Ethics - test 1 Crossword
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
 
 
Down: 2) when competitors agree to adhere to a set price schedule, not to cut prices below a certain minimum, or to restrict price advertising on the terms of sales, discounts or rebates. (not to undercut one another)4) assist others when doing so best promotes our own interests. all acts are selfishly motivated and unselfish actions are impossible.5) see other factors as also relevant to the determination of right and wrong. determined by more than the likely consequences of an action. what matters is the nature of the act in question, not just its results.9) consumers' legal responsibility to accept the consequences of their product choices - take the mfgs and retailers claims with a grain of salt, to inspect potential purchases closely and rely on their own judgement.10) moral doctrine that we shoul dalways act to produce the greatest possible balance of good over bad for everyone affected by our actions.15) businesses' responsibility to the consumers-to ensure their products are safe for use without harm or injury16) an economic system that operates on the basis of profit and market exchange and in which the major means of production and distribution are in private hands. *US is a capitalist country*17) inner moral code-what we believe to be the right or wrong thing internally24) broad field of inquiry that addresses a fundamental query that all of us, at least from time to time, inevitabley think about - namely, How should I live my life? Deals with individual character and the moral rules that govern and limit our conduct. Investigates questions of right and wrong, duty and obligation, and moreal responsibility Across: 1) Gov. action due to legislative influence - smoking bans, seatbelt laws, etc.3) actions that it would be good to do, but not immoral not to do.6) done for the good of the public - things that are lobbied for or influenced Regulation is assumed initially to benefit society as a whole rather than particular vested interest7) people are entitled to their holdins (good, money, property), as long as they have acquired them fairyly. you have obtained your possessions without violating other people's rights. 8) pressure from either manufacturers and retailers to an agreed set prices. ( to dominate the market)11) identifies justice with liberty, understand as living according to our own choices, free from interference of others.12) a function of what a particular society believes - the theory that what is right is determined by what a culture or society says is right. (ex. abortion illegal here, but OK in other countries)13) morality and etiquette, law, professional codes, moral standards, religious, relativism, conscience, self-interest14) the government may appropriate private property for public use, usually with compensation to the owner. public interest is served at your private expense.18) a business has no social responsibilities other than to maximize profits.19) if something is wrong , the only reason that it is wrong is that God commands us not to do it - (such as commit rape, murder of an innocent person)20) economic system characterized by public ownership of property and a planned economy. a society's productive equipment is on centralized planning rather than on a market system for both its overall allocation of resources and distribution of income. economic decisions are made by the government, not by the individual.21) seller exploiting a short-term situation in which buyers have few purchase options for a much-needed product by raising prices substantially.22) the idea that the law may justifiably be used to restrict the freedom of inidividuals for their own good.23) says that businesses have a wider obligation or responsibility in addition to pursuing profits. have responsibilities to the consumers, employees, suppliers, contractors to the surrounding communities and society at large.25) moral theorists who adopt the approach determine what is right by weighing the ration of good to bad that an action will produce. - see the moral rightness or wrong ness of actions as a function of their results. if the consequences are good, the action is right; if they are bad, the action is wrong26) conformity from members of a group lead to pressure for unanimity within a cohesive group and overwhelms its members' desire or ability to appraidse the situation realistically and consider alternative courses of action. can close eyes to negative information or ignore warning that the group may be mistaken to benefit the group.
 

 

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