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E-PrinceSince coming to Princeton, I have been impressed by two things: how rich the University is, and how seriously ethics is taken here. The wealth is evident to anyone who walks around the campus or uses the library. In comments ...
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Shouldn't the professors and those at the top take a pay cut in order to increase the pay of those at the bottom? For some reason I believe the professors also feel they are underpaid...is meat served in the dining halls at Princeton?
I believe this utilitrian approach undertaken by the management at Princeton University provides ever so clearly why this view of ethical decision making is completely inadequate. It fails to take into account the legal and human rights of ALL individuals, but rather on the contrary, only favours the needs of the majority. What then of those who fall into the 'minority' sector? Should their needs not be satisfied also?
This posits a very obvious question - for which the 'reasonable person' would admit that the needs and requirements of all individuals are equally important.