Essay - Corporate Risk Management: Philosophers Philosophers Frequently Appears to Consider the...

Corporate Risk Management: Philosophers

***** frequently appears to consider the wisdom or appropriateness of actions, relating *****se to the outcomes ***** the actions, and ***** ultimate benefits of these actions ***** humankind. Wisdom and m*****ality are however problematic issues, as they are not static concepts. Indeed, they change along with social dynamics ***** the human ideal ***** what is true, good and moral in terms of society. However, some philosophical statements ***** sufficiently general that ********** can be applied to a variety of time periods and human paradigms. These are the ***** ***** terms of philosophy, ***** the discipline aims ***** investigate humanity and its nature.

One such statement is the one by Plato, which states that w*****e action is directed towards the ideal situation. Th***** can be applied to almost any human situation. P*****nts for example, aim ***** be wise in raising their children, *****ing ***** the ***** outcome of ********** children becoming productive citizens. In politics, the wise politician is seen as one working ***** the ideal of benefit to the society he or she serves, and so on. ********** is equally true today ***** it was during *****'s *****.

I am not ho*****ver sure that I agree with Aristotle in his statement ***** right actions avoid undesirable extremes. It appears that t***** philosopher ***** to avoid extremes ***** ***** kind. Embracing all *****, whether desirable ***** not, is a vital learning experience ***** brings more wisdom than avoiding extremes.

I feel the s*****e about Epicurus' statement regarding pleasure and pain. While I believe that it is human nature ***** pursue pleasure rather ***** pain, I do ***** ***** that this has anything to do w*****h wisdom. *****n fact, "wise action" often endures pain for the sake of wisdom or f***** the sake ***** delayed pleasure or the pleasure of others. Humanity is much ***** complex than just the pursuit ***** pleasure. I believe Epicurus' view therefore focuses only on the physical aspect of *****ity, rather than c*****sidering emotional and spiritual elements.

I believe ***** Hume's statement ***** conformation ***** the "common sentiments ***** mankind" is outdated. With globalization and intercultural development and communication, there are so many diverse "sentiments" that it ***** difficult to identify what exactly is right, wrong, or indeed common to everybody. I theref*****e do not ***** that this statement can still be regarded as true in today's *****.

***** ***** regarding the universal law again may hold for humanity in *****, but only because it is so individual. A rule that I would make the ***** law for example would ***** be ********** to a person from a different culture or with a different b*****ckground. ***** ***** statement may theref*****e apply to each individual, it does not ***** in terms of the general truth that Kant app*****ntly applies to *****.

*****, Hegal and Dewey appear to focus on human evolution for their assessment of *****, moral, or intelligent action. I theref*****e agree with Bentham, in ***** the greatest happiness for the greatest number