5 questions, 2 pages per question
5 questions, 2 pages per question
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Answer to each question should be two – two and a half pages.
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- Virtue theoretic approaches to business ethics are increasingly popular. Why is a theory of right conduct prior to an ethics of virtue? Are there any other problems with applying virtue theory to ethics in business? Are these arguments also good reasons to abandon virtue theory in business ethics?
- Some people think morality has an essential or necessary connection to culture or cultural principles. Other people disagree and argue for universal moral principles. What would (morally) justify a business in defying or acting against local cultural norms? Feel free to use cases we have studied to answer this question.
- What is the morally correct course of action for Dr. Roy Vagelos of Merck? Why? Be sure to show how you arrived at this conclusion and what sort of moral reasoning you think is most relevant to his predicament.
- What should RUN Inc.’s Martin Field do? Why? Be sure to show how you arrived at this conclusion and what sort of moral reasoning you think is most relevant to his predicament.
- Does Plasma, Intl. have a moral claim (or property right) to all of the money they made by selling the blood they purchased from the West African Tribes to the victims of natural disasters in Nicaragua? Why?
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Why is a theory of right conduct prior to ethics of virtue?
The theory of the right of conduct stipulates that which sustains or promotes from the virtuous character. Ethics of virtue usually tend to have recognition of both moral and non-moral virtues like that of the Aristotle’s. With this, it is possible to explain a virtue that is non-moral without answering an account of the right of conduct. The right of behavior forms the basis of defining whether a particular act is right or wrong. On the other hand, the ethics of virtue form………………..
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