We are going to look at instances of morally impermissible/questionable fraud. So, you have a couple of different opportunities:
1. https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/abc-news/the-dropout
2. https://abc.go.com/shows/2020/episode-guide/2019-03/15-the-dropout
3. https://www.netflix.com/title/81035279
4. https://www.hulu.com/movie/fyre-fraud-e47078f3-1c0e-49a8-9da9-c571a7a20fec
The first two links are for the Theranos scandal, while the latter two are the movies about Fyre Festival. You only need to listen/watch one, and unfortunately your choices might be determined by what sites you can gain access to (sorry). But, the two Theranos resources do not require a subscription to anything, so if you don’t have Netflix or Hulu, or can’t gain access through a friend, choose one of those.
You need to write a single page on one of these cases of Fraud, and answer three simple questions:
1. Explain, in terms of the moral dimensions or concepts of the case, what might be wrong with the conduct of people in one of these two cases.
2. When thinking about things from a moral perspective, what principles or concepts might be best for analyzing why this type of conduct is not permissible.
3. Do you think what happened was wrong? And, do you think that the main persons involved are morally responsible for what happened? Why or why not?