Betrayal Hypothetical Case Paper
Unit 1 Case Study
An opinion paper considering the “Betrayal” hypothetical
In this case study Jane is accused of her husband’s murder. She was identified by a witness however Jane insists she was out of town at the time of the event but has no supporting data to collaborate her story. The purpose of this paper is to discuss whether I would forge Jane’s signature on a document to prevent her from being found guilty in a court of law and potentially receiving the death penalty. In addition, I will discuss this as it pertains to utilitarianism, egoism, and Interpretations of the “Golden Rule” from Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Confucianism. I will also discuss the results by the application to the facts and consider the questions: Was it right for you to forge your client’s signature on the register? Would your answer be the same if the client was your child, spouse, or parent? And communicate the …show more content…
positive and negative outcomes of each solution.
For me, the level of my relationship with Jane would determine my action. This along with social capital would establish tolerance of risk, along with accepting Jane’s story as the undeniable truth. Social capital is a reflection of value invested in a relationship. Dictionary.com defines Social Capital as:
An economic idea that refers to the connections between individuals and entities that can be economically valuable. Social networks that include people who trust and assist each other can be a powerful asset. These relationships between individuals and firms can lead to a state in which each will think of the other when something needs to be done. Along with economic capital, social capital is a valuable mechanism in economic growth.
Networking Guru Ivan Misner relationships are divided into 3 levels: visibility, creditability, and profitability (VCP Process©). In this model relationships are taken through a sequential process begin at visibility, establishment of creditability and development into profitability. Evidence of this type of relationship can be found with Dr Conrad Murray and Michael Jackson and Arthur Anderson and Enron. In both situations social capital along with fear of loss influenced the judgment of the professional and lead to a willingness to bend rules and break laws. This economic idea coexists with the psychological concept of rule of reciprocity and its spiritual counterpart “the golden rule”. The rule of reciprocity refers to responding to a positive action with another positive action, in other words rewarding kindness with kindness. This is highly used in advertising along with sales training course. In advertising and sales we are taught that if we can give an individual something of value, they feel morally obligated to return something of value. The “golden rule” as defined in Christian theology is “do unto others as you would have them do unto you”. This can also be found universally in theology around the world. In eastern philosophy the “golden rule” is known as karma.
Egoism believes that human beings by nature are self-fish.
In the case of Jane if I applied egoism it would be in my best interest to not break the law to assist the client. To come to this conclusion I did a cost/benefit analysis of the situation. The cost of forging the document is potentially being found guilty of perjury which has a maximum term of 10 years in prison. In addition, if I am caught the client my still be punished. The benefit of forging the document is that an innocent person would not potentially receive the death penalty. In the philosophy of utilitarianism I would need to consider my moral obligation to Jane. IT would be my duty to do everything “legally” within my power to keep her from being found guilty. In this instance I would need to find an alternative solution because forging and document and lying about it is illegal. If the client was a child, spouse, or parent I would feel different about forging the document. Based on the concept of social capital I personally feel that I have an obligation to protect my
family.
Work Cited:
Shaw, W. H., & Barry, V. (2010). Moral issues in business. (11th ed.). Belomont, CA: Wadswoth Cengage Learning.
Velasquez, M., Claire, A., Shanks, T. and Meyer, M.J. (1992) Ethical Relativism. Retrieved from: http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/decision/ethicalrelativism.html
Johnson, Robert, (2010) "Kant 's Moral Philosophy", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Edward N. Zalta (ed.), Retrieved from: URL = <http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2010/entries/kant-moral
An opinion paper considering the “Betrayal” hypothetical
In this case study Jane is accused of her husband’s murder. She was identified by a witness however Jane insists she was out of town at the time of the event but has no supporting data to collaborate her story. The purpose of this paper is to discuss whether I would forge Jane’s signature on a document to prevent her from being found guilty in a court of law and potentially receiving the death penalty. In addition, I will discuss this as it pertains to utilitarianism, egoism, and Interpretations of the “Golden Rule” from Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Confucianism. I will also discuss the results by the application to the facts and consider the questions: Was it right for you to forge your client’s signature on the register? Would your answer be the same if the client was your child, spouse, or parent? And communicate the …show more content…
positive and negative outcomes of each solution.
For me, the level of my relationship with Jane would determine my action. This along with social capital would establish tolerance of risk, along with accepting Jane’s story as the undeniable truth. Social capital is a reflection of value invested in a relationship. Dictionary.com defines Social Capital as:
An economic idea that refers to the connections between individuals and entities that can be economically valuable. Social networks that include people who trust and assist each other can be a powerful asset. These relationships between individuals and firms can lead to a state in which each will think of the other when something needs to be done. Along with economic capital, social capital is a valuable mechanism in economic growth.
Networking Guru Ivan Misner relationships are divided into 3 levels: visibility, creditability, and profitability (VCP Process©). In this model relationships are taken through a sequential process begin at visibility, establishment of creditability and development into profitability. Evidence of this type of relationship can be found with Dr Conrad Murray and Michael Jackson and Arthur Anderson and Enron. In both situations social capital along with fear of loss influenced the judgment of the professional and lead to a willingness to bend rules and break laws. This economic idea coexists with the psychological concept of rule of reciprocity and its spiritual counterpart “the golden rule”. The rule of reciprocity refers to responding to a positive action with another positive action, in other words rewarding kindness with kindness. This is highly used in advertising along with sales training course. In advertising and sales we are taught that if we can give an individual something of value, they feel morally obligated to return something of value. The “golden rule” as defined in Christian theology is “do unto others as you would have them do unto you”. This can also be found universally in theology around the world. In eastern philosophy the “golden rule” is known as karma.
Egoism believes that human beings by nature are self-fish.
In the case of Jane if I applied egoism it would be in my best interest to not break the law to assist the client. To come to this conclusion I did a cost/benefit analysis of the situation. The cost of forging the document is potentially being found guilty of perjury which has a maximum term of 10 years in prison. In addition, if I am caught the client my still be punished. The benefit of forging the document is that an innocent person would not potentially receive the death penalty. In the philosophy of utilitarianism I would need to consider my moral obligation to Jane. IT would be my duty to do everything “legally” within my power to keep her from being found guilty. In this instance I would need to find an alternative solution because forging and document and lying about it is illegal. If the client was a child, spouse, or parent I would feel different about forging the document. Based on the concept of social capital I personally feel that I have an obligation to protect my
family.
Work Cited:
Shaw, W. H., & Barry, V. (2010). Moral issues in business. (11th ed.). Belomont, CA: Wadswoth Cengage Learning.
Velasquez, M., Claire, A., Shanks, T. and Meyer, M.J. (1992) Ethical Relativism. Retrieved from: http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/decision/ethicalrelativism.html
Johnson, Robert, (2010) "Kant 's Moral Philosophy", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Edward N. Zalta (ed.), Retrieved from: URL = <http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2010/entries/kant-moral