Quiz One

Question 1

Rawls?

Answer 1

Principle of Justice/Fairness

Question 2

First principle: Rawls

Answer 2

1. Each person is to have an equal right to the most extensive basic liberty compatible with a similar liberty for others!!

Question 3

What does Rawls first principle mean?

Answer 3

We are born into a certain set of rules that we are not given a choice at birth.
i.e: unknown class, economical/racial stand point, sexuality, race, disability

Can be excluded from different groups due to a trait.

Question 4

Rawls Principle Two:

Answer 4

2. Social and economic inequalities are to be arranged that they are a.) reasonably expected to be everyone’s advantage and b.) attaches to positions and offices open to all.

Question 5

What does Rawls second principle mean?

Answer 5

Protect yourself from competition. Ensure liberty!
May be good for the good of competition, but I want inequalities to be the benefit/deficit of everyone.
YOU ARE BETTER OFF THAN THE ALTERNATIVE!

Question 6

Friedman?

Answer 6

A companies main goal is to increase profits.

1. Benefits the company
2. Maximize profits for shareholders

Question 7

Friedman on executives?

Answer 7

Executives are not entitled to decide what to do with companies money!
SHAREHOLDER = PRINCIPAL
EXECUTIVE = AGENT

Question 8

What does Stout think??

Answer 8

1. Shareholders OWN corporations
2. Shareholders are residual clients
3. Shareholders are principal/executive agents

Question 9

Nozick?

Answer 9

Libertarianism

Question 10

What is libertarianism

Answer 10

Being able to do whatever you want as long as you don’t hurt anyone.

Question 11

Governments role? Nozick.

Answer 11

Provide for the public defense:
“I should not have to be forced to give money which I obtain through free exchange to anyone else” example: public education.

Question 12

What are the two ways to view libertarianism?

Answer 12

LOCKEAN AND UTILITARIAN

Question 13

LOCKEAN #1:

Answer 13

Individual property rights independent of any government.

Things belong to you through hard work, effort and labor (work the land entitled to the fruit).

Question 14

LOCKEAN #2:

Answer 14

Transfer of holdings has taken place through free exchange.

True independence - any government violation is injustice.

Question 15

Utilitarian!!!!

Answer 15

The best outcomes will be realized by a maximally free markets.
Let individuals decide what’s best for them - not government!!! Happiness!!

Question 16

BOWIE

Answer 16

Moral Justification

Question 17

Autonomy and self governance

Answer 17

By possessing these traits make you a responsible person

Question 18

Kant:

Answer 18

Act so that you treat humanity whether in your own person or in that of another, always as an end never as means only

Question 19

Autonomous

Answer 19

Making and following own laws
Freedom and ability to make own laws as necessary for moral agency

DIGNITY

Question 20

Solomon

Answer 20

Importance of life management

What is important to you? Luck vs fate

Question 21

AUDI

Answer 21

ETHICAL OBLIGATIONS

Question 22

Audi - Utilitarianism

Answer 22

Increasing human happiness and decreasing human suffering.

A great action can outweigh a good one

Question 23

Right Based Ethics - AUDI

Answer 23

We act within our rights.
BUSINESSES OUGHT TO DO MORE
BUT THEY DONT HAVE TOO

Question 24

Kantian Ethics - AUDI

Answer 24

We count on promises from others but we can’t enforce them to follow through. Never treat someone as means.

Question 25

VIRTUE ETHICS - AUDI

Answer 25

Demands we focus on being good! BE STATEMENTS: BE just, BE kind, B honest. This person characteristically does good deeds. ROLE MODELS: IMPORTANT

Question 26

Common Sense Ethical Plurasim

Answer 26

Prohibits injustice harming others lying and breaking promises. Doing good for ones self improvement.

Question 27

GINI

Answer 27

Leadership

Question 28

The Role of a leader

Answer 28

To serve the needs and well being of those being led

Question 29

Steward?

Answer 29

Recognizing the importance of others and not themselves

Question 30

Values

Answer 30

Ideas and beliefs that direct our choices and actions.’all leadership is value ordinated

Question 31

Two important ideas of leadership and followers

Answer 31

POWER AND EDUCATION EDUCATION: TO empower people with information offering choices fostering learning building concesus Power: to do to be able to change

Question 32

Structural restraints

Answer 32

Organizational Tolitaranism

Question 33

Organizational Tolitaranism Schwartz

Answer 33

Businesses have a survival of the fittest mentality.

Question 34

What does jackall think?

Answer 34

All corporations are to serve themselves | Promotion relies on loyalty within

Question 35

THE BATHSHEBA SYNDROME

Answer 35

The downfall of GOOD LEADERS is self indulgence