Transcript Ethics of Bridge Building

Ethics of Bridge Building
Situation at Hand
• Construct a Bridge from Milwaukie to Lake
Oswego over Willamette to relieve traffic
issues.
Stakeholders
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People who construct the bridge
Lake Oswego residents
Milwaukie residents
General Public who uses the bridge
People who financed the bridge
Water traffic under bridge
Non Motor traffic
Police Departments
Local Business in LO & Milwaukie
Interests
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Reputation / Credibility
Lifestyle / Transportation
Transportation / Safety
Credibility / Profit
Safety / Commute
Convenience
Public Safety
Business / Profit
Coalitions
• People who live in Lake Oswego and
Milwaukie
• Financers of bridge and constructors of
bridge
• General public
• Bridge financers and local businesses
Ethical Framework
• General public: Utilitarianism view because it
is in the interest of everyone and their safety.
So for the good of everyone they want to
make sure the bridge is safe and solid.
• The financial aspect of the bridge building is
Ethical Relativism because the people
involved are doing it to get something in
return. (selfish?) Profit is forecasted to play a
large part in their moral standards.