Chapter 11 Before You Move On Answers

1. What is the underpinning philosophy behind a deontological approach to ethics?

It is the intention of the act not the consequence that needs to be considered.

2. What is a ‘whistleblower’?

A person who makes public wrongdoing by an organization because the wrongdoing is against the public interest

3. What did Kohlberg suggest?

That individuals progress though a hierarchy of moral development.