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| A GROUP OF STATEMENTS, ONE OF WHICH (CALLED THE CONCLUSION) IS CLAIMED TO FOLLOW FROM THE OTHERS (CALLED THE PREMISES). TRUE, VALID, SOUND |
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| ANY ORGANIZATION WHOSE OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE GOODS OR SERVICES FOR PROFIT |
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| THE STUDY OF WHAT CONSTITUTES RIGHT AND WRONG, OR GOOD AND BAD, HUMAN CONDUCT IN A BUSINESS CONTEXT |
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| A PHENOMENON - IN EMERGENCIES, WE SEEM NATURALLY TO LET THE BEHAVIOR OF THOSE AROUND US DICTATE OUR RESPONSE |
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| HAPPENS WHEN PRESSURE FOR UNANIMITY WITHIN A HIGHLY COHESIVE GROUP OVERWHELMS ITS MEMBERS' DESIRE OR ABILITY TO APPRAISE THE SITUATION REALISTICALLY AND CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE COURSES OF ACTION.HAPPENS WHEN PRESSURE FOR UNANIMITY WITHIN A HIGHLY COHESIVE GROUP OVERWHELMS ITS MEMBERS' DESIRE OR ABILITY TO APPRAISE THE SITUATION REALISTICALLY AND CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE COURSES OF ACTION. |
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| EVOLVED AS WE INTERNALIZED THE MORAL INSTRUCTIONS OF THE PARENTS OR OTHER AUTHORITY FIGURES WHO RAISED US AS CHILDREN |
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| IF SOMETHING IS WRONG (LIKE KILLING AN INNOCENT PERSON FOR FUN) THEN THE ONLY REASON IT IS WRONG IS THAT GOD COMMANDS US NOT TO DO IT |
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| THE THEORY THAT WHAT IS RIGHT IS DETERMINED BY WHAT A CULTURE OR SOCIETY SAYS IS RIGHT. WHAT IS RIGHT IN ONE PLACE MAY BE WRONG IN ANOTHER, BECAUSE TGE ONLY CRITERION FOR DISTINGUISHING RIGHT FROM WRONG IS THE MORAL SYSTEM OF THE SOCIETY IN WHICH THE ACT OCCURS |
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| ethics AKA moral philosophy |
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| A BROAD FIELD OF INQUIRY THAT ADDRESSES A FUNDAMENTAL QUERY THAT ALL OF US INEVITABLY THINK ABOUT-NAMELY, HOW SHOULD I LIVE MY LIFE? |
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| REFERS TO THE NORMS OF CORRECT CONDUCT IN POLITE SOCIETY OR, MORE GENERALLY, TO ANY SPECIAL CODE OF SOCIAL BEHAVIOR OR COURTESY. |
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