Deck 3: Ethical Reasoning in Practice

Question 1

Italian tax authorities are clearly_____ .

A) unethical
B) not concerned with collecting the proper amount of taxes
C) representatives of the European Union
D) working within a different cultural system than that in the U.S.

Answer 1

working within a different cultural system than that in the U.S.

Question 2

Kant believed that:

A) There is one categorical imperative.
B) There are two categorical imperatives.
C) There are three categorical imperatives.
D) There are a limitless number of categorical imperatives.

Answer 2

There is one categorical imperative.

Question 3

That contracts are not always followed to the letter seems to violate Kantian principles because:

A) Kant had extensive personal services contracts himself.
B) Kant believes that people should act only in a way that they are willing to have followed all the time.
C) Kant was a literalist.
D) Kant held that all human agreements are sacred.

Answer 3

Kant believes that people should act only in a way that they are willing to have followed all the time.

Question 4

Which of the following is a primary principle of Kantian Ethics?

A) Virtue must motivate all our actions.
B) We must pay our taxes to the government.
C) Our moral motivation is to be duty.
D) Happiness must be our moral motivation.

Question 5

Aristotle__________ .

A) was very familiar with modern business ethics
B) formulated a comprehensive system of ethics
C) understood ancient Greek business and the necessity of profit
D) encouraged Italian tax policy

Question 6

Aristotle ________ .

A) understood everything except tax policy
B) is considered to have a virtue-driven ethical theory
C) believed that everyone should engage in private business
D) favored utility as the primary ethical principle

Question 7

Utilitarian ethics as applied to business________ .

A) requires business people to be an agent of the creation of happiness in society
B) calls upon business people to be useful members of society
C) demands business people make decisions solely on how much profit they will yield
D) states that business must always act inconsideration of justice and fairness

Question 8

John Dewey is considered to be in which "school" of Philosophy?

A) Hedonism
B) Virtuism
C) Utilitarianism
D) Pragmatism

Question 9

Dewey's theory of decision making is infinitely adaptable because it is______ .

A) rehearsed
B) factual
C) contextual
D) abstract

Question 10

Which of the following is not a dimension of virtue ethics according to Robert C. Solomon?

A) Reliability
B) Integrity
C) Community
D) Judgment

Question 11

The Italian tax system operates under the same presumptions as the U.S. tax system.

Question 12

Banks in Italy may not claim interest paid on deposits as a tax expense.

Question 13

Immanuel Kant believed intention was important in ethics.

Question 14

Kant's ethics is a contractarian ethics.

Question 15

Kantian moral theory, when applied to business, requires worker participation.

Question 16

Aristotle is the philosopher who is best known for emphasizing the cultivation of ethics.

Question 17

Judgment is one of the components of virtue ethics in business.

Question 18

Utilitarians only offer business the cost benefit analysis.

Question 19

John Dewey is a classicalist philosopher.

Question 20

Dewey's thought is consistent with the idea that stakeholder analysis is faulty.