The Virtues of Good Business

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Many ethicists endorse a character-based approach to business ethics. This approach includes a focus on the development of particular traits of character amenable to virtuous business practices. one point in favor of character-based approaches is that, while the ethically acceptable actions in business are largely agreed upon, the personal motivation to act is sometimes deficient. The virtues of business seek to remedy, among other things, this deficiency. While character-based approaches to business ethics have clear connections to classical virtue ethical views, the character and psychology of the virtuous business person takes its own distinct form. This course will examine various character-based approaches to business, its critics, and the prospect of actually implementing a robust virtue ethical framework in a business. This course fulfills an Applied Ethics course requirement.