Lesson 1 Flashcards
❖ derives from the Greek word ethos meaning “character”
❖ and is also known as moral philosophy, which is a branch of
philosophy that involves “systematizing, defending and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct.”
Ethics
three general areas which constitute a framework for understanding ethical
theories:
Meta Ethics
Normative Ethics
Descriptive Ethics
It is considers where one’s ethical principles
come from, and what they mean.
Meta Ethics
It is more practical, this type of ethics
involves prescribing and evaluating
ethical behaviors what should be done
in the future.
Normative Ethics
It is involves the examination of other
people’s beliefs and principles.
Descriptive Ethics
three basic areas of managerial decision making:
(1) choices about what the laws should be and
whether to follow them;
(2) choices about economic and social issues
outside the domain of law; and
(3) choices about the priority of self- interest
over the company’s interests
Specific Types of Ethical Misconduct Reported
The top five most frequently observed types of misconduct were:
• misuse of company time (33%),
• abusive behavior (21%),
• lying to employees (20%),
• abuse in company resources (20%),
• violating company’s Internet use (16%)
the art of knowing good from bad
and from right and wrong
Morality
2 types of Morality
Objective Morality
Subjective Morality
• Believe that morality is inborn
• Called Moral Realist
Objective Morality
• Morality depends on a person’s
point of view
• Called Antirealist
Subjective Morality
Classical Philosophers
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Modern Philosophers
Rene Descartes
Ralph Waldo Emerson
David Hume
•born in Athens in 470 BC
• credited as one of the founders of
Western philosophy
• His largest contribution to
philosophy is the Socratic method
socrates
It is defined as a form of inquiry and discussion between individuals, based on asking and answering questions to illuminate ideas.
Socratic Methods
• a student of Socrates, is known for
being the founder of the Academy
in Athens, the first institution of
higher learning in the Western
world
Plato
This theory was created to solve two problems, one of ethics and one of permanence and change.
Theory of Form
• A student of Plato, lived
from 384 BC-322 BC
• At eighteen, he joined Plato’s
Academy in Athens and remained
there until the age of thirty-seven
• He worked in physics,
chemistry, biology, zoology,
and botany; in psychology,
political theory, and ethics; in
logic and metaphysics; and in
history, literary theory, and
rhetoric
Aristotle
