Planet Earth Developers Is a Large Nation-Wide Construction Company with Home

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Planet Earth Developers is a large nation-wide construction company with home offices in Lansing, MI. The local media often remarks about the pristine landscaping that surrounds the home office that sits on a 30-acre complex. At the back end of the complex are several large warehouses and garages that hold large equipment. The grounds surrounding these warehouses look like a well-maintained park. Across the street from the garages are several shops and businesses. The CEO, "Planet Paul" (as his employees call him) , often talks about how thankful he is that the town permits him to store the company equipment at that site, and vows to always maintain the premises for his neighbors (the other businesses that thrive in that area) , not to mention that he asks 100 employees to come to work there everyday. Which of the following statements describes Planet Paul's business philosophy?

• A) Planet Paul is a nice guy whose company made a lot of money, so he is willing to spread it around.
• B) Planet Paul understands that even though it may cost a little more, stakeholder considerations are very important if you want your business to thrive.
• C) Planet Paul is more concerned about town politics than about the company profits. He should ask his employees if they would rather have that money in their pockets than on the lawns.
• D) Planet Paul is taking a business risk that his trucks and equipment will not make too much noise as they enter and exit the garages.

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Definitions:

Tabula Rasa

(Latin.) In Locke, the “blank tablet” metaphor of the mind, in opposition to the doctrine that there are innate ideas. In other words, the mind is a “blank” at birth, and everything we know must be “stamped in” through experience.

Innate Ideas

Innate Ideas are concepts or knowledge presumed to be present in the mind at birth, not derived from experience but innate in the human mind.

John Locke

A 17th-century English philosopher known for his work in political philosophy, empiricism, and social contract theory.

Two-Worlds Assumption

The philosophical concept that reality is divided into two distinct realms or worlds, such as the physical and the spiritual, or the empirical and the ideal.