2/18 Solomon (EIB 71-81)

1. What does Solomon mean when he says that Kantian ethics emphasizes the role of specific ethical principles while virtue ethics emphasizes judgment, experience, and context?

2. Another characteristic of virtue ethics discussed by Solomon is the emphasis on community, integrity, and holism. How does he illustrate this point through the contrasting themes of the separation of our work lives from our private lives, the separation of business from the community, and Darwinistic claims about competition and the state of nature?

3. What does Solomon have to say about ‘warrior virtues’ such as toughness that are often associated with business? What virtues does he contrast them with, and how does he describe their relative importance?