Business Ethics [ch 1-3]

Contractual Law

the moral instructions of the world's great religions are often general and imprecise.

utilitarianism may lead to conclusions that con±ict with commonsense morality.

Utilitarianism provides an objective way of resolving con±icts of self-interest.

Human rights are equal rights; if X is a human right, then everyone has this right.

He believed that reason by itself can reveal the basic principles of morality.

Rightness is determined by what will bring about the most good.

states that self-interest is the only thing that ever motivates anyone.

a right is an entitlement to act or to have others act in a certain way.

you believe that it is morally right to do whatever promotes your self-interest.

in a moral discussion, clarifying the facts and spelling out the principles to which people are appealing can help us to reach a solution.

it would be unjust to coerce people to give food or money to the starving.

rights are certain moral rules whose observance is of the utmost importance for the long-run, overall maximization of happiness