homework review Flashcards
_______________ refers to the idea that the values and morality practiced by one community cannot be dismissed as wrong or inferior to those practiced by another community
Cultural relativism
Which ethical perspective is most concerned with a person or organizations character?
Virtue ethics
Which of the following is the main disadvantage of culturalist ethics?
“Since moral right and wrong is just what the locals do, it makes no sense to try to change anything”
There are three ways to dispute an argument in ethics. You can attack any of the following EXCEPT:
Judgement
“______________________ involves arranging values to guide decisions, understanding the facts, constructing arguments, and making a determination about right and wrong.”
Business Ethics
Which of the following is NOT one of the advantages of a utilitarian ethics?
“The greatest good, or the least harm, can be calculated”
Which ethical perspective corresponds with our natural instincts to act in favor of the people and organization with which we are mostly closely related?
Care Ethics
What of the following is the main disadvantage of an ethics based on rights?
An ethics of rights does not help people resolve their differences
What of the following is the main advantage of an ethics based on duties?
Duties are fairly easy to understand and work with
People traditionally judge organizations as more or less ethical based on ____________.
the degree to which they pursue self-interests
