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1.) Charlie decided that what was best was to have everyone at the group dinner should pay an equal share of the group's bill ($65),
1.) Charlie decided that what was best was to have everyone at the group dinner should pay an equal share of the group's bill ($65), but not because Charlie felt that everyone should be treated equally. Charlie had ordered more dishes than anyone else. Charlie ordered three expensive bottles of wine "to share" even though there were people at the table who were not drinking. Charlie had already decided that the others at the dinner did not matter, and their opinions of him did not matter. Charlie was going to obtain an immense amount of pleasure from having them pay for most of his dinner. Sam was upset about this because: (i) Sam is on a very tight budget; (ii) Sam only budgeted $35 for dinner and ordered one dish and no alcohol to stay within budget; and (iii) the extra $30 means having to skip a few meals next week or more. Which framework did Charlie use to make the decision?
a. | Consequential - Egoistic | |
b. | Consequential - Common Good | |
c. | Consequential - Utilitarian | |
d. | Consequential - Fairness | |
e. | Non-consequential - Duty-based |
2.) With reference to the following spheres of action, how would Aristotle advise Charlie to act: (i) fear and confidence; and (ii) anger.
Charlie is project manager for a high profile project. The project is falling behind, and Charlie stumbled upon an unofficial Facebook group for the team. The group is public, but not clearly associated with the company or the project. However, the team members posting to the group have been: (i) talking about coming into work hungover on Thursday and Friday mornings; (ii) ranking the attractiveness of other team members (using code names) but who they are talking about would be obvious to anyone familiar with the team; and (iii) making negative comments about two team members who are making them look bad by working extra hours. Reporting this to Human Resources will likely result in some teams members being disciplined, if not fired. There are also several unflattering comments about Charlie.
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