The Recognition That Business Activities Affect Society and the Consideration

question 96

Multiple Choice

The recognition that business activities affect society and the consideration of that impact when making business decisions is referred to as

• A) business ethics.
• B) corporate ethics.
• C) code of ethics.
• D) community responsibility.
• E) social responsibility.

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Definitions:

Nonabsolutist Consequentialists

A philosophical stance where the morality of an action is determined by its outcomes, but admits that moral rules can be overridden under certain circumstances.

Catastrophic Situations

Extreme events or conditions that cause significant human, material, economic, or environmental loss, often requiring urgent response and recovery efforts.

Support Torture

The endorsement or approval of using extreme physical or psychological pain as a means of punishment or to extract information.

Ticking Bomb

A hypothetical scenario used to discuss the moral justification for using extreme measures, such as torture, to prevent an imminent disaster.