PHIL 2600 Lecture Notes - Muteness, Consequentialism

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 2600
• Professor: Aaron Massecar

Document Summary

Descriptive ethical theories: seek to describe how ethics decisions are actually made in business, and what influences the process and outcomes of those decisions. Main factors in deciding the moral status of a situation. Decisions likely to have significant effects on others. Decision likely to be characterized by choice, in that alternative courses of action are open. Decision is perceived as ethically relevant by one or more parties. Recognize more issue make moral judgement establish moral intent engage in moral. Two broad categories: individual factors: unique characteristics of the individual making the relevant decision. Situational factors: particular features of the context that influence whether the individual will: given at birth, acquired by experience and socialisation make an ethical or unethical decision, work context, the issue itself including intensity, ethical framing. Models useful for structuring discussion and seeing the different elements that come into play.