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