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09-20-2007
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Re: Do corporations have any moral responsibility?
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A medicinal corporation absolutely must have ethical obligations to quality and standards...etc. and etc. It depends on what the products/services it provides as to the "level" of obligation to the public. 
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09-20-2007
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Do books have moral obligations? Do weather reports have moral obligations? Only humans can have moral obligations and corporations aren't human.
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09-20-2007
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I'm having trouble with the idea that corporations don't have to have any moral obligations.
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09-20-2007
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09-20-2007
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Do you have a moral obligation to instill your moral system upon all your friends and acquintances? Or team-mates? Quote:
Lots of things in this world are ugly. And there is a reason I said the US decision to give to corporations all the rights (yet none of the duties and responsibilities) of individual citizens as being the most horrific thing the USA has ever done. We are paying a high price for this one.
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09-20-2007
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Re: Do corporations have any moral responsibility?
Then you guys are splitting hairs. Let's rephrase the question to read something like "Should corporations be operated in a morally responsible manner?" and move on.
My answer would be "yes". edit: perhaps I misunderstood the OP
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09-20-2007
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I think it would be nice if human beings actually operated in a morally responsible manner, but I'm not utopian. Corporations are a 'bridge too far' when humans themselves are the primary source of moral failings.
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09-20-2007
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Since the question "should corporations be operated morally?" is a tautology, I didn't think there was any interest in argumenting about it, and I assumed the question was "are corporations morally responsible"...which was the title of this thread.
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Client: In six days, do you hear me, six days, God made the world. And you are not bloody well capable of making me a pair of trousers in three months! Tailor: But my dear Sir, my dear Sir, look at the world, and look at my trousers. (Beckett)
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09-20-2007
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Re: Do corporations have any moral responsibility?
It seems to me that when a corporation does its business only within a nation the citizens will keep them from egregious foul behavior but when they become international all bets are off. Example is discrimination. Globalization sets corporations free like they never have been.
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09-20-2007
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 Inconvenient when 'facts' don't fit the theory eh?
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09-20-2007
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If everyone ran their business in an ethical manner, you have far fewer people hurt than with unethical companies. Take for instance the auto industry pre Ralph Nader...especially in the late 50's and early 60's - cars were designed with known safety problems and were produced anyway, brake systems were KNOWN to be inferior, poor gas tank placements and inferior protection were KNOWN issues...and lots and lots of people were killed because the 3 automakers chose profit over it's ethical responsibility to produce a safe car within reasonable standards. Same with car seat manufacturers, toy manufacturers and prior to the FDA - food manufacturers. People can die when companies do not practice ethical standards.
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09-20-2007
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 Not sure who shit in your Cheerios, but it wasn't me. Clearly you're not interested in an actual discussion. Oh, well. It could've been an interesting topic.
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When they come a wull staun ma groon Staun ma groon al nae be afraid Thoughts awe hame tak awa ma fear Sweat an bluid hide ma veil awe tears
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09-20-2007
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Re: Do corporations have any moral responsibility?
Since corporations are people I would imagine that corporations have all the moral responsibilities that a person should have.
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Is our children learning? -George W. Bush "I think—tide turning—see, as I remember—I was raised in the desert, but tides kind of—it's easy to see a tide turn—did I say those words?"—Washington, D.C., June 14, 2006 "[T]he illiteracy level of our children are appalling."—Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2004
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09-20-2007
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Re: Do corporations have any moral responsibility?
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? It seems like we agree ! There's no point in doing any "actual discussion" anymore.
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Client: In six days, do you hear me, six days, God made the world. And you are not bloody well capable of making me a pair of trousers in three months! Tailor: But my dear Sir, my dear Sir, look at the world, and look at my trousers. (Beckett)
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09-21-2007
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Re: Do corporations have any moral responsibility?
Oh goody, evil corporations.
The question is regarding business ethics. And yes the corporate entity has ethical responsibilities just like the individual.
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One day, I will sneak across the border into Canada and be an illegal alien. It will be fun.
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