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>You could use this justification to rationalize any sort of unethical behavior you like. It isn't a justification; it's an explanation. Because, I agree: if
by hnnewguy 12y ago
>You could use this justification to rationalize any sort of unethical behavior you like.
It isn't a justification; it's an explanation.
Because, I agree: if there wasn't such a societal emphasis on material goods (ie the Benz), there would be less embezzlement.
- chucksmash 12y agoIf the statement was only given as a reason why cheating is prevalent nowadays it would be an explanation. To take the next step and use that explanation to rationalize one's own cheating makes it is a justification (or rationalization, whichever you prefer). GP certainly used it as his justification. > Because, I agree: if there wasn't such a societal emphasis on material goods (ie the Benz), there would be less embezzlement. Noting that that relationship might exist is entirely different from saying "this relationship exists therefore I shall embezzle."
- kachnuv_ocasek 12y agoWhat if it's the other way around: Individual emphasis on material goods the whole society to appear as such?