BE 3.29 (R) Exploitation - Sweatshops and Price Gouging PDF

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Matt Zwolinski “Exploitation and the Psychology of Moral Judgment” · Sweatshops – workers have very few choices in terms of employment · Price gouging · Transaction can be exploitative in the sense of being morally objectionable, yet it is still a mutually beneficial transaction · Self-serving bias · Projection o Exploitation is associated with suffering o Not something that causes suffering, often the mechanism that alleviates suffering · What is seen and what is not seen o Exploitation is tangible, easily illustrated o Neglect is intangible, exists more of a negative action Powell and Zwolinski, “The Ethical and Economic Case Against Sweatshop Labor: A Critical Assessment” · Moral condemnation of sweatshops stems from intuitive revulsion Philosophy teaches you epistemic humility What explains CEO pay? ·...