Business Ethics 305 Study Guide

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PHILOSOPHY 305: BUSINESS ETHICS SEMESTER: | FALL 2013 | COURSE No.: | PHIL 305 | INSTRUCTOR: | BIRGIT TREGENZA | TICKET No.: | 13264 | COURSE TITLE: | BUSINESS ETHICS | DAYS: | M | EMAIL: | tregenza@csun.edu | TIME: | 4:00 PM- 6:45 PM | OFFICE HOURS: | MW 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | OFFICE: | ST 535 | FINAL EXAM: | 16 DEC: 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM | CLASSROOM:: | SQ 104 | Course Description: Business ethics is applied ethics. It is the specialized study of moral right and wrong as they apply to that conglomeration of institutions, technologies, transactions, activities and pursuits that we designate as ‘business’. Ethical theories define values and articulate ethical principles for guiding human conduct. The course will begin by…show more content…
Utilitarianism Andrew Gustafson, “Utilitarianism and Business Ethics” (D 56 – 66) 2. Kantian Ethics & Social Contract…show more content…
Aristotelean Virtue Theory Ethics Robert Solomon, “An Aristotelean Approach to Business Ethics” (D 78 – 89) CLASS DISCUSSION: Dorrence Pharmaceutical Co. (online Moodle) ___________________________________________________________________________ 16 SEP: TRADITIONAL THEORIES OF PROPERTY & PROFIT John Locke, “The Justification of Private Property” (D158 – 162) Adam Smith, “Benefits of the Profit Motive” (D 163- 167) Karl Marx, “Alienated Labor” (D 167 – 171) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS L. Thurow, “Needed: A New System of Intellectual Property Rights” (D187 – 196) GROUP 1: WR Grace & the Neemix Patent (D 177 – 187) _______________________________________________________________________ 23 SEP: DISTRIBUTIVE
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