Norman Bowie

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Norman Bowie 's Claim and Argument

The main point of Norman Bowie 's argument is focused on the belief that business has no special obligation to preserve the environment . The only duty that business has is to obey the provisions of the law . On the other hand , he asserted that business has the moral obligation of not interfering in political processes when it comes to legislation that concerns the environment . Bowie also gave attention to the importance

of externality . He described externality as the costs or benefits that emerged within business operations but these are not determined in the price of goods and services . An example of externality could be observed in selling environmentally-friendly products because most consumers do not patronize it . Most of them would go after less expensive products and convenience . As such , this poses as a cost for both consumers and the business . Business operates in to gain profit and they could do so by addressing the needs and desires of the market . In line with this , he emphasized that the business sector do not have to deal with environmental concerns that are beyond the law because these are not within their area of responsibility (Bowie 485-500 . Bowie was able to articulately present his claim but he did not make a convincing argument because he did not give substantial and justifiable reasons as to why business has no responsibility for environmental concerns that are...