Western Digital, the Irvine, California-based maker of hard drives recalled about 400,000 of its hard drives because of a faulty internal chip.The chip will not affect the disk drive motor until six to twelve months of use.This delay in the problem's appearance means that many consumers would not think to blame a manufacturer of one of their computer's parts.But instead of taking the less expensive route of remaining quiet about the problem, Western Digital chose to offer replacement disk drives for all the products that had the faulty chip.This action is an example of __________.

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Moral idealism is the ethical principle that prioritizes doing the right thing, even if it is not the most cost-effective or beneficial in the short term. Western Digital's decision to recall and replace the faulty hard drives reflects this principle.

Western Digital, the Irvine, California-Based Maker of Hard Drives Recalled