Michael Davis | Some Paradoxes of Whistleblowing

question 67

Multiple Choice

Michael Davis | Some Paradoxes of Whistleblowing
Davis presents the standard theory of whistleblowing and what constitutes circumstances in which whistleblowing is morally required of an employee. Three paradoxes follow from the standard theory (of burden, of missing harm, of failure) , to which Davis responds with a complicity theory that avoids all of them. He uses the example of the Challenger in demonstrating a test of the latter.
-Advantages of a complicity theory over the standard theory of whistleblowing include

• A) moral complicity itself presupposes moral wrongdoing.
• B) complicity demands more than the ability to prevent harm.
• C) emphasizing the prevention of harm over being complicit in the harm.
• D) both a and b

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Definitions:

Adolescent Pregnancy

Pregnancy in females who have not yet reached legal adulthood, which varies by country, typically involving females in their teenage years.

Contraceptive Use

The utilization of methods or devices to prevent pregnancy as part of sexual and reproductive health.

Sexual Activity

Behaviors involving the sexual organs that are intended for pleasure, reproduction, or other purposes.

Adolescent Pregnancy

A term referring to pregnancies occurring in individuals who are in their teenage years, typically defined as ages 13 to 19.