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    LESSON 6:

    THE CLASSICAL PHILOSOPHERS


    WHAT IS ETHICS?

    •IS A DIVISION OF PHILOSOPHY THAT WAS DERIVED FROM


    THE GREEK WORD ETHOS (which can mean habit, custom,
    character of disposition). IT IS A SYSTEM OF MORAL
    PRINCIPLES CONCERNED WITH WHAT IS GOOD FOR
    INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETY.

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    ETHICS FROM PHILOSOPHERS

    •SOCRATES
    •PLATO
    •ARISTOTLE
    •CONFUCIUS

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    SOCRATES
    A person’s happiness depends
    on how he deals with other
    people in a virtuous way.

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    How can a person be ethical?

    •The first is to be aware of the value of life,


    that one has to live in harmony with others. A
    matured person is not gauged through his age
    but through his ability to understand the
    feelings of others, to do responsible acts, to
    be aware that whatever his actions are can
    affect other people whether positive or
    negative
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    PLATO
    stated that virtue was sufficient for
    happiness, that there was no such
    thing as "moral luck" to grant
    rewards.

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    Plato maintains that virtue is equated to human
    well-being which is the highest aim of moral
    thought and conduct.

    • As to his philosophy in business, two key elements


    are “market” and social contract”. Practices and
    laws of any given society provide the environment
    which makes doing business possible and
    rewarding.

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    ARISTOTLE
    Aristotle’s book, Politics explicitly points
    out that usury is an unethical practice
    because the profit is derived from the
    currency itself not in the process of
    business through exchange of goods and
    services.

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    • As early as during the time of Aristotle, he vividly
    outlines economic relations, commerce and trade
    under the heading of the household. His principles
    and the corresponding problems of trade, exchange,
    property, acquisition, money and wealth are
    applicable to the modern era.

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    The philosophical teachings of Confucius particularly
    on business are embodied on 5 principles.

    • The first of these is “the way to perceive crisis”


    • Secondly, Confucius stressed on the importance of
    “Guanxi” (interpersonal relationships) which to the
    Chinese is treated as a second currency.
    • The third principle gives importance on strategy and
    preparation as very important in business for
    sustainability.

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    The philosophical teachings of Confucius particularly
    on business are embodied on 5 principles.

    • Fourth, Success in business does not mean amassing


    much profit since righteousness outweighs profit.
    Business is considered successful as long as there is no
    loss.
    • Fifth, the moral teachings of humility. For a person to fit
    himself into the organization and be worthy of the
    expectations of the organization.

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    Philosophers believe that the
    source of ethics are the following:

    (1) God and religion because both teach that the only source of moral rules
    is God;
    (2) Human conscience and intuition.
    (3) A rational moral cost-benefit analysis of actions and their effects.
    (4) The example of good human beings. This simply means role-modeling.
    (5) A desire for the best for people in each unique situation.
    (6) Political power.

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    ETHICS, therefore

    covers the different aspects of our life – the decision


    how to live a good life that concerns the person’s
    rights and responsibilities, the dealings with other
    individuals and the community, the way one uses his
    language and more importantly, the moral decisions –
    thinking and abiding on what is good and bad.
    Thank You!

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