PHIL 2600 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Lawrence Kohlberg, Business Ethics, Australian Council Of Trade Unions
17 Feb 2017
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Theory that describes how ethical decisions are actually made in business, and explains what factors influence the process and outcomes of those decisions(instead of normative theories telling us what businesses should do). The decision is likely to have significant effects on others (downloading an album does have material effects on others such as the artist and record label) The decision is likely to be characterized by choice, in that alternative courses of action are open (you do have the option to legally purchase the album) The decision is perceived as ethically relevant by one or more parties (just because you download albums all the time that doesn"t make it is ethically neutral as someone else may view this differently. Make some kind of moral judgement about the issue. Establish an intention to act upon that judgement. Unique characteristics of the individual making the relevant. Unique characteristics of the individual making the relevant decision (age, gender, education, personality, and attitudes)
