Question

Tyler, Jeannie, Margeaux, and Madhukar were sitting around Margeaux’s dining-room table working on a group marketing project. It was 2:00 a.m. They had been working since 6:00 p.m. and still had several hours’ work remaining.

“Oh, the misery,” groaned Tyler, pretending to slit his own throat with an Exacto knife. “If I never see another photo of a veggie burger, it will be too soon. Why didn’t we choose a more interesting product?”

“I think it had something to do with someone wanting to promote a healthy alternative to greasy hamburgers,” Jeannie replied sarcastically. “Right,” said Tyler, “I don’t know what I could have been thinking. Speaking of greasy hamburgers, is anyone else starving? Anybody want to order pizza or something?”

“No one will deliver up here this late,” Margeaux replied, “but I have a   quiche that I could heat up.”

“Fancy,” Tyler quipped.

“You wish,” Margeaux said. “It came out of a box.”

“Sure, that sounds great, thanks,” Jeannie said. “I’m hungry too.”

“It doesn’t have any meat in it, does it?” asked Madhukar. “I don’t eat meat.”

“Nope, it’s a cheese and spinach quiche,” Margeaux said.

Tyler and Margeaux went off to the kitchen to prepare the food. Tyler took the quiche, still in its box, from the fridge. “Uh-oh,” he said. “My roommate is a vegetarian, and he won’t buy this brand because   it has lard   in   the crust. Better warn Madhukar. He’s a Hindu, so I imagine it’s pretty important to him.”

“Shhh!” said Margeaux, “I   don’t   have anything else to offer him, and he’ll never know the difference   anyway.   Just pretend   you didn’t    notice   that.”

“Okay,” Tyler said. “It’s your kitchen.”

Questions

1. What exactly are Margeaux’s ethical obligations to Madhukar in this situation? Why?

2. Does the fact that Tyler is not the host relieve him of all ethical responsibility in this case?

Answer 1

What exactly are Margeaux’s ethical obligations to Madhukar in this situation? Why?

Margeaux’s ethical obligations to Madhukar in this situation is that he should tell a truth to him that at late night he is having nothing for him to eat except the non-vegetarian dish.

Reason: Madhukar is a Hindu and it is his belief not to eat meat. So, breaking his belief against his will and offering him non-vegetarian dish labelling it as vegetarian is quite unethical on humanitarian grounds.

Does the fact that Tyler is not the host relieve him of all ethical responsibility in this case?

No, not at all. Tyler cannot be relieved from his responsibilities.

Reason: Telling truth is also moral responsibility of Tyler. But when Margeaux told him to keep quiet, he said “Okay, it’s your kitchen.” This approach is not acceptable and not right on any grounds in this scenario.

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