PHI 2397 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Sissela Bok, Whistleblower, Universal Declaration Of Human Rights

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHI 2397
• Professor: Sardar Hosseini

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Bok: an employee is morally permitted to blow the whistle if: The harm that will be done by the product to the public is serious and considerable. The employee makes his/her concerns known to his/her superiors. But does not get any satisfaction from his superiors, and he/she exhausts al the channels available within the corporation, including going to the board of directors. An employee must meet certain obligations of loyalty to o(cid:374)e"s (cid:272)o(cid:373)pa(cid:374)y (cid:271)efo(cid:396)e he o(cid:396) she is (cid:373)o(cid:396)ally pe(cid:396)(cid:373)itted to (cid:271)lo(cid:449) the (cid:449)histle o(cid:374) so(cid:373)e featu(cid:396)e of the (cid:272)o(cid:373)pa(cid:374)y"s ope(cid:396)atio(cid:374) Whistle-(cid:271)lo(cid:449)i(cid:374)g is (cid:862)see(cid:374) as a violation of loyalty to o(cid:374)e"s e(cid:373)ploye(cid:396) Two views on the obligation of loyalty: employees do have obligation of loyalty to their employers. Norman bowie and sissela bok argues that the employees have an obligation of loyalty to their employers: employees have no obligation of loyalty to their employers. Ronald duska claims that employees have no obligation of loyalty to companies and corporations.