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Should virtue ethics become a priority for all American corporations? Virtue ethics is defined as a moral philosophy that simply asks: “What kind of person should I be?” Rather than relying strictly on rules—which can be prevalent in certain philosophies—virtue ethics argues that an action is only moral if a virtuous person would naturally do that action. For example, if you found a wallet on the side of the road, deontology may tell you to give that wallet back simply becau

Is it ever ethical to lie to customers or employees for their own good? This question is complex, with a variety of answers you can delve into. Our instinct may be to immediately say no, but let’s take a look at the other perspective. In many situations, withholding bad news can prevent mass panic and paranoia. For an example of mass paranoia, take a look at COVID-19, where mass hysteria led to nation-wide depletion of toilet paper. Although COVID-19 was shared, business de

Profit. If you went around and asked a random person if profit was a good, bad, or neutral thing, they’d probably tell you that obviously profit is great. However, philosophers find that concept debatable. So, let’s get into it and see what people believe and why. Profit is defined as the financial gain of a business when its revenue exceeds the costs in a specific period of time. For example, if a company spends $40K and gains $50K, the company’s profit would be $10K. Now