Buisness Ethics Flashcards
Friedman
‘Use resources and… increase its profits’
Hobbes
Humans are ‘brutish’
Augustine
Flawed human nature
Freeman
‘Create value for customers’
Joseph fletcher
People over rules
Francis Hutchinson
‘Greatest good for greatest number’
Bernard Williams
Doing bad to prevent bad is worse
Mill high pleasures
If everyone followed this rule happiness would not be maximised
Kant quote
‘A man is guilty when he violates the right of others’
Kant against lush
Action is not honest, won’t reach SB
Fletcher supporting Kant on lush
Not loving reasoning
BUT it is pragmatic?
Bentham pro shareholder theory
‘Greatest pleasure’ for shareholders?
Ford pinnto- fletcher, Hume and Kant support
- Pragmatic
- ‘Slave to our passions’ caring about others is limiting
- Duty to please shareholders
Kant and stewards
Follow duty to help environment- stewards ‘dress it and keep it’
Virtue ethics
Bring happiness to society and people
