BA 300 - Final Exam Study Questions And
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Primary focus of Consequentialist theories outcomes (add person)
Primary focus of Deontological theories (Rawls) rights and duties (add person)
-Can't kill anyone.
-No matter how bad consequences are ---> Can't throw the switch.
Utilitariani...
Primary focus of Consequentialist theories outcomes (add person)
Primary focus of Deontological theories (Rawls) rights and duties (add person)
-Can't kill anyone.
-No matter how bad consequences are ---> Can't throw the switch.
Utilitarianism Advantages -Replaces partiality with science.
Utilitarianism Disadvantages a. It is not always clear what the outcome of an action will
be
b. It is very difficult to quantify pleasures for cost/benefit analysis
c. Good may be achieved under conditions that are harmful to some
d. It fails to acknowledge any individual rights that could not be violated for the sake of the
greatest good
-Article: What is Utilitarianism?
-The means don't matter.
Example
, BA 300 - Final Exam Study Questions And
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"The Ones who Walk Away from Omelas"
Objectivism Advantages -Reinforces personal responsibility
Objectivism Disadvantages -Individualistic and judgmental
Example
-Motive Communications
Objectivism Decision Rule -Be rational and be all that you can be
Utilitarianism Decision Rule -Maximize the common good.
d. An action is ethical if it results in the greatest utility for the greatest number of stakeholders
Categorical Imperative Advantages (Kant) ...
Categorical Imperative Disadvantages (Kant) ...
, BA 300 - Final Exam Study Questions And
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Categorical Imperative Decision Rule (Kant) -focuses on whether the decision would be
morally acceptable if it were adopted as a universal rule, that is, if everyone resolved the ethical
dilemma we are facing that we are considering resolving it.
-a decision based on a detailed analysis of achieving the greatest net benefit to the greatest
number, as in utilitarianism, or any duty to principle, such as in Rawls' theory of justice, which
focuses on whether the decision benefits the least advantaged, or Kant's categorical imperative
Theory of Justice Advantages (Rawls) ...
Theory of Justice Disadvantages (Rawls) ...
Theory of Justice Decision Rule (Rawls) -the decisionmaker acts ethically if he or she
discharges their duty - regardless of the consequences - to advance the interests of the least
advantaged.
Theory of Rights Advantages (Nozick) ...
Theory of Rights Disadvantages (Nozick) -it licenses an almost complete disregard for
others who may have an interest in a business or a business decision.
, BA 300 - Final Exam Study Questions And
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Theory of Rights Decision Rule (Nozick) -Is simply that behavior is ethical if it is free of
force and fraud.
-Nothing more is required.
-It has the benefit of giving the ethical decision-maker virtually complete freedom of action with
minimal government intrusion or even intrusion from the interests of anyone else who may claim
a stake in the way the decision is made.
-gives the ethical decision-maker in business maximum freedom to act as long as he or she does
without using fraud or force to gain an advantage or secure a commitment.
Ethic of Care Advantages e. A care approach has the advantage of responding in a flexible
manner to harm
(video 5)
Ethic of Care Disadvantages ...
Ethic of Care Decision Rule ...
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