Classical Philosophies & Evolution of Business Ethics Flashcards
Man must achieve a good, prosperous life
Eudaemonia
What is another name for Eudaemonia?
A good, prosperous life
Greek Philosophers that aided Ethics
- Socrates (responsibility is to be morally right)
- Aristotle (keep people motivated)
- Plutarch (be a good example)
- Epictetus (have a resilient mind)
- Rufus (act what you learn - walk the talk)
- Epicurus (be happy)
Responsible for what we don’t know and know
Socrates (470 - 399 BC)
Giving students questions before answers
Socratic Methods
Logic and Reasoning are the main values of this philosopher
Aristotle (384 - 322 BC)
Discourse between two or more people holding differing POVs - reasoned arguments
Dialectic
This words mean excellence in GREEK
“arete” (a • rete)
Person-based ethics which looks at moral character carrying out a particular action
Virtue Ethics
Advocates for Virtue Ethics
Plato (wisdom, courage, temperance, and justice)
Means “the actual place” or workplace is completed - you should know the actual source of the problem
Gemba
Continuous improvement - where apologizing is BRAVERY
Gaizen
Where was Business Ethics applied in the early years of history?
Ten Commandments
What did Aristotle highlighted GREED as?
Pursuing wealth for own sake - unnatural use of one’s capability
Property as natural right
John Locke
Equality and Fairness
Adam Smith
Fairness = Distributive Justice
Immanuel Kant (1899), John Stuart Mill (1863), G.W.F. Hegel (1820)
Focuses on Contribution
John Rawl’s Difference Principle
Basic Foundation of Ethics
Religion
“Justice as Fairness” - distributes resources in a way that is fair (fair treatment)
John Rawls
What is the book of John Rawls?
“A Theory of Justice” (1971)
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
- Physiological Needs (Basic Needs)
- Safety Needs (Basic Needs)
- Belongingness & Love needs (Psychological Needs)
- Esteem Needs (Psychological Needs)
- Self-Actualization (Self-Fulfillment Needs
