ARBUS202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Fighting In Ice Hockey, Oxymoron, Perfect Competition
4 Mar 2016
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Introduction to professional and business ethics - phil 215/arbus 202. Distinguish between good outcomes and good decisions (just because you arrive at a good outcome, the decisions that got you there won"t always necessarily be good) According to economists, we are rational maximizers . Confirmational bias: we focus on evidence that proves that we are right and ignore evidence that suggests we"re wrong. What is philosophy? thinking about thinking personal code learning how to think correctly discussing ideas. What is ethics? code of behaviour difference between right and wrong different from the law a way for us to evaluate law harm reduction & happiness promoting. Not all opinions are equal, some are better than others. It is a personal thing; insofar as our actions affect the well-being of another ethics has something to say about it; no one is an island. It"s about following rules; it"s about following the right rules.
