Framework and questions you should be incorporating into your Philosophy of Ethics paper: 1. People are evil  The fundamental nature of humankind is that it is evil, and thusly needs to be 

mitigated at every turn.  Government regulation  Anti-trust Laws  “Micro-management” People are responsible for bad deeds 

2. People are good 

 The fundamental nature of humankind is that it is good, and thusly evil is but a perversion of good (the latter is C. S. Lewis; the former is untrue in many religions such as Christianity)  Laissez Faire capitalism is “safe” with proper education and (very) few controls Personal responsibility 

3. The system is evil 

 The structure of the system sets people up for failure and makes it difficult for good people to do good things  In fact, bad structure promotes bad things  System is at fault, not the person