PHIL 322 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Coven
30 Aug 2018
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Tuesday, August 22, 2017
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- Anderson refers to workplaces as communist dictatorships - Cowen objects to this
characterization
- Anderson and Cowen disagree over 1. how rare issues of workplace domination are under
private government and 2. how the costs and benefits of alternative workplace constitutions
should be weighed
- cowen thinks workplace domination is rare, employers have reasons to give workers perks
which ensure employment loyalty, help attract/keep talent, and substitute for wages
- larger firms are more tolerant and tend to have higher wages
- perks in workplace reduces workplace discrimination, but perks come at the cost of wages
- cowen thinks workplaces should off hours regulate speech because it can be related to petting
other workers rather than just exercising arbitrary power
- Anderson thinks that coven focuses on highly skulled workers when emphasizing
- cowen isn’t thinking about low wage earners
- Anderson claims workers should be able to speak for themselves about the tradeoffs they want
to make
- she thinks cowen isn sensitive to trade offs
- Anderson thinks workers should have some share in workplace decision making, they should
have some form of institutionalized voice
November 21
- overt discrimination - appeals to stereotypes
- workplace dominated by white men
- disparity between white men and minorities is due to selective incivility - characteristic
behaviors are rude and display a lack of regard for others
- there tends to be an ambiguous intent to cause harm through incivility
- targets are women and ethnic and racial minorities
Document Summary
Anderson refers to workplaces as communist dictatorships - cowen objects to this characterization. Anderson and cowen disagree over 1. how rare issues of workplace domination are under private government and 2. how the costs and benefits of alternative workplace constitutions should be weighed. Cowen thinks workplace domination is rare, employers have reasons to give workers perks which ensure employment loyalty, help attract/keep talent, and substitute for wages. Larger firms are more tolerant and tend to have higher wages. Perks in workplace reduces workplace discrimination, but perks come at the cost of wages. Cowen thinks workplaces should off hours regulate speech because it can be related to petting other workers rather than just exercising arbitrary power. Anderson thinks that coven focuses on highly skulled workers when emphasizing. Cowen isn t thinking about low wage earners. Anderson claims workers should be able to speak for themselves about the tradeoffs they want to make. She thinks cowen isn sensitive to trade offs.
