contracts, and thus of law, and truth telling preserves autonomy. |
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| 3. The development of surveillance systems is a feature of any advanced society. |
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A. "Is computer compiling of data on citizens socially beneficial?"
A national computerized criminal history system. |
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A. "What type of advertising is morally unacceptable?"
The making of exaggerate, highly fanciful, or suggestive claims about a product or service. Puffery is not an immoral type of advertising. Puffery does not thwart rational action. |
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| 6. From a moral point of view, advertising which lies, misleads or withholds relevant information is not acceptable. |
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| A. "What type of advertising is morally unacceptable?" Advertising which undermines rational action is morally unacceptable. Types of advertising: misleading advertising, withholding relevant information, pufferey. |
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| 8. Clear and Present Danger Test |
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Definition
A. "What is the first amendment?"
Formulated by Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. Requires that speech be directed to producing imminent lawless action and be likely to produce such action. |
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| 10. There is no reason to think that in any sense of deserve the most qualified deserve anything. |
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A. "Should we promote Preferential Hiring?"
The tennis court case? Hiring the most qualified promotes efficiency. |
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| 11. External Whistle Blowing |
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A. "Does morality permit one to blow the whistle?"
An employee who, for moral reasons, makes public some serious company threat to society and assigns moral responsibility for the threat. |
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"What are some ethical implications of the Internet?"
A cluster of conventions that promote effective and civil interaction online. Dark Mountain's Netiquette Guide: Be polite, Be patient, Don't break any laws. |
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| 14. Record keeping is not new but the scale, scope and level of exchange is new. |
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A. "Is the computer compiling of data on citizens socially beneficial?"
Raises additional problems for privacy by changing features of the data: its scale, its kinds and its manner of exchange. |
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A. "Do computers undermine moral responsibility?"
A person knowingly and willingly causes a bad outcome by acting or failing to act and the person has not adequate excuse. |
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