business ethics Flashcards
multi-disciplinary
business ethics
area of study
discipline
3 disciplines
philosophy, economy, & political science
branch of social science that deals with the study of wisdom and the critical inquiry of the nature of the world
philosophy
branch of philosophy that deals with knowledge
epistemology
branch of philosophy that deals with nature of reality
metaphysics
branch of philosophy that deals with reasoning
logic
branch of philosophy that deals with study of beauty
aesthetics
branch of philosophy that deals with morality
ethics
greeks: what is right = gives them ________ & ______
happiness & pleasure
judeo-christian: what is good = gives them _________
salvation
3 types of ethics
meta ethics, normative ethics, & applied ethics
type of ethics that answers the question of what is right or wrong
meta ethics
type of ethics that seeks to prescribe standard of morality
normative ethics
type of ethics that practical application of morality
applied ethics
4 branch of normative ethics
consequentialism, utilitarianism, deontology, & virtue ethics
branch of normative ethics: outcome of an action. regardless of the manner of action but the outcome is moral
consequentialism
“the end justifies the means”
niccolo machiavelli
branch of normative ethics: negative way but will benefit the majority. after doing the action, the doer will not be harmed and will not benefit
utilitarianism
branch of normative ethics: judges an act as moral or good based on the intentions of the individual committing the act and the duties the person is obligated to uphold
deontology
branch of normative ethics: if you posses the right character you will do what is right
virtue ethics
4 virtues
prudence, courage/fortitude, temperance, & justice
virtue: posses the wisdom. cautiousness
prudence
virtue: bravery/mental strength
courage/fortitude
virtue: restrain. possessing the behavior to avoid things. self-discipline
temperance
virtue: fairness
justice
branch of utilitarianism: sacrifice to benefit others but the doer of the action will be harmed
altruism
views life in negative way . 4 noble truths. siddharta gautama
buddhism
the golden rule “do not onto other what do you dont want to do onto you”. confucuis
confucianism
concept of karma. reincarnation
hinduism
4 noble truths
- life is full of suffering
- suffering is caused by desire
- in order to stop suffering you must stop to desire
- in order to prevent desire you must follow the 8 fold paths
8 fold paths (2 only)
right action & right mindset
is branch of social science that deals allocations of limited natural resources in order to satisfy unlimited human wants and needs
economics
4 means of production
land, labor, capital, & entrepreneurship
4 means of production: where natural resources comes from
land
4 means of production: man power
labor
4 means of production: equipment and money
capital
4 means of production: business. product of combining the land, labor, and capital
entrepreneurship
“the law may be harsh but thats the law”
dura sea lex
is the willingness of the buyer to purchase goods and services at a price
demand
is the quality of commodities that a seller is willing to sell at a given price
supply