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Assignment #1
An Airplane Manufacturing Case
Discussion Questions
1. Did the airplane manufacturer use a utilitarian analysis
to justify his action. Apply act-utilitarianism and
rule utilitarianism in resolving the moral problem.
2. Do you find utilitarianism a plausible approach in
deciding the morality of an action? Why or why not?
Analysis
What would be the consequences of the alternative action
- not to give the bribe ?
Analysis
Is it that utilitarian does not work in this case?
IT WORKS! But it has not been properly used here.
one sided version of the situation
it describes the thinking of the president of the company
and are not the same as a moral point of view
The moral point of view is objective and considers
all consequences of an action for all the people
affected by it.
Analysis
Is it that utilitarian does not work in this case?
IT WORKS! But it has not been properly used here.
one sided version of the situation
it describes the thinking of the president of the company
and are not the same as a moral point of view
The moral point of view is objective and considers
all consequences of an action for all the people
affected by it.
Evaluation
The dominant consideration in evaluating all of them is the
harm done to the system of doing business
Evaluation
The use of utilitarian calculation does not provide an
automatic guarantee of morality.
To produce a morally justifiable result, it must be
impartial takes into account the immediate and future
consequences for all concerned.