PHI 2397 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Sissela Bok, Alaska Airlines, The Whistleblower
26 Mar 2018
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If you were a communist, your life sucked. What would the world be like if there was no loyalty? informed on people in hollywood to joseph mccarthy (american senator) Numerous people refused to be informers on others. If people didn"t deny being a communist, they were sent to jail. In hollywood speculated to have numerous liberals. Whistleblower = you are allowed to (cid:498)blow the whistle(cid:499) and tell on someone. Loyalty is about trust, about being a member of a team these are all virtues. Argument: sometimes it is for the greater good to break this (cid:498)moral trust(cid:499) Kazan made a movie trying to defend himself (cid:498)there are times when you must be an informer(cid:499) Problem with julian assange wikileaks (big debate over whether he is. The act of informing its okay to break the loyalty for the greater good: if you are not loyal to your company, it is okay because you haven"t.
