Ethics and Positive Science Quiz

What does business ethics deal with in the business environment?

Goodness and badness of an act

What is the nature of business ethics?

It is related to the conduct of business and human aspects

Why do we need to study business ethics?

To make better decisions for ourselves, businesses, and society

What is one of the key objectives of business ethics?

To act as moral standards and provide advice on moral practices Signup and view all the answers

What is the branch of philosophy concerned with human conduct?

Ethics Signup and view all the answers

Which word is used to refer to well-based standards of right and wrong?

Ethical Signup and view all the answers

What does the word 'ethos' mean in Greek?

Character Signup and view all the answers

What does ethics aim at?

Individual and social good Signup and view all the answers

What does ethics aim to determine?

The good and right thing to do Signup and view all the answers

How is ethics defined in the context of human conduct?

Science of the ideal involved in human life Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes ethics from positive science?

Concern with what ought to be done Signup and view all the answers

What is the main goal of applied ethics?

To guide moral judgment in decision-making Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between positive science and ethics?

Positive science deals with facts, while ethics deals with value judgments Signup and view all the answers

Why is ethics considered a normative science?

Because it deals with judgments of value and standards of right or wrong Signup and view all the answers

What are the three ideals of logic, aesthetics, and ethics respectively?

Truth, beauty, and value Signup and view all the answers

How does William Shaw define business ethics?

The study of what constitutes right and wrong or good and bad human conduct in a business context Signup and view all the answers