30), Machiavelli's book pragmatically dealt with "what is" rather than "what should be" and for Machiavelli, a Prince's reality was about obtaining personal power. This was no easy feat, for Machiavelli believed that in reality, "this is to be asserted in general of men, that they are ungrateful, fickle, false, cowardly, covetous…" (Machiavelli, the Prince, 2009, p
30), Machiavelli's book pragmatically dealt with "what is" rather than "what should be" and for Machiavelli, a Prince's reality was about obtaining personal power. This was no easy feat, for Machiavelli believed that in reality, "this is to be asserted in general of men, that they are ungrateful, fickle, false, cowardly, covetous…" (Machiavelli, the Prince, 2009, p
Body: The Relationship between Appearance, Reality, and Power in Machiavelli Many of Niccolo Machiavelli's notions on appearance, reality and power are understandably based on his background and the time/place in which he lived. Born in 1469 in Florence, Italy, Machiavelli attained a humanistic education, and eventually rose to the political position of Second Chancellor of the Republic of Florence (Nederman, 2005)
He held this political position for approximately 14 years, traveling to many cities in Italy and abroad to perform diplomatic/political assignments. In 1512, the Medici family and allied forces defeated and dissolved the Republic of Florence, which caused Machiavelli's loss of his position in 1512 (Unger, 2012, p
A natural law according to Kant is "a law….true of all rational agents" (Johnson 2009)
"The ethical approach to the potential for harm, in my opinion, involves taking responsibility for your work and acting appropriately…a responsible, ethical software developer will spend much more time ensuring the quality of the heart monitor software -- and rightly so. If we are going to trust software, we must trust the people who build it" (Pollice 2006)
Traditional alternatives to the industrial food-distribution system, such as organic foods and certifiably "free-range" chickens, are no longer sufficient. (Pollan, 135)
The current food distribution system "…does involve transportation costs, but it also puts food production where it is cheapest," in the most fertile areas of the country and away from urban centers. (Cowen)
Norman Borlaug, founder of the green revolution, "…estimates that the amount of nitrogen available naturally would only support a worldwide population of 4 billion souls or so." (Hurst) Thus, about 40% of the world's current population would not be alive if not for the use of artificially synthesized nitrogen, as Pollan himself noted
To be able to play a sport professionally meant that you were part of an elite group who had mastered an art. Great honor and fame came with athletic success, "In Greece the most illustrious of both sexes thought it honorable to exercise themselves in exhibitions of the theatre, and even to appear in athletic games," (Murphy v)
KELLOGG COMPANY SETS an EXCELLENT EXAMPLE The work of Sam Ford entitled: "Are Trix for Kids? Will Other Cereal Brands Follow Kellogg's Lead?" states that the Kellogg Company announced that it would be "ending its marketing to children if cereals do not meet certain nutritional guidelines." (Ford, 2007) This is refreshing in today's world of marketing schemes and gimmicks targeted at children
Television is now a common and constant learning environment." (Singer and Singer, nd) Despite this fact, it is only rarely that educators spend time teaching children how to disseminate that which is viewed on television and understand how advertising works and how it can ultimately influence their lives
An ecocentric theory makes no ontological distinction between 'nature' and 'humanity'. This theory basically asserts that humans hold no more value than other living beings (Hettinger)
A represents an animal that is less sophisticated on a psychological level (a rabbit) and B. represents the more psychology sophisticated animal (a human being) (Peffer)
Differences in intelligence, race, and gender are not valid criteria to exploit other humans; to Singer, a creature's species is equally irrelevant. He claimed that "From an ethical point-of-view, we all stand on an equal footing -- whether we stand on two feet, or four, or none at all" (Singer, 1985, p
Differences in intelligence, race, and gender are not valid criteria to exploit other humans; to Singer, a creature's species is equally irrelevant. He claimed that "From an ethical point-of-view, we all stand on an equal footing -- whether we stand on two feet, or four, or none at all" (Singer, 1985, p
Most agree that morality is ethics in action so that these two terms are at times used interchangeably. The study of conduct, also referred to as moral philosophy, is divided into descriptive, normative, analytical and applied categories (Fieser 2006)
Ethics and Morality Case Analysis Morality concerns moral conduct or standards and determines how good or bad one's conduct is (Perle 2004)
Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry's Patient Bill of Rights strives to increase and humanize healthcare by promoting patient participation and communication ("Patient's bill of," 2010). While patients have few specifically spelled out legal rights, they have many unwritten ones (Torrey, 2008)
Doggy bags can make a bad notion, and in order to be sure that one does not make one, the rule is when eating with people that are not well-known, one should not request a container for their leftovers. At business meals, one needs to put forth authority and influence, and there is something distinctly feeble and embarrassing about taking food home from a restaurant (Echlin, 2010)