Exam 1: Ethical Theory, Philosophical Foundations, Our Reasoning Flaws, and Types of Ethical Dilemma

Stephen Ambrose, a popular historian with many books to his credit, admitted that some segments of one of his recent books had language taken from the books of other historians that was not in quotes.Mr.Ambrose did footnote the work of authors he relied upon in doing his book.

What reason did Jimmy Dunne III of Sandler O'Neill give for dedicating his time and resources to helping the families of his employees who were killed in the World Trade Center attacks?

Making your rules assuming you don't know which side you will be on in any given dilemma is the Theory of Justice.

It is not plagiarism to use facts obtained from several sources that are footnoted or listed as sources.

List those who are affected by wi-fi piggybacking.

Ethical egoism is selfishness.

Most ethical lapses are sudden and not foreseen.

"We didn't think of them as bribes.We thought of them as useful expenditures," is an example of virtue ethics.

The UCLA Medical Center is facing sanctions from California's Department of Health because several of its employees viewed records of famous patients, patients with whom the employees had no contact or care responsibilities.The employees viewed the records of, among others, Maria Shriver (wife of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger), the late Farrah Fawcett, and Britney Spears. The unauthorized access to the records was uncovered when the story of the late Ms.Fawcett's recurrence of cancer was published in The National Enquirer before Ms.Fawcett had disclosed her health condition to family or friends.Ms.Fawcett's lawyers then notified the hospital of the only possible source of the information. Which category of an ethical breach applies to the conduct of the hospital employees?

A physician conducting a study on a new prescription drug manufactured by a firm in which he is a 10% shareholder does not have a conflict of interest so long as his stock ownership is disclosed in his report on the drug.

Plato and Aristotle were moral relativists.

Taking information from a confidential file accidentally left on your desk is not unethical.

Using positive law as an ethical standard means simply compliance with the law.

Lance Armstrong says that he looked up the meaning of the word "cheat" in the dictionary when he was using performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs).The dictionary defined cheating as "using an unfair advantage in a competition."Mr.Armstrong believed that PEDs were used by his competitors and felt it was ethical to continue using them.Which rationalization did Mr.Armstrong use?

Which philosopher feels that we all hold a set of rights and that it is the role of government to protect those rights?

Edward Snowden released classified documents that were stored at his employers' archives.He works for a government agency.He released them because he felt U.S.citizens should know what kind of information their government was keeping about them.Which of the following is a correct statement?

Your supervisor has had a calendar with pictures of naked women on the inside panel of his desk for several months.A secretary spotted the calendar and commented to your supervisor that it was not appropriate for an office.Your supervisor took down the calendar and has asked you to back him up if any complaints are filed.He has asked you to say that you never saw the calendar.It would not be unethical for you to do as your supervisor requests because he has removed the calendar.

"Everyone else does it," is a signal of an ethical pitfall.

The failure to disclose relevant information about a product or service is unethical.

A conflict of interest is unethical only if those involved actually change their decision based on the benefits to be derived.