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Kant's Theory Of Ethical/Moral Values

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After reading the material in Theme 1 this week, I do not believe that corporations should be viewed as if they have a conscience. A corporation exists due to a large group of people (EthicPrereading, n.d). In order for this large group of people to follow rules and act according to code, a set of guidelines exist (EthicPrereading, n.d). These guidelines were created by people for people. The goal of a corporation is to create revenue, and while creating revenue and being ethical can happen at the same time, management/leaders are achieving that goal for the corporation, as well as (hopefully) holding up ethical/moral values in the process (EthicPrereading, n.d). This leads one to question of whether or not everyone will act ethically, and the answer is sadly, no. However, there is a set of rules and guidelines the corporation has to stand by, …show more content…

(Ring of Gyges: A Case for Injustice, 2009)
Kant's Theory: Challenged: The motivation behind their actions of being unjust would come into play, without even considering the consequences of these actions. (Ring of Gyges: A Case for Injustice, 2009)
Virtue Ethics: Challenged: Considering the prominent virtues (compassion, justice, honesty, etc.), Virtue Ethics would not justify unjust behavior regardless of reasoning. (Ring of Gyges: A Case for Injustice, 2009)
Overall, I believe Velasquez said it best: "We should stop humanizing [corporations] and recognize that whatever conscience, beliefs, actions, or rights we attribute to them are really the beliefs, actions, or rights of those who run the corporation" (Velasquez, 2014).

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