Why Chain – Herbert Bix articleHis summary: “Hirohito, as commander-in-chief, bore the strongest share of political, legal and moral responsibility”Why is the historical memory surrounding Hirohito so flawed?
The Assignment: For this assignment, you will choose a company or product that you patronize or purchase regularly. Do some research into this company or product, through the lens of consumer ethics. How are the workers involved treated? If it makes use of animals or animal products, how are they treated? Are there environmental impacts […]
Setting the Stage In order to effect change in schools, it is important to understand the impact of the decisions and actions of the teaching staff on student success or failure. Teachers’ actions within a classroom or learning environment, whether in public or private schools, can enable or disenfranchise the students in their care. Often […]
Write a brief essay answering one of the questions below. Friedman distinguishes between the two concepts that (a) businesses really do act in ways to maximize profit and (b) businesses have a moral responsibility (or, as he puts it, a social responsibility) to act to maximize profit. How does he defend the latter position? (See […]
