9 The Corruption Objection - Markets without Limits: Moral Virtues and Commercial Interests di Jason F. Brennan e Peter Jaworski - #studentidisonesti #definizioni
9 The Corruption ObjectionRead more at location 2094
MSB undergraduates were almost twice as likely to admit to having engaged in some form of academic dishonestyRead more at location 2101
Note, however, that MSB does not have a disproportionate number of violations reported to Georgetown’s Honor Council. If MSB students cheat more, they get caught less.Read more at location 2103
Why do more MSB students cheat than students in the school of nursing and health studies, the college of arts and sciences, or the school of foreign service (which boasts President Bill Clinton as an alumnus)?Read more at location 2104
psychologists call a selection effect. MSB students are predominantly male,Read more at location 2106
what’s causing the other half of the disparity? Most people would be tempted to say it’s business.Read more at location 2109
November 2012 Gallup poll asked subjects how they would rate the honesty and ethical standards of people in different professions.Read more at location 2110
According to popular perception, people attracted to business are more likely to have bad character,Read more at location 2114
Perhaps when individuals work or study around others who lie and cheat, they come to be less bothered by lying and cheating.Read more at location 2116
In the market, we are all supposed to observe only minimal moral requirementsRead more at location 2119
maybe the benefits of markets in increased wealth, lifespans, and happiness exceed the costs to our souls—but nevertheless, it is a consideration against them. Markets put cash in our wallets but take a toll on our character.Read more at location 2127
The Corruption Objection holds that participating in certain markets (or in any market, period) tends to cause us to develop defective preferences or character traits.Read more at location 2132
We will then consider and rebut five major versions of the Corruption Objection:Read more at location 2143
The Selfishness Objection: Claims that exposure to and involvement in markets tends to make people more selfishRead more at location 2144
The Crowding Out Objection: Claims that providing cash rewards for certain activities tends to crowd out and reduce people’s intrinsic motivation.Read more at location 2145
The Immoral Preferences Objection: Claims specifically that betting in information markets corrupts people by giving them a stake in bad outcomes.Read more at location 2146
The Low Quality Objection: Claims that certain goods and services should not be commodified—sold for profit—because doing so produces lower quality versionsRead more at location 2148
The Civics Objection: Claims that markets and commodification threaten civic engagement,Read more at location 2149
Note: LA CIVILTÀ