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Nowadays the need to create (or construct) new ethical norms emerges constantly in the spheres of politics, medicine, ecology, demography etc. But can we call normative ethics (i. e. ethics which not only describes and explains facts of the society’s moral life but also postulates certain moral norms and principles) a science? The majority of contemporary logicians will answer negatively. According to them normative ethics cannot be a science since it is impossible to give scientific (logically correct) proof of i...

Ethics in general is very, up to date issue, which is being researched worldwide. Especially young generation todays have to deal with numerous dilemmas on daily basis. Similarly, like generation Y, these people have access to wide range of information, which they have to deal with. Ethical or moral dilemma presents a situation in which there is not an option of right or wrong choice. The individual must choose between two, similarly undesirable alternatives. Many ethical theories and models of ethical decisions c...

In the context of modern politics and social norms in Europe and in the world, it is important, now and then, to look into the ancient thought and find inspiration in the world’s classical philosophical literature. We approach here the structure and motivation of Aristotle’s two of his most important writings, Politics and The Nicomachean Ethics. We consider them to reflect the main characteristics of his rational approach on politics and morals; they enable us to see what lies at the historical foundation of thes...

In a knowledge-intensive economy, the ability of the individual knowledge worker to produce high quality decisions is perhaps one of the most valuable assets organisations today has and organisations are increasingly concerned with ways of making better decisions, because an organisation’s ability to make high quality decisions is of utmost importance for its success. Consequently, a knowledge worker’s primary deliverable is a good decision, which emphasises their essential role in producing high quality decisions...

During the 2007-2013 programming period, the organizational cultures of national public authorities and institutions with responsibilities in the management and control of European funds have gradually developed, in particular through the use of written rules, designed based on regulations and recommendations regarding ethical and professional standards. However, for the current financial programming period (2014-2020), there remains the need to involve the personnel of authorities, in particular the managing auth...