PP247 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Journal Of Business Ethics, Environmental Ethics, Business Ethics
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In ancient greeks time took form of religion and mythology or informal speculation. Ethics: concerned with how one should live, what actions are right and what are wrong: distinctive about philosophical approaches to ethics endeavour to critically justify ones values, usually in terms of particular ethical theories like utilitarianism. Includes fields like: bioethics / medical ethics, environmental ethics, ethics of professions like engineering, journalism, accounting, business ethics. Why study business ethics: rationale : that teaching business ethics will somehow make ppl going into business more ethical, problem: peoples character are already formed by the time they are in uni. Point of business ethics help already well-meaning ppl to prepare to face the special moral challenges of corporate life: to think critically about ethical issues surrounding business. Ethical theories give framework to argue for an ethical position. How to do well on an exam question.
