JudgeSalmon1325
Oil companies and the effects of fuel. Include at least 5 academic…
Oil companies and the effects of fuel. Include at least 5 academic sources.
Sustainability issue(s): What is the primary sustainability issue? Are there other issues? How do they overlap or connect?
Ethical issue(s): What is the primary ethical issue in the case? What are one or two secondary ethical issues? Is the sustainability issue also an ethical issue? What is the nature of the problem facing the company/industry?
Facts: Outline the key facts of your case? Consider who and how these facts are being presented and if any disputes about what those facts exist? Identify what you consider to be the most plausible account of the facts to be? Consider whether there is any indication that scientific data is being presented in a biased way?
Stakeholders: Identify as best you can, the stakeholders involved in this case. Consider the asymmetry of power relationships that exist in terms of making decisions and acting. Who holds the power, information, and ability to act to address the issue? Who has influence?
Complications: Is there anything particularly unusual or complicated about the case?
Alternatives: Identify a key alternative course of action? Consider how the primary ethical issue in the case is treated in this alternative course of action? What are the likely positive and negative consequences of these alternatives? What are the trade-offs?
Reflexivity: Consider the way in which personal factors have affected how you view the case? Take into consideration your own personal beliefs and values. Think about how your social and cultural environment has shaped these. How am I biased? Are there alternative actions that I have overlooked because of my bias? If so, why?
Evaluation
Moral principles: What key moral/ethical principles are relevant in this case? What principles do you draw on to determine an improved course of action? Why have you selected these principles?
Ethical vision: What would be a just resolution to these issues? Remember: Ethics is not only about what we should not do; it is also about how we imagine things should be
Virtues: What kind of character traits do you want to be reflected in your decisions? (Examples: prudence, precaution, courage)
Uncertainty: What are the uncertain aspects of your improvements? Every course of action has an element of risk. What are these?
Action
Decision: Given the above, which alternative is ethically preferable?
Trade-offs: All actions come with trade-offs. Identify what the trade-offs are with your recommendations? Assess if these trade-offs are fair and equitable. What is your justification for your assessment?
Justification: how do you justify it in terms of the moral principles and the moral reasoning above?
Communication: How will you communicate this information to diverse stakeholders, so it appears morally reasonable? Or disruptive but fair?
Reflection: Looking back on the case, are there any aspects of it that were especially enlightening or troubling? What new developments might cause you to reconsider your decision?
