ethics ©dr. emeric solymossy. socrates, in plato’s symposium
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What is “virtue”
1. How do you know what is “good” and “right?”
2. How do you acquire “knowledge?”3. Can virtue (ethics) be “taught?”
“Can you tell me, Socrates, whether virtue is acquired by teaching or by practice, or if neither, then whether it comes to man by nature, or in what other way?”
“I do not even know what virtue is, much less how it is acquired.” (Plato — Dialogues)
X Critical Thinking
Information
Analysis
Evaluation
Time Frame
absolute
Relative
Philosophical framework
Teleology Deontology Virtue
Cognitive Dissonance
Principal Stakeholders
Conventional Principles Care Ethics Tests
Justice Rights Utilitarian Virtue
BEHAVIOR
Rationalization (Justification)
Core Values
The Pyramid of Social Responsibility
Source: Carroll, “The Pyramid of Corporate Social Responsibility”, reprinted from BusinessHorizons (July/August 1991), pg. 39-48
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1. Standard How we should behave Measure of character More than what you “must” do Sometimes, not doing what you
“want” to2. Exercise in self-control
Commitment to do what is right, good, and proper
Ethical Philosophies
1. Utilitarianism (Bentham & Mills)
Ethics of consequences2. Deontology (Kant)
Ethics of Duty (Ethical laws) Principles willed into Universal laws Treat people as ends (not means)
3. Virtues (Aristotle)
Ethics of Character
Integrity
Honesty
Promise-keeping
Fidelity
Fairness
Caring for
Others
Respecting
OthersResponsible
Citizenship
Accountability
Openness
Experiences
Family AssociationsFaithSelf-ConceptBackgroun
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Pursuit of Excellence
Books