Pick a moral problem or a case in business that we have not already
analyzed in any detail in class. A moral problem is one in which there
is some difference of opinion on what is right and wrong. The issue is
not clear cut and there is no consensus about it. Similarly, a case
should be one about which there is some debate. Write a paper arguing to
a conclusion about the morality of the problem or the case you have
chosen. The problem may consist either of a general issue of policy or a
specific issue that is found in a case you analyze.
In your paper: (1) Start by explaining the moral problem or outlining
the case. (2) Then present the moral arguments which support your
conclusion. You may use whatever approach to moral argumentation (from
among those we have studied) that you choose. Make clear the moral
criterion you are using to decide the issue. Develop your arguments
clearly, step by step, giving reasons for the position you defend. (3)
Present and answer at least one argument that someone on the other side
of the question might put forth.
You may use this assignment to pursue some moral issue in business we
have not discussed in class. The issue might be one raised in some
other class or one you find in the newspapers or periodicals . . . or it
might be one that you are simply concerned about. The problem might
deal with some aspect of a business practice within a profession in
which you are interested; it might concern individual or corporate
responsibility; it can deal with an aspect of advertising,
discrimination and affirmative action, conflict of interest, trade
secrets, multinationals, as examples. You may use a case in the text, as
long as we have not discussed it and DeGeorge does not resolve it. You
may use any sources that you wish for background information. The paper,
however, is not to be a report of what other people say; you are to
argue the issue to a conclusion.
If it is helpful, you might think of the paper as an article that you
are writing to convince the general public about the morality of a
practice or case; you might also think of it as a letter to a CEO or the
President to convince of the morality or immorality of some practice or
policy. A good paper will be well argued, and so convincing.
Your paper should be 3 to 5 pages in length. As with all of our
papers, it should be formatted double-spaced with one-inch margins and
will include a properly formatted works cited. There should also be at
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