W 2/20 Carr (EIB 106-112); Gillespie (EIB 112-118); Case Study: Oaks (CS 239-243)

Topic: Lying and Disclosure

1. According to Carr, what sorts of practices are ethically permissible in business but not in society as a whole? Are there any ethical limits on what one can do in business?

2. According to Gillespie, why is Carr’s analogy between business and poker faulty?

3. Gillespie argues, like Carr, that if everyone ignores a particular duty and an individual would pay a great price to follow this duty, they are not morally required to do so. How does his view of this matter differ from Carr’s?