Exam 3: Philosophical Ethics and Business

The Kantian tradition claims that humans do not act only out of instinct and conditioning; they make free choices about how they live their lives, about their own ends. In this sense, humans are said to have a fundamental human right of:

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Question 41

The _____ tradition claims that our fundamental human rights, and the duties that follow from them, are derived from our nature as free and rational beings.

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Question 42

Right to a minimum wage, equal opportunity, to bargain collectively as part of a union, and to be free from sexual harassment are examples of _____ rights.

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Question 43

A principle-based framework defines a set of rules that enforces us to act or decide in certain ways.

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Question 44

_____ is commonly identified with the principle of "maximize the overall good" or, in a slightly different version, of producing "the greatest good for the greatest number."

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Question 45

_____ rights protect individuals from being treated in ways that would violate their dignity and that would treat them as mere objects or means.

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Question 46

According to the ____, the most efficient economy is structured based on the principles of free market capitalism.

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Question 47

Which of the following traditions would support child labor if it produces better overall consequences than the available alternatives?

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Question 48

Utilitarianism has been called a consequentialist approach to ethics and social policy.

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Question 49

How does utilitarianism have a strong impact on business and business ethics?

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Question 50

The concept of a human or moral right is central to the utilitarian ethical tradition.

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Question 51

Virtue ethics emphasizes the more _____ side of our character.

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Question 52

Which of the following approaches shifts the focus from questions about what a person should do, to a focus on who that person is?

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Question 53

Which of the following ethical frameworks directs us to decide based on overall consequences of our acts?

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Question 54

Virtue ethics directs us to consider the _____ of individuals and how various character traits can contribute to, or obstruct a happy, meaningful life.

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Question 55

Which of the following statements is inferred from Rawls's theory of justice?

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Question 56

An ethics of virtue focuses on the actions of a person rather than the person's characteristics.

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Question 57

Which of the following approaches conceives of practical reason in terms of deciding how to act and what to do?

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Question 58

Which of the following statements reflects the approach of a principle-based ethical tradition?

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Question 59

A challenge associated with utilitarianism is that the essence of utilitarianism is its reliance on ____.

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The Kantian tradition claims that humans do not act only out of instinct and conditioning; they make free choices about how they live their lives, about their own ends. In this sense, humans are said to have a fundamental human right of:

The _____ tradition claims that our fundamental human rights, and the duties that follow from them, are derived from our nature as free and rational beings.

Right to a minimum wage, equal opportunity, to bargain collectively as part of a union, and to be free from sexual harassment are examples of _____ rights.

A principle-based framework defines a set of rules that enforces us to act or decide in certain ways.

_____ is commonly identified with the principle of "maximize the overall good" or, in a slightly different version, of producing "the greatest good for the greatest number."

_____ rights protect individuals from being treated in ways that would violate their dignity and that would treat them as mere objects or means.

According to the ____, the most efficient economy is structured based on the principles of free market capitalism.

Which of the following traditions would support child labor if it produces better overall consequences than the available alternatives?

Utilitarianism has been called a consequentialist approach to ethics and social policy.

How does utilitarianism have a strong impact on business and business ethics?

The concept of a human or moral right is central to the utilitarian ethical tradition.

Virtue ethics emphasizes the more _____ side of our character.

Which of the following approaches shifts the focus from questions about what a person should do, to a focus on who that person is?

Which of the following ethical frameworks directs us to decide based on overall consequences of our acts?

Virtue ethics directs us to consider the _____ of individuals and how various character traits can contribute to, or obstruct a happy, meaningful life.

Which of the following statements is inferred from Rawls's theory of justice?

An ethics of virtue focuses on the actions of a person rather than the person's characteristics.

Which of the following approaches conceives of practical reason in terms of deciding how to act and what to do?

Which of the following statements reflects the approach of a principle-based ethical tradition?

A challenge associated with utilitarianism is that the essence of utilitarianism is its reliance on ____.

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