PHIL 203 - Business Ethics

Institution:

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

Philosophy

Description:

Surveys major approaches to ethical decision making in business contexts, including consequentialism, deontology, libertarianism, egalitarianism, and stakeholder and stockholder theories. Moral concepts are applied to evaluate individuals' conduct, corporations, and economic systems. Pursue answers to questions such as, What obligations, if any, do corporations have to their customers? Are their moral limits on advertising? Is exploitation wrong? If so, why?

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.commonwealthu.edu/

Phone Number:

(570) 389-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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