An Auto Designer Chooses to Devote His Efforts to Design

question 56

Multiple Choice

An auto designer chooses to devote his efforts to design an automobile that is the safest vehicle possible. He does so because he wishes to save lives and prevent disabling injuries. He believes he and his employer have a duty to provide the public with the safest possible vehicle. The designer's approach to ethical decision-making is best characterized as:

• A) utilitarian.
• B) deontological.
• C) ethically relative.
• D) ethically fundamental.

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