Ethical Theories and Standards
Who develop the theory of justice also referred to as the social contract
John Locke and John Rawls
What a Constitution Is?
Is the written document that establishes the structure of the government and its relationship to the people.
The states possess the power (Police power) to adopt laws to protect the general
welfare, health, safety, and morals of the people.
The Bill of Rights provides protections for
individuals and also for corporations
Blanchard and Peale Three-Part Test to evaluate situations, ask the following three questions:
Is it legal? Is it balanced? How does it make me feel?
Robert Nozick is the key modern-day philosopher on this theory, name his two two big elements.
1) everyone has a set of rights, and
(2) it is up to the governments to protect those rights.
The U.S. Constitution establishes a tripartite (three-part) government which are?
1. Legislative branch
2. executive branch
3. Judicial branch
What is ex post facto laws?
Is the law that punishes someone for an action that was legal at the time they did it, or increases the punishment after the fact.
The Fourth Amendment
provides protections against unreasonable searches.
Integrity is
the adherence to one’s values and principles despite the costs and consequences.
What is Ayn Rand and Atlas Ethical Egoism Theory?
That we all act in our own self-interest and that all of us should limit our judgment to our own ethical egos and not interfere with the exercise of ethical egoism by others.
Who make the laws?
Legislative branch (The Congress)
Business ethics
is the application of values and standards to business conduct and decisions.
Civil Disobedience
is the remedy natural law proponents use to change positive law.
Utilitarianism philosophers
Bentham and Mill