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Glossary Chapter 5

Glossary terms for Business Ethics: An Interactive Introduction, Chapter 5

TermDefinition
absolute duties Absolute duties are over-riding obligations that people have no matter what happens.
prima facie duties Prima facie duties are obligations that people have, but which may yield to stronger obligations.
correlative duties Correlative duties are duties that agents owe to a right-holder because the right-holder has that right.
categorical imperative A categorical imperative is a type of principle does not depend on anyone's wants or desires.
hypothetical imperative A hypothetical imperative is a type of principle will help someone get what he or she wants.
harm principle The harm principle says that people (or the government) may interfere with people’s freedom, liberty, or exercise of their rights only in order to prevent harm to others.
autonomy Autonomy is a person’s capability to make competent, rational choices.
moral right A moral right is a type of right is justified by a moral theory.
legal right A legal right is a type of right that is legally enforceable.
specific right A specific right is one whose correlative duty only falls on a determinate person or group.
general right A general right is a right whose correlative duty falls on everyone.
positive right A positive right imposes a duty on others to assist the right bearer is some way.
negative right A negative right imposes a duty on everyone else not to interfere with the right holder’s activities.
divine command theory A divine command theory holds that people’s obligations are created by the commands of God.
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