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Summary Notes on Morality and Profit
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Week 1: Brain in a Vat PodcastWednesday, 21 February 2024 12:54
Philosophy?
• The word "philosophy" derives from ancient Greek
• Philo - Love
• Sophia - Wisdom
• Philosophy - The Love of Wisdom
• Philosophy pursues questions in every dimension of human life that usually require deep
thought
• Moral Philosophy = Ethics
• Moral Philosophy is the branch of Philosophy that deals with the nature of morality and the
theories that are used to arrive at decisions about what one ought to do and why
• It is concerned with what is morally good and bad and morally right and wrong in living our
lives in relation to others
Lecture 2
• Can morality and profit be aligned?
○ Podcast (Andy Kuper)
• What is the morality of profit in business?
○ Social Investors
○ Impact Investor: An investment strategy that seeks to achieve social or environmental
goals
○ Measure purpose as rigorously as profit
○ Socially impactful businesses
○ Springboards and safety nets
○ Raising private capital
• Are morality and business opposites?
• Can a business have morals?
• Why is morality important in business?
• Why would philosophy give one an edge?
○ Allowed him to think differently
○ Blue sky thinking
▪ Thinking outside of the box or brainstorming in a way that isn't constrained by the
limits of practicality
○ Question assumptions
• How does Kuper align profit and purpose?
○ Through impact investing to promote social good
○ Investing in companies that serve low income people
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