PHIL 322 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Kantian Ethics, Reductio Ad Absurdum
30 Aug 2018
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Make people worse off by ignoring their preferences. If you accept ip you thing pg is wrongfully exploitative. Zwolinski rejects interaction principle bc implication of ip its says interacting is worse than not interacting at all. By interacting, doing something worse than not having interacted at all. Non worsens - not worse is better than not interacting at all. Nwp 1. transaction mutually beneficial 2. both parties consent 3. no negative externalities. Interaction is not worse than non interaction. In rejecting ip we should accept nw. Arnold and bowies argument applies specifically to business managers. Basic kantian ethics - self-governance - capacity to act rationally contrary to inclinations. Rule of lae - mne can encourage subcontractors to respect rol. Coercion: mne"s can minimize instance of physical and psychological coercion of laborers.
