Why Business? What is the Role of Business in a Just and Humane Society

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Identify the main elements of a market economy Explain how a market economy is supposed to work
Evaluate the strongest arguments for supporting a market economy Evaluate the objections to the role of business in a market economy
Reflect on the role of business in a just and humane society Create a personal vision statement for an honorable professional life

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The course examines the common perceptions of business (both positive and negative) and the role of business in a market economy by first introducing the main elements of a market economy, and then presenting opposing points of view of this economic model.The course encourages reflection upon the possibility that business can be honorable and play a role in a just and humane society.

Many people are suspicious of business. Should they be? Can business be honorable? Is business required to “give back” to society? These are some of the questions you’ll consider during this first week of the course. I will introduce you to common perceptions of business (negative and positive) and encourage you to reflect upon the possibility that business can be honorable and play a role in a just and humane society.

涵盖的内容

7个视频22篇阅读材料6个作业

7个视频总计58分钟

Welcome to the Course! 4分钟
Justice in a Commercial Society? 10分钟
Adam Smith on Justice and Beneficence 9分钟
Adam Smith's Explanation of the Wealth of Nations (Part 1) 11分钟
Adam Smith’s Explanation of the Wealth of Nations (Part 2) 7分钟
Pope St. John Paul II on the Nobility of Work 9分钟
Recap of Justice in a Commercial Society? 8分钟

22篇阅读材料总计268分钟

Welcome 10分钟
Course Overview & Requirements 2分钟
Meet Your Instructor 0分钟
Netiquette 0分钟
Optional Learning Activity 2分钟
Get help and meet other learners. Join your Community! 5分钟
Introduction 2分钟
“Market Reformer: An Economist Considers Pope Francis’ Critique of Capitalism” 20分钟
Optional Learning Activity 2分钟
Optional Resources 2分钟
Introduction 2分钟
Theory of Moral Sentiments 55分钟
Optional Learning Activity 2分钟
Introduction 2分钟
Wealth of Nations 90分钟
Optional Learning Activity 2分钟
Introduction 2分钟
Laborem Exercens 60分钟
Optional Learning Activity 2分钟
Introduction 2分钟
Optional Learning Activity 2分钟
Week 1 Next Steps 2分钟

6个作业总计120分钟

Lesson 1.5 30分钟
Lesson 1.5 Reflection 30分钟
Lesson 1.1 15分钟
Lesson 1.2 15分钟
Lesson 1.3 20分钟
Lesson 1.4 10分钟

Can everything be priced in a market? Where do prices come from, and what do they do? In this second week of the course, you will examine what prices do, learn about what they are for, and consider whether or not markets can price everything.

涵盖的内容

5个视频17篇阅读材料4个作业1次同伴评审

5个视频总计48分钟

Introduction to Value: Broken Windows and Prices 4分钟
Bastiat’s What Is Seen and What Is Unseen 13分钟
Hayek on Rational Economic Order and Prices 12分钟
Sandel: Can Markets Price Everything? 12分钟
Recap of Value: Broken Windows and Prices 7分钟

17篇阅读材料总计109分钟

Optional Learning Activity 2分钟
Introduction 2分钟
Optional Learning Activity 2分钟
Introduction 2分钟
What Is Seen and What Is Not Seen 40分钟
Optional Learning Activity 2分钟
Optional Resources 2分钟
Introduction 2分钟
“The Use of Knowledge in Society” 7分钟
Optional Learning Activity 2分钟
Introduction 2分钟
Video: What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets 34分钟
Optional Learning Activity 2分钟
Optional Resources 2分钟
Introduction 2分钟
Optional Learning Activity 2分钟
Week 2 Next Steps 2分钟

4个作业总计60分钟

Lesson 2.5 30分钟
Lesson 2.2 10分钟
Lesson 2.3 10分钟
Lesson 2.4 10分钟

1次同伴评审总计60分钟

Lesson 2.5 60分钟

What are the most important worries about or objections to market economies? Can markets be moral? In week 3, you will consider the social responsibilities of business. You will also consider criticisms of markets and arguments for government intervention in the economy.

涵盖的内容

5个视频16篇阅读材料5个作业1次同伴评审

5个视频总计44分钟

Introduction to Objections to Markets 4分钟
Two Moral Objections from Karl Marx 12分钟
G. A. Cohen's Camping Trip: A Recent Case for Socialism 11分钟
Cohen on Luck and Equality of Opportunity 12分钟
Recap of Objections to Markets and Capitalism 5分钟

16篇阅读材料总计68分钟

Optional Learning Activity 2分钟
Introduction 2分钟
Optional Learning Activity 2分钟
Introduction 2分钟
Karl Marx’s “Free Human Production” 20分钟
Optional Learning Activity 2分钟
Introduction 2分钟
Why Not Socialism? 20分钟
Optional Learning Activity 2分钟
Optional Resources 2分钟
Introduction 2分钟
Optional Learning Activity 2分钟
Optional Resources 2分钟
Introduction 2分钟
Optional Learning Activity 2分钟
Week 3 Next Steps 2分钟

5个作业总计70分钟

Lesson 3.5 30分钟
Lesson 3.1 10分钟
Lesson 3.2 10分钟
Lesson 3.3 10分钟
Lesson 3.4 10分钟

1次同伴评审总计60分钟

Lesson 3.5 60分钟

Can one be fully moral and at the same time engage in business in a market economy? Can one express one’s moral values and live a virtuous life in business? In Week 4, you will come full circle to address the essential question of the course: Why business? This week, you’ll reflect on the role of business in a just and humane society. You will also consider the role of business from your own perspective, and you will have a chance to examine (question) your own moral obligations as a person engaged in or with business.

涵盖的内容

6个视频17篇阅读材料5个作业1次同伴评审

6个视频总计50分钟

Introduction to Why Business? 3分钟
Andrew Carnegie on the Duties of Wealth 12分钟
Milton Friedman on the Social Responsibility of Business 15分钟
Pope Francis on Economic Exclusion 10分钟
Recap of Why Business? 9分钟
Closing 2分钟

17篇阅读材料总计171分钟

Optional Learning Activity 2分钟
Introduction 2分钟
Optional Learning Activity 2分钟
Introduction 2分钟
The Gospel of Wealth 50分钟
Optional Learning Activity 2分钟
Introduction 10分钟
The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profit 30分钟
Optional Learning Activity 2分钟
Introduction 2分钟
Pope Francis’s Evangelii Gaudium 55分钟
Optional Learning Activity 2分钟
Optional Resources 2分钟
Introduction 2分钟
Optional Resources 2分钟
Optional Learning Activity 2分钟
Week 4 Next Steps 2分钟

5个作业总计65分钟

Lesson 4.5 30分钟
Lesson 4.1 5分钟
Lesson 4.2 10分钟
Lesson 4.3 10分钟
Lesson 4.4 10分钟

1次同伴评审总计90分钟

Lesson 4.5 90分钟

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