Lance Armstrong Ethical Dilemma Case Study - 1806 Words

Ethical Dilemma The decision maker for the ethical dilemma for the lance Armstrong case is Chris Carmichael, the coach. The decisions are: To always overlook the use of PED or to never always overlook the use of PED. These two choices both have undesirable outcomes. To always overlook the use of PED: This option is undesirable because it the discovery of PED usage will lead to termination from the sport, resulting in failed coaching business. Never overlook the use of PED: This option us undesirable because it will mean that coaching business will not develop. Utilitarianism: The stakeholders that have been identified are: Sponsors, administrators, athletes, The UCI, competitors, media, competitors. All reasonably foreseeable†¦show more content†¦For example, if everyone was never to respect contractual agreements no one would have legal obligations to restrict them from behaving in an unethical or illegal manner. The second (Humanity or End in itself formulation): The maxim does not pass the second categorical imperative. To never always respect contractual agreements would result in in people being used as a means to an end. Chris Carmichael is allowing the athletes to use PED as a means to an end because it benefits his couching business. The third (Kingdom of Ends formulation): The maxim does not pass the third categorical imperative because it is not sustainable and cannot be applied as a universal law because it would be considered unacceptable to act in such a manner. Conclusion: The application of the categorical imperative to the maxims: To always respect contractual agreement and never always respect contractual agreement in the Kantian analysis demonstrates that the correct maxim is to always respect contractual agreements. 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