Philosophy Unit 5 DB (Initial Post)In view of contemporary moral philosophy, it is quite obvious that David is stuck in a normative ethical position; he is torn between doing what is morally right, based on the company's stipulated policies, and ignoring everything for the sake of his personal interests. However, if I were in David's position, I would do exactly what I was hired to do (Cejudo Córdoba, 2013). From an ethics perspective, I would research potential Echo Industries suppliers and vendors to ensure compliance with their ethics department. Even though his boss, Mr. Sanders, vouches for Verlon and assures David a promotion if he looks the other way, it would be unethical to award the contract to the company. I would therefore not award the contract to those close to the senior executives, in this case to the vice-president of the company. Given the fact that Mr. Sanders had urged David not to conduct any research on Verlon, discussing the research results with his boss would have compounded his ethical dilemma. For the ins...