[讨论] 每日一贴 3.20

apan

issue 18
"If the primary duty and concern of a corporation is to make money, then conflict is inevitable when the corporation must also acknowledge a duty to serve society."

argument 12
The following appeared in the editorial section of a local newspaper.
"In the first four years that Montoya has served as mayor of the city of San Perdito, the population has decreased and the unemployment rate has increased. Two businesses have closed for each new business that has opened. Under Varro, Who served as mayor for four years before Montoya, the unemployment rate decreased and the population increased. Clearly, the residents of San Perdito would be best served if they voted Montoya out of office and reelected Varro."

apan

issue 18.         
“如果一家公司最基本的责任和着眼点是挣钱，那么当这家公司也必须承担服务社会的责任时，矛盾是不可避免的。”

argument 12.       
地方性报纸的编者按：
"在Montoya当San Perdito市长的头4年里，人口下降而失业率上升。每当一个新企业开业，就有两个旧的关门。而在Montoya之前Uarro当市长的4年里，失业率下降人口增长。很明显，San Perdito的居民重新选举Varro而非Montoya会得到更好的服务。"

gladys

Argument 11

In this political editorial the author asserts that that the residents of San Perdito would be best served if they
voted Montoya, the concurrent Mayor, out of office and elect the former Mayor Varro.  

This argument is unconvincing for several reasons:

1) The argument commits the fallacy of "After this, therefore because of this ":
Montoya's election came before the decrease in population and the increase in unempolyment rate.  This reasoning
is problematic unless other possible causal explanations have been considered and ruled out.

2) The argument assumes that the Varro's leadership is the cause of the economic improvement. However, the mere
fact that Varro's election precedes the economic boom is not sufficient to justify this assumption.

3) The reasons cited for the author's recommendation have obviously been oversimplified, hence, we can not rule
out the possiblility that the author is using political rhetorices affecting the electorates' emotion and
misleading their judgement.

[此贴子已经被作者于2003-3-20 12:10:58编辑过]

gladys

Issue 18

I agree with the statement to the extent that the corporate's duty to maximize profit and to serve the interest of
society sometimes compete and conflict with each other. But more ample evidence shows that these the
relationship of these two duties can be mutually beneficial.

1. The recent corporate scandles reveals that carried to the extreme, the pursuit of penuniary interest can prove
disastrous to the employees, shareholders, communities and the society. And the perpetrators are facing
legal punishment.

2.

A. The goal of maximizing profits can also bring benefits to the society.
For example: create more jobs, increased taxation, and contribution to social stability.

B. Holding the duty to serve the society can also contribute to the development of the business.

For example: Taking an active role in protecting the environment help improve the corporate's public image.

[此贴子已经被作者于2003-3-20 13:36:55编辑过]

apan

看来AA的题号有问题,我是按照电子版的题号贴的,是对应孙远绿皮书的题号
难道电子版有误?

joywzy

确实有误。特别是AA。