Question
Introduction
Some people believe that you can tell who a person is by what they do when no one is
looking. Let's look at the following case. John Doe, a nurse, has downloaded an
application to her phone that allows him to download copyrighted textbooks for a nursing
course (that Doe is going to take) without his Internet Service Provider knowing it. The
application is called "Cloak" as in cloak of invisibility (a hooded coat one wears to make
it so others cannot see you). The application disguises his phone and makes it so the
information on it is inaccessible. John is aware that other people who are of a lower
socio-economic status (like him) also use this software program for the same reason
(and to save money). John Doe knows that his religion forbids him from using this
application to download in this manner. John Doe is focused on his own economic
situation and does not consider the publisher, author, and others involved in the books.
Think about a course of social action; what social values should be used to address this
moral issue and conflict.
Initial Post Instructions
Create personal ethical philosophy and explain from which philosophy or
philosophies (it must include at least one of the following: virtue ethics, Kantian
ethics, utilitarianism, virtue ethics, or social contract ethics) you created it and
why the contents are important and meaningful for you. List its precepts.
Take your personal ethical philosophy statement and use it to work through John
Doe's case. What is moral and immoral per your theory?
How would the veil of ignorance or a different theory of justice address John
Doe's case?
Answer:
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's social contract ethics addresses John Doe's situation.
The veil of ignorance complements well with this philosophy since it is able to look at
a number of ways on how members of the society would fit together to work
harmoniously.
Introduction
Some people believe that you can tell who a person is by what they do when no one is
looking. Let's look at the following case. John Doe, a nurse, has downloaded an
application to her phone that allows him to download copyrighted textbooks for a nursing
course (that Doe is going to take) without his Internet Service Provider knowing it. The
application is called "Cloak" as in cloak of invisibility (a hooded coat one wears to make
it so others cannot see you). The application disguises his phone and makes it so the
information on it is inaccessible. John is aware that other people who are of a lower
socio-economic status (like him) also use this software program for the same reason
(and to save money). John Doe knows that his religion forbids him from using this
application to download in this manner. John Doe is focused on his own economic
situation and does not consider the publisher, author, and others involved in the books.
Think about a course of social action; what social values should be used to address this
moral issue and conflict.
Initial Post Instructions
Create personal ethical philosophy and explain from which philosophy or
philosophies (it must include at least one of the following: virtue ethics, Kantian
ethics, utilitarianism, virtue ethics, or social contract ethics) you created it and
why the contents are important and meaningful for you. List its precepts.
Take your personal ethical philosophy statement and use it to work through John
Doe's case. What is moral and immoral per your theory?
How would the veil of ignorance or a different theory of justice address John
Doe's case?
Answer:
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's social contract ethics addresses John Doe's situation.
The veil of ignorance complements well with this philosophy since it is able to look at
a number of ways on how members of the society would fit together to work
harmoniously.
