Kurt,a manager at Marshall Inc.,was asked by his supervisor to sign a contract with a new supplier.The contract stated that the industrial waste released by the company would be released into a local river.Kurt was against this idea of polluting the river with the waste,so he refused to sign the contract.This scenario indicates that Kurt used his right of _____.
A) freedom of conscience
B) first refusal
C) freedom of speech
D) privacy
E) free consent

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In the above example, Kurt used his right of freedom of conscience. According to the work of the philosopher Immanuel Kant, every person has certain basic rights. One of them is right of freedom of conscience. According to this right, people have the right to refuse to do what violates their moral beliefs, as long as these beliefs reflect commonly accepted norms. A supervisor who demands that an employee do something that is unsafe or environmentally damaging may be violating this right if the task conflicts with the employee's values.

Kurt,a Manager at Marshall Inc