In the opinion of the author, an engineer has a moral obligation to whistle blow two additional criteria must be met: the engineer must have documented evidence that would convince a reasonable observer that his or her view is correct AND there must be strong evidence that making the information public will in fact prevent the threaten serious harm. a. Trueb. False

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Max Foley

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16 November, 14:32

In the opinion of the author, an engineer has a moral obligation to whistle blow two additional criteria must be met: the engineer must have documented evidence that would convince a reasonable observer that his or her view is correct AND there must be strong evidence that making the information public will in fact prevent the threaten serious harm. a. Trueb. False

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Makhi King · Answer 1

True

Explanation:

Richard De George is known for his work in business ethics. He discussed the conditions to permit whistle-blowing.

According to De George, whistle-blowing is permitted as moral authority when these 3 conditions are met:

1) The harm that will be done by the product [or company action] to the public is severe and considerable.

2) The engineer has told their superiors about their concern

3) The engineer has not received a satisfactory answer from their supervisors and also from other superiors and he is left with no other alternatives.

According to De George, whistle-blowing is mandatory as moral duty when these 2 additional conditions are met:

4) The engineer must have documented evidence that would convince a reasonable observer that his or her view is correct

5) There must be strong evidence that making the information public will in fact prevent the threaten serious harm.