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Joseph Colasurdo MIS 205 – Chapter #1 / Chapter #2
Question #38 / #34, 35, 36, 38 & 40
Chapter 1 –
38.)
Have you ever gone camping or had another experience where you went for at least a
few days without access to a phone, radio, television, or computer? (In other words,
there was no communication between you and the outside world.) What did you learn
from your experience?
Chapter 2 –
34.)
According to the Golden Rule, you should do unto others as you would want them to
do unto you. Is the Categorical Imperative simply the Golden Rule in disguise?
35.)
The Silver Rule states, “Do not do unto others what you do not want them to do unto
you.” Which ethical theory presented in this chapter is closest to the Silver Rule?
36.)
Are there any ethical theories described in this chapter that would allow someone to use
the argument, “Everybody is doing it,” to show that an activity is not wrong?
38.)
Can moral decisions be made on a purely rational, algorithmic basis, or are there limits

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