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passage 3
P1
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Some people's view ·
Corporations are immoral when they ignore their impacts on the public good
Economists' view ·
Shouldn't apply ethics to economics
P2
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Context ·
Corporate responsibility
Corporations aren't inherently moral/immoral. Instead, corporate responsibility is made up of employees' individual responsibilities.
Context ·
Corporate structure
CEO has obligation toward corporation's owners
P3
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Economists' view ·
One responsibility of CEO: maximize profits
Meets CEO's obligation to owners and also serves public good
P4
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Author's criticism ·
Economists are wrong
Premise ·
Maximizing profits doesn't always serve public good
E.g.: maximizing profits for paper mill can harm public good
Premise ·
Public good outweighs obligation to maximize profits
CEO should serve public good even when it's not in owners' interest
Passage Style
Critique or debate
21.
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illustrate a paradox
b
argue for legal ██████
c
refute a claim
d
explain a decision
e
define a concept