Question

According to the New York Times, during the mortgage crisis real estate brokers had an incentive to steer borrowers to higher-cost loans. Nonetheless, "the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals [NHREP] released a ‘code of trust’ for its members that calls on brokers and agents to look out for their clients’ interests and not steer them into higher-cost loans when they qualify for more conventional financing. It recommends disclosures be offered in Spanish when possible, but does not require translation." Pedro Lopez, a real estate broker, has decided that he has a duty to look out for the interests of his most disadvantaged clients and therefore will follow the NHREP code of trust. Pedro’s decision-making most closely reflects what ethical theory?

Answer 1

Answer:

Rawls' Theory of Justice.

Explanation:

Rawls argues that self-interested rational persons behind the veil of ignorance would choose two general principles of justice to structure society in the real world: 1) Principle of Equal Liberty: Each person has an equal right to the most extensive liberties compatible with similar liberties for all.