1. Why does Friedman believe that businessesshouldmaximise profits (i.e. that this is a moral obligation)?
2. Why does Friedman believe that businessesare forcedtomaximise profits, even if they would rather pursue some other objective?
3. According to Marx (as interpreted by Wolff, 2003), what is alienation of labour and what are the four forms of alienated labour?
4. Refer to the Amazon warehouse article to answer the following question: Assuming Amazon is maximising profits by operating its warehouses in the manner described in the article, is this ethical from the following perspectives:
i. A utilitarian perspective (who are the key stakeholders? How is their utility affected?);
ii. A Kantian perspective (what fundamental rights are at stake?); and
iii. A virtue ethics perspective (are those involved displaying virtues or vices in their actions?).
iv. A Critical Theory perspective (is labour alienated?)
Write a short paragraph on each perspective before moving to the following question.
5. Having written your answer to question 4, rewrite your paragraphs such that they each have a topic sentence and this sentence is links the paragraphs together.