G. E. Moore and theory of moral/right action in ethics of social consequences

AbstractThis paper critically analyses one of the unexpected results of qualitative research aimed at detecting the presence of unethical business practices in Slovakia. The authors seek to find out why entrepreneurs participating in this research do not take responsibility for the development of business ethics and why, in their primary reflections on unethical practices in the Slovak business environment, have they shifted it almost completely to the State level (1), and whether their attitude is morally justified (2). The main theoretical foundation in the following analysis is the theory of development of business ethics on three levels (micro, mezzo and macro), also known as the “subject-matter of business ethics” approach. The paper discusses attitudes of the research sample, including Slovak entrepreneurs and company representatives, towards the State, and the consecutive critical reflection of their opinions shows that businesspersons tend to give up on their own proactive approach to the development of business ethics and position themselves in the role of an “expectant” instead of a “creator” of ethical standards in society. Furthermore, the paper points out that businesses lack ethical self-reflection in relation to corruption, more precisely, they lack reflection of their place in the corrupt relationship with the State. Given these findings, the paper concludes that an essential basis for the long-term development of business ethics in our country is the establishment of partnerships between the State and business entities, while recognizing the place of nongovernmental democratic institutions.

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Unethical practices in the Slovak business environment: Entrepreneurs vs. the State?

Remišová

Lašáková

2020

“…This helps us to distinguish between the death of a person and the death of the organism. McMahan is a supporter of the 23 For better understanding of the issue see: (Gluchman, 2017). 24 As a specific part of the of the brain responsible for a particular function.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The challenge of death and ethics of social consequences: Death of moral agency

Kalajtzidis

2018

The present paper focuses on the issue of death from the perspective of ethics of social consequences. To begin with, the paper summarizes Peter Singer’s position on the issue of brain death and on organ procurement related to the definition of death. For better understanding of the issue, an example from real life is used. There are at least three prominent sets of views on what it takes to be called dead. All those views are shortly presented and analysed. Later, the theory of ethics of social consequences is briefly presented. The paper looks for the position of this ethical theory in connection to the issue of death. The issue of organ procurement, which is closely connected to the problem of defining death, is used as a means for a better understanding of the issue. The issue of death is studied through the categories of moral subject and moral object. Using the standpoint of ethics of social consequences enables us to distinguish between the death of a moral agent and the death of the organism. That helps to soften many issues associated with the topic.

“…In accordance with deontological ethics, conduct is ethical only and under such condition when the motive is ethical, or when the sum of righteous, good, positive, etc., prevails over the wrong, non-positive, or poor. What consequences are considered to be ethically correct, positive or good is further discussed in particular in the context of consequentialist ethics (Gluchman, 2008;Gluchman, 2017).…”

Section: Ethical and Unethical Conduct Of Managers: Integration Of Etmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The standards of ethical conduct, that is the criteria of correct and incorrect, moral and immoral, or put differently the criteria of morally correct and morally incorrect acts are extensively discussed (Gluchman, 2008;Gluchman, 2017). We believe that the consequences of any particular action from the point of view of ethics can be judged from different ethical positions -for example from the position of human rights ethics, ethics of justice, virtue ethics, ethics of duty, or discourse ethics, or from the position of values.…”

Section: Ethical and Unethical Conduct Of Managers: Integration Of Etmentioning

confidence: 99%

Theoretical foundations of the Bratislava School of Business Ethics

Remišová

Lašáková

2017

The aim of this article is to explain the key theoretical foundations of business ethics as a social scientific and academic discipline that was established and further developed at the Faculty of Management at Comenius University in Bratislava. The authors of this article refer to this school of thought as the "Bratislava School of Business Ethics" with the intention of pointing out its relative autonomy in research and higher education in the Slovak academic environment.