Moral Issue: Should the US Dump Tris Pajamas on Third World Markets?
Yes, the US should dump Tris Pajamas on Third World Markets
Premises from the Articles: Are Ethical Values Ethical?; Ethical Dilemmas for Multinational Enterprise: A Philosophical Overview
P1: Moral Relativism dictates that what is right in one country is not necessarily what is right in another. Similarly, just because something is wrong in one country, it may not be wrong in another. That is the case with the Tris pajamas. The US may have determined that the risks outweigh any benefits, but that may not be the case for Third World countries.
P2: The Moral Ideals for any one country is ultimately determined by the people of that country. The US should not pass judgment on those ideals of another country, based on our own.
P3: Our increased knowledge has lead us to the conclusion that there is no one moral code that can be universally regarded as being right by all people in the world. The US may not feel that the Tris pajamas are morally ethical, due to the risks they pose, but it is possible that another country may see this differently.
P4: Some people may argue that sending Tris pajamas to Third World countries, violates a God-given commandment, with regard to not harming others. However, the idea of one God is highly disputed among the various religions of the world, and therefore it’s unlikely than any law provided by God will be universally seen as having authority. And, with no universally accepted authority, it’s impossible to maintain that one set of values should be taken as true among all countries or people.
P5: The question of whether US Multinational Corporations (MNC’s) should dump Tris pajamas in Third World countries is, in fact, not a moral dilemma at all. The question itself actually confuses morally correct ways of doing business with current US regulations. We may agree that these regulations are well