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Business Law with UCC Applications 16e
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Chapter j1
Answers jto jText jProblems
PART j1 ETHICS, jLAW, jAND jTHE jJUDICIAL jSYSTEM
Chapter j1 jEthics, jSocial jResponsibility, jand jthe jLaw
Case jin jPoint jQuestions
(Note: jThe janswers jto jthese jquestions jcan jbe jfound jin jthe jCase jin jPoint jfeatures jat
jthe jopening jof jeach jchapter jin jBLUCCA j16 jor jin jthe jtext jof jeach jchapter.
jConsequently, jto jensure jaccuracy, jthe janswers jare jtaken jdirectly jfrom jthe jCases jin
jPoint jfeature jand/or jthejtext. jStudent janswers jshould jreflect jthis, jbut jshould jeither jbe
jwritten jin jthe jstudent‘s jownjwords jor, jwhen jquoted, jcited jappropriately.)
1. Answers jwill jvary. jAccept jall jwell-reasoned janswers jbased jon jone jof jthe
jethicaljoptions jcovered jin jChapter j1.
2. Answers jwill jvary. jAccept jall jwell-reasoned janswers jbased jon jone jof jthe
jethicaljoptions jcovered jin jChapter j1.
3. Answers jwill jvary. jAccept jall jwell-reasoned janswers jbased jon jone jof jthe
jethicaljoptions jcovered jin jChapter j1.
4. Yes. jMax jWeber jargues jthat jtwo-levels jof jmorality jexist, jrepresented jby jthe jethic
jof jultimate jends jfor jindividuals jand jan jethic jof jresponsibility jfor jnational jleaders.
jThe jethic jof jultimate jends jmust jbe jpracticed jby jindividuals jbecause jindividuals
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, jcan jneverjcompletely jforesee j―the jultimate jends‖ jof jtheir jactions. jTherefore,
jindividuals jmust jobey jabsolute jmoral jprecepts, jsuch jas j―always jhelp jthe jpoor jand
jless jfortunate,‖ jor
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, "turn jthe jother jcheek," jor j"always jtell jthe jtruth,‖ jdespite jthe jfact jthat jthe
jultimatejconsequences jof jthose jactions jare junclear jor juncomfortable.
On jthe jother jhand, jthe jethic jof jresponsibility jdemands jthat jmoral jactors—in jthis
jcase,jnational jleaders—must jconsider jtheir jresponsibilities jto jthose jpeople jwho
jdepend jon jthose jleaders jfor jsafety jand jsecurity. jSo, jfor jexample, jif ja jneighboring
jnation jis jbelligerent, jaggressive, jor jdetermined jto jfight jancient jcultural, jreligious,
jand jethnic jwars, jthe jleaders jof jthe jfirst jnation jcannot jignore jthat jthreat, jas jmuch
jas jthey jmight jwant jto. jIn jshort, jthey jare jnot jpermitted jto j―turn jthe jother jcheek‖
jbecause jto jdo jso jwould jendanger jthe jinnocent jpeople jthey jhave jthe jduty jto
jprotect. jUnfortunately, jmany jnational jleaders jfail jto jsee jthis jdistinction. jThe
jleaders jof jthe jUnited j States jhave jbeen jespecially jguilty jof jthis jshortsightedness.
5. The jexistence jof jthe jsocial jcontract jpermits jpeople jto jlive jtogether jin jpeace jand
jharmony, jbut jit jdoes jnot jpermit janyone, jnot jeven jthe jleader, jto jviolate jthe jcore
jrightsjof jlife jand jsecurity. jShould ja jleader jconsistently jviolate jcore jrights, jthen
jthe jpeople jhave ja jduty jto jdemand jthat jsuch joppressive jand jdangerous jbehavior
jend.
Questions jfor jReview jand jDiscussion
1. The jlaw jis ja jset jof jrules jmade jby jthe jgovernment jto jpromote jstability, jharmony,
jandjjustice. jMorality jinvolves jthe jvalues jthat jare jthe jfoundation jfor jmoral
jdecision jmaking. jEthics jis ja jway jto jfigure jout jwhat jthose jvalues jmight jbe.
2. Traditional jnatural jlaw jsees jlaw jas joriginating jfrom jan jobjective, jsuperior jforce
jthat jstands joutside jthe jeveryday jexperience jof jmost jpeople. jHistorically, jnatural
jlaw jhad jits jorigin jin jthe jclassical jJudeo-Christian jbelief jin ja jDivinity jthat jcreated,
jcontrols, jand jrules jthe jphysical juniverse jaccording jto ja jset jof juniversal jlaws jthat
jcame jfrom jthejwill jof jthe jDivinity. jSimilarly, jmodern jnatural jlaw jalso jsees jlaw jas
joriginating jfrom jan jobjective jorigin jpoint; jhowever, jthat jorigin jpoint jis jneither
jtranscendent jnor jsupernatural jbut jis, jinstead, jconceived jof jby jthe jhuman jmind.
jThus, jthe jsource jof jnatural jlaw jcomes jfrom jwithin jthe jmind jof jsocial
jphilosophers, jsuch jas jThomas jHobbes, jJean jJacques jRousseau, jImmanuel jKant,
jand jJean jPaul jSartre, jeach jof jwhomjclaimed jto jhave jfound jthe jcorrect jobjective
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