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INTRODUCTION "You know, Brevda when you come to think about it, life is hell." "It notoriously has its negative aspects, sir." "There seems no rest from having to decide what one ought to do in a given situation;" "The necessity of moral choice can be most onerous, sir." "Self-interest just isn't a sufficient guide to behaviour, is it?" "Sadly deficient in many respects, sir." "After all, there is such a thing as right and wrong." "Bravely spoken, sir,
The contemporary sociologist Raymond Baumhart asked a group of business people a few years ago, "What does ethics mean to you?" Among their replies were the following: "Ethics has to do with what my feelings tell me is right or wrong." "Ethics has to do with my religious beliefs,
