Moral Issues In Business 13th Edition William H. Shaw, Vincent Barry - Solutions

Do you believe that we have a moral duty to donate blood?If so, why and under what circumstances? Hnot, why not?
Why are logic and the study of language important aspects of phllQ$()phy?
Hare writes that his approach to ethics applies the insights of utilitarianism and Kantianism and that it is also compatible with the Golden Rule and other moralities.What do you see as the gist of his approaeh?
What are the two levels of moral thinking that Hare distinguishes? Explain the difference between them.
Hare writes that "impartial" principles can S()metimes justify •partial" virtues. Using loyalty as an example, explain what he means.
Explain Why you agree or disagree with Hare's contention that the m31ket requires or presupposes ethics.
What is the prisoners' dilemma, and hOw is It relevant to the operation of the market? What are the advantages and disadvanlages of self-regulation as a response to the dilemma?
Explain the two ways in which the fact that something is against the law can, according to Hare, make a difference to its morality. In your view, is It always wrong to break the law? If an action Is legal, does that make It morally pennissible? Explain your answers.
How common do you thi'* it is tor people to try to 1usbfy their conduct by tile argument that 'Everybody's doing it"? Give examples from your own experience.
Restate in your own WOids tile fwe conditions that Green identifies. What's tile difference between satisfying the first four conditions and satisfying tile f1tth? Assess his claim that his five conditions arise out of and express the basic logic of the moral reasoning process.
Carefully examine Case 1 and the three variations on it in light of Green's five conditions. Do you agree witll tile moral conclusions he draws?
Do you agree with Green that In cases of morally permls·slble bribery, one may still have an obligation to combat the practice? If so, what would that imply In practical terms?
Under what circumstances, if any, would a firm be justified in marketing infant formula In a developing country?
Analyze the application of condition 5 to Case 3.Is it plausible to believe tllat it might Justify tile company's remaining in tile college maiket?
In your view, is drinking by college students a serious problem, or is the issue exaggerated? Do you believe tllat marketing helps to create a "C1Jtture of afcohot. on campus? H so, what does morality require the maker.; or beer, wine, and other afcohotic beverages to do?
Do you believe tllat Green's five conditrons provide a useful tramewor1I for determining when 'Everybody's doing it' provides a legitimate justification for engaging in conduct that is undesirable but widespread? Explain why or why not .
What does the concept of juStice mean to you?
Which theory of distributive justice do you find most convincing?
Is the UnHed States an economically Just society?
Did New London treat Susette Keio and her neighbors fairly? Assuming tllat the proposed development would help to revitalize New Londoo, is it just for the city to appropriate private property around Fort Trumbull?
Are towns such as New London and Salina pursuing wise. beneficial, and progressive social policies, or are their actions socially harmful and biased against ordinary W0111ing people and small-business owners?
Do you believe that eminent domain is a morally legiti·mate right of government? Explain why or why not.
"ff'just compensation' is paid, then by definition those who lose their property cannot claim that they have been treated unjustly." Assess tills argument. Can compensation be just even if ooe of the parties is unwilling to accept It?
Is it lair to tile community if an individual refuses payment and blocks a socially useful project? Putting legal issues aside, are there situations in whieh it would be morally permissible for government to seize private property for the public good with less than full compensation or even with no
Assess tile concept of eminent domain, in general, and the plight of Susette Keio and her neighbors, in particular, from the point of view of the different theories of Justice discussed in this chapter. Is it possible to square the gov·emment's exercise of eminent domain with a libertarian
Should people in Michigan be concerned about how, and by whom, the state's ground water Is used? In your view, what issues of justice does this case raise?
Would Nestte's pumping 262 million gallons of water per year from Sanctuary Spring constiMe "reasonable use"? Is the company treating either local residents or the Native American bibes unfairly, or would it be unfair to restrict Nestt1i's use of water from the spring?
Is groundwater a public resource, the use of which Is appropriate for society to regulate? Or is tt the property of those who own the land to use as they see fit? Who has the strongest claim on groundwater-the owners of the land from which it is pumped, the original inhabit·ants of the area (that
Assess this case from the perspective of the utllitalian, libertarian, and Rawlsian theories of justice. How would each address the case? Which theory's approach do yoo find the most helpful or illuminating?
Does the existence of poverty imply that our socioeconomic system is unjust? Does the concentration of poverty in certain groups make it more unjust than it would be othe1Wise?
What are the causes of poverty? Are they structural or individual? How is one's answer to this question likely to affect one's view of the justice or injustice of poverty?
What moral obligation, ff any, do we have Individually and as a society to reduce poverty? What steps could be taken? What role should business play?
How wuuld a utilitarian view tile facts about poverty?What are tile implicatiOlls for our society of tl1e concept of tile declining utility of money?
How wuuld a libertarian like Nozick view poverty in tl1e United States? How plausible do you find tl1e libertarian's preference for private charity over public assistance?
How would our economy be assessell from tile point of view of Rawls's difference principle? Can ii be plausibly maintained that, despite poverty, our system wurl
Inequality of income is greater in tile United States Ulan In other capitalist countries. What do you tlllnk explains this?Is dlere something unjust about extreme inequality?
Why does Plato wish to limit inequality? Does inequality of income have negative social consequences?
Restate and critically asseS$ the three efficiency-related justifications for unequal wages that lsbiste< presents.Explain "psychic Income" and the otlle< factors that could reduce 0< increase the 8:1 ratio that Isbister comes up with.
Does respect f0< freedom require society to limlt the pursuit of equaltty? If so, by how much? To what extent is Increased equality of income likely to dampen capital investment or reduce economic efficiency?
Table 1 outlines what Isbister takes to be an etllically defensible distribution of income. Assess his proposed distribution from the point of view of utilltalianism, libertarianism, and Rawls's theory of justice.
Does justice require our society to move toward a more equal distriootion of income? How might it attempt to do so? In your view, how equal should the distribution of income be?
Has Haslett correctly identified the fundamental Ideals underlying capitalism?
Do you agree that Inheritance violates the principle of equality of opportunity and that abolishing It would promote productivity and a disllibutlon of income that is fairer even by capitalist standards?
Explain and assess Haslett's argument that abolishing inheritance would not violate capitalism's commitment to freedom in the narrow sense and that it would actually enhance people's freedom in the broad sense.
Has Haslett ove~ooked any argument in favor of inheri·tance? Would abolishing Inheritance violate anyone's moral rights?
How would a utilitarian, a libertarian, and a Rawlslan evaluate inheritance?
How feasible do you find Haslett's proposal for abolishing Inheritance? Is ii just? Should it be modified in some way?
Suppose, as seems likely, that adopting Haslett's proposal would make It possible to abolish federal and state taxes on income. Which system would you prefer-Haslett's or our present one? Which would be fairer?

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