Principle elements of Jeremy Bentham’s Utilitarianism

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For this discussion, select one of the questions from the material covered in chapter 1 and 2 below and provide a thorough response to the class.  Please remember if you are using specific sources that you need to quote and cite where appropriate.

1) Describe the role of business ethics in a business environment

2) Explain what it means to be a professional of integrity

3) Distinguish between ethical and legal responsibilities

4) Describe three approaches for examining the ethical nature of a decision

5) Explain the concept of corporate social responsibility

6) Explain the doctrine of ethical relativism and why it is problematic

7) Analyze ethical norms and values as they relate to business standards

8) Explain how Aristotelian virtue ethics affected business practices

9) Explain how Confucian virtue ethics can be applied to contemporary business

10) Compare the origins and goals of virtue ethics in the East and the West

11) Identify the principle elements of Jeremy Bentham’s utilitarianism

12) Differentiate between utilitarianism and deontology

13) Evaluate John Rawls’s answer to utilitarianism