Ethics SA 4

True

Environmental issues are not only the concern of big corporations, but also by the government, and the consumers.

False

For biocentric philosophy, non-human beings do not have intrinsic value if not derived by man’s value.

True

According to homocentric philosophy, many ethical actions are not necessarily good for business. 

True

For homocentrism, one should promote business ethics, not because good ethics is good business, but because we are morally required to adopt the moral point of view in all our dealings.

Typhoons and earthquakes

These are all environmental issues, except for:

True

A distribution that is morally good, in this light, is one that is fair; and a distribution that is morally bad is one that is unfair.

True

Procedural Justice refers to the fairness in the process by which a decision is made, especially in resolving disputes and allocating resources. It is usually associated with the legal concept of due process.

True

Utilitarian Justice basically contends that any distribution is fair so long as it results in the maximization of the aggregate good or welfare of all persons involved in the distribution.

True

Each part of the soul has a special FUNCTION.  If one will use reason to control the spirit and appetite, one can cultivate the virtues of wisdom (reason), spirit (courage), and appetite (temperance)

True

John Rawls proposed this theory (Justice as Fairness) in consideration of the fact that people are naturally inclined to promote their self-interests, in that one would naturally go for a criterion of justice that would benefit him/her in the end.

How did God allow the soul to be in the physical realm of the body?

These are the objections to the existentialist perspectives, except for:

False

For Christian perspective, man is responsible for shaping his life.  He can either choose to live a dignified life or a life of animal-like existence.

Bioethics

It is a study of ethical issues arising from healthcare, biological science, and medical sciences.

True

“In vitro” is Latin for “under glass,” so children born through this procedure are often referred to as “test tube babies.”

The soul has no definite meaning yet as man is tasked to create his/her own meaning.

These are all arguments from the Christian perspective that explains the beginning of life, except for:

True

Price gouging takes advantage of an economic situation. Price of canned goods during storms and calamities is increasing

True

Whistle-blowing is the disclosure by an employee of confidential information which relates to some danger, fraud, or other illegal or unethical conduct connected with the workplace, be it of the employer or of his fellow employees.

True

Profit is the anticipated reward or a compensation for the efforts spent, skills applied, and returns for the capital invested in organizing a business.

True

Competition is healthy and can be a motivation for firms to produce better products or offer better services.

True

Conflict of Interest in the business context occurs when a person acts in a way that is to his advantage at the expense of the employing organization

True

Good environmentalism revolves on the idea of the harm principle to human beings and non-human beings.

What is the best example of homocentrism?

What is the best example of homocentrism?

An individual signed up for volunteers for Clean up drive in Ilog Pasig.

For homocentric philosophy, non-human beings are valuable only if valued by human beings.

True

1. For homocentric philosophy, non-human beings are valuable only if valued by human beings.

What is the moral justification of natural catastrophe to the destruction of man-made infrastructure?

To solve the ecological crisis, one must understand the relationship between business and government.  These are the questions for analyzing such relationship, except for:

A student who will always clean as he/she goes knowing that a clean environment will be a healthy society.

What is the best example that promote biocentrism?

True

Plato understood the importance of the nature of knowledge in understanding the human person’s nature in terms of attaining a good life in a political system.

False

Socialist Justice claims that a certain distribution is fair if every member of a group receives his/her share in the distribution in proportion to his/her contribution to the success of the goals of the group.

Capitalist Justice

claims that a certain distribution is fair if every member of a group receives his/her share in the distribution in proportion to his/her contribution to the success of the goals of the group.

True

Plato frequently compared the good life to the efficient functioning of things. “A knife is good when it cuts efficiently, that is, when it fulfills its function.  We say that physicians that they are good physicians when they fulfill the function of doctoring.”

False

Compensatory Justice refers to the fair imposition of punishments and penalties on those guilty of performing wrongful acts to the other persons.

Retributive Justice

refers to the fair imposition of punishments and penalties on those guilty of performing wrongful acts to the other persons.

Existentialist Perspective

______________ holds that existence precedes essence.  To be human means to exist or to be born and to create one’s humanity.

Assisted Reproduction

It refers to reproduction of the genetic material of an ancestor-organism without sex.

Atheistic existentialist

They believe that man is thrown into the world with nothing to hope for and trust except of himself.  This group denies the existence of God and only acknowledges human will in all the aspects of human development.

True Systemic Issues

It includes “questions about the morality of capitalism or the laws, regulations, industrial structures, and social practices within which BUSINESS OPERATES.”

True

Caveat emptor or indirect misrepresentation by withholding information from the buyer.

True

“Quid Pro Quo” Harassment (this for that) is defined as requiring a sexual favor or interaction as a condition of employment or in exchange for an employment benefit (such as promotion, transfer, pay raise).

Norman Bowie

According to _________, business does not have obligation to protect the environment over and above what is required by law.

Car

Business sectors must possess moral leadership in terms of protecting the environment.   These are good examples for this statement, except for:

Biocentrism focuses on the intrinsic value of non-human beings for the complete protection and moral justification and motivation for the protection of the environment.