PHIL 2340 Business and Ethics

This course will explore the nature of business in capitalist societies with the aim of clarifying the responsibilities of business beyond making a profit. Such responsibilities may extend, for example, to its shareholders, employees, communities, consumers, along with other stakeholders. Business ethics begins by exploring the moral role of business in relationship to society, and examines ethical principles and moral problems that arise in a business environment. It applies to all aspects of business conduct and is relevant to the conduct of individuals and entire organizations. This includes the study of large corporations as quasi-political and social institutions along with the consequences for society implied in the social attitudes that prevail and endure in these institutions.

Prerequisite(s): Prerequisites: Fresh Foundation Reading 20 or Undergraduate level BRI 109 Minimum Grade of P or Undergraduate level BRI 1090 Minimum Grade of P
Credits: 3.0