Donaldson & Dunfee Social Contract Theory Exam Questions and Answers(SCORED A+)
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Donaldson & Dunfee Social Contract
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Donaldson & Dunfee Social Contract
Why is Donaldson and Dunfee's theory called integrative and also a social contract theory? - ANSWER-Integrative social contracts theory: respect core human rights and dignity , then local norms. Integrating the "is" and the "ought" of how people should and do behave.
Explain three factors that c...
Donaldson & Dunfee Social Contract Theory
Exam Questions and Answers(SCORED A+)
Why is Donaldson and Dunfee's theory called integrative and also a social contract
theory? - ANSWER-Integrative social contracts theory: respect core human rights and
dignity , then local norms. Integrating the "is" and the "ought" of how people should and
do behave.
Explain three factors that contribute to bounded moral rationality and the reason that
Donaldson and Dunfee discuss it. - ANSWER-Moral agents are limited: bounded agents
confront their own finite capacity to apprehend and absorb all details relevant to ethical
contexts
Moral theories are limited: moral rationality is bounded by the limited ability of moral
theory to account for common sense moral convictions and preferences
Economic systems vary from country to country: economic systems are products of
artifice, not nature - we can't develop a general theory of ethics in economics without
knowing at least the general shape of the system under consideration
Generally, what is the "macro social contract"? - ANSWER-(1) Local economic
communities may specify ethical norms for their members through micro social
contracts. (2) Norm specifying micro social contracts must be grounded in informed
consent buttressed by a right to exit. (3) In order to be obligatory, a micro social contact
norm must be compatible with hypernorms. In case of conflicts, priority must be
established through the application of rules consistent with the spirit and letter of the
macro social contract
Briefly describe the four sets of conditions it requires. - ANSWER-(1) Moral free space:
freedom represented by the ability to endorse micro social contracts = freedom to do
what you want in your own country (2) Consent and exit: informed consent and right to
exit community = open borders (3) Hypernorms: moral precepts fundamental to human
beings = norms that everyone should follow on the planet (4) priority rules: when
conflicts occur amount 1-3, find a fit with 6 priority rules
Define "hypernorms" and state the content of the two key hypernorms defined to date. -
ANSWER-Hypernorms are a concept from business ethics that applies to principles so
fundamental that by definition they serve to evaluate lower order norms, reaching to the
root of what is ethical for humanity. Hypernorms include (1) core human rights -
personal freedom, physical security and well-being, political participation, informed
consent, ownership of property, right to subsistence (2) obligation to respect the dignity
of each person
How are they determined? - ANSWER-The convergence of religions, philosophical and
cultural beliefs give a clue to hypernorms. consider what all of these people have in
common. Form the social contract and then turn those clues into hypernorms.
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