PHL295H1 Lecture Notes - Business Ethics, Meta-Ethics
Document Summary
As we move down from metaethics to business ethics it becomes more applied then fundamental. Ethics: a question that is more applied. Moral philosophy: a question that is more fundamental, it is a general question. Is the definition of the meaning of ethical business- ethical as in good. The study through the normative issues in commerce- business ethics as in an economic discipline. Roles in society- capacity to do things with or without positions in the workforce. 3 categories of business ethics: moral ethics of work, other influences- political events. In the 60s- the men and women relationship: great social changes in north america- 1964 us civil right act, had implication for employee drive. In the 80s- the creation of the society of business ethics: 1982: first issue of the journal of business ethics. 1984: union carbide disaster in bhopal, india - a lot of people killed- started debate with safety in business ethics.
