Why Economics Does Not An Ethics Make: A Case Study

Authors

• Ashley Busch, University of North Florida
• Kathryn Gazzo, University of North Florida
• Linda Harris, University of North Florida
• Louis Suffredini, University of North Florida
• Joseph Woelkers, University of North Florida
• Dathan Auerbach, University of North Florida
• Nicholas Cudd, University of North Florida
• Nicole Kuwik, University of North Florida
• Sara Tarter, University of North Florida
• Brandon Brace, University of North Florida
• Christine Crespo, University of North Florida
• Matthew Groves, University of North Florida
• Willis McCollum, University of North Florida
• Cheryl Pakidis, University of North Florida
• Jesshelle Thomas, University of North Florida
• Matthew Van Singel, University of North Florida
• Clifford Arnold, University of North Florida
• Wendi Brooks, University of North Florida
• Virginia Chamlee, University of North Florida
• Katrina Norbom, University of North Florida
• William Ourand, University of North Florida
• Joseph Goosey, University of North Florida
• Andrew Mizell, University of North Florida
• Vance Reiman, University of North Florida

Volume

Volume VII, 2008

Faculty Sponsor

Dr. Elizabeth Kanon

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2008

Abstract

This essay is a multidisciplinary case study of environmental injustice. It demonstrates that misuse of the environment can ultimately impact humans unjustly and further that attempts to remediate injustice in one area merely shifts the burden of injustice to others. After providing the historical, sociological and scientific facts surrounding the 50-acre site, an ethical assessment is presented. It was determined that the actors in this case study were not employing any ethical valuing in their decision making process, but rather relied upon economic values to make their choices. The authors then suggest that judging them from within their own economic valuing system that the actors’ decisions had failed to meet their own values, i.e. good economics.

Comments

Senior Editor – Sarah Fernandez

Suggested Citation

Busch, Ashley; Gazzo, Kathryn; Harris, Linda; Suffredini, Louis; Woelkers, Joseph; Auerbach, Dathan; Cudd, Nicholas; Kuwik, Nicole; Tarter, Sara; Brace, Brandon; Crespo, Christine; Groves, Matthew; McCollum, Willis; Pakidis, Cheryl; Thomas, Jesshelle; Van Singel, Matthew; Arnold, Clifford; Brooks, Wendi; Chamlee, Virginia; Norbom, Katrina; Ourand, William; Goosey, Joseph; Mizell, Andrew; and Reiman, Vance, "Why Economics Does Not An Ethics Make: A Case Study" (2008). All Volumes (2001-2008). 8.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/ojii_volumes/8