business ethics quiz 1

• Socrates


  A scholar, teacher and philosopher born in ancient Greece. His Socratic method laid the ground work for western system of logic and philosophy. He was considered to be the main source of western thought. He was condemned to death for his Socratic Method of questioning
• Plato


  A hugely important Greek philosopher and mathematician from the Socratic (or Classical) period. He is considered the pre-eminent Greek Philosopher, known for his Dialogues and for founding his academy north of Athens, traditionally considered the first university in the western world
• Plato's philosophy


  • Had a teleological or goal oriented world view
  • The aim of his Ethics was to outline the conditions under which a society might function harmoniously
• Teleology


  A reason or explanation "the output or the effect of your action" for something as a function of its end, purpose or goal. Its name is derived from two Greek words; telos and logos. A purpose that imposed by a human use
• Moral Universalism


  The meta-ethical position that there is a universal ethic which applies to all people regardless of culture, race, sex, religion, nationality, sexuality or other distinguishing features and all the time. A universal ethic is a moral system that applies universally to all of humanity and thus transcends culture and personal desire. The source or justification of this system at variously claimed to be human nature, a shared vulnerability to suffering, the demands of universal reason, common themes among existing moral codes, or the mandates of religion
• Essentialism


  The view that things have essence. We have the same essence in life but different in characteristics. Thus, for any specific kind of entity, there is a set of characteristics (or properties or traits), all of which any entity of that kind must have
• Idealism


  The metaphysical and epistemological doctrine that ideas or thoughts make up fundamental reality. It is on the mind that becomes a reality
• Aristotle


  An Ancient Greek philosopher and scientist who is still considered one of the greatest thinkers in politics, psychology and ethics. When Aristotle turned 17 he enrolled in Plato's academy. Aristotle, where he spent most of the rest of his life studying, Teaching and writing. Some of his most notable works include Nichomachean Ethics, Politics, Metaphysics, Poetics and Prior Analysis
• Aristotle's philosophy


  • Defined the "golden mean" - Living a moral life, Aristotle believed, was the ultimate goal. Doing so means approaching every ethical dilemma by finding a mean between living to excess and living deficiently, taking into account an individual's need and circumstances
• Nicomachean Ethics


  Aristotle prescribed a moral code of conduct for what he called "good living". He asserted that good living to some degree defied the more restrictive laws of logic, since the real words poses circumstances that can present a conflict of person values. That said, it was up to the individual to reason cautiously while developing his or her own judgement. This explores the question of how men should best live their lives
• Eudemian Ethics


  Another of Aristotle's major treatises on the behavior and judgement that constitute "good living". On happiness. In his treatises on ethics. Aristotle aimed to discover the best way to live and give it meaning "the supreme good of mean". in his words which he determined was the pursuit of happiness. Our happiness is not a state but an activity, and it's determined by our ability to live a life that enables us to use and develop our reason. You need to justify why you are happy or unhappy
• 3 classical philosophers

  • Socrates
  • Plato
  • Aristotle