Michael Davis Summarizes His Complicity-Avoiding Account of Whistle-Blowing in Six

Multiple Choice

Michael Davis summarizes his complicity-avoiding account of whistle-blowing in six criteria. In his view, you are obliged to blow the whistle just in case (1) what you will reveal derives from your work for an organization; (2) you are a voluntary member of that organization; (3) you believe that the organization, though legitimate, is engaged in serious moral wrongdoing; (4) you believe that your work for that organization will contribute (more or less directly) to the wrong if (but not only if) you do not publicly reveal what you know; (5) you are justified in beliefs (3) and (4) ; and (6) beliefs (3) and (4) are true. Which ethical theory offers the best support of this account of whistle-blowing?

A) Utilitarianism
B) Ethical egoism
C) Kantian duty ethics
D) Virtue ethics