In this final written assignment, Case Study: Ethical Theory Application and Evaluation, you will create your own case study based onan ethical issue or social problem in your local community (neighborhood, town city, school district, religious community, local politics, water safety, housingissues, etc.),an ethical issue in your current job, oran ethical issue in your field …
Choose two of the three ethical theories that we have engaged with (Utilitarianism, Kantian Deontology, Virtue Theory). Which of the two that you have chosen is most philosophically and morally persuasive? Provide at least three philosophical reasons that your preferred theory is the stronger of the two. Detail at least one philosophical flaw in …
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After the fall of the Mongols, China was ruled by the native Ming Dynasty for nearly three centuries. The dynasty’s founder ruled for thirty years, becoming more paranoid and despotic over time. Though very few of his successors were particularly good rulers, China thrived in many ways. Write an p that describes the ways that …
Read the section in Chapter 12 before beginning this assignment. Students need to understand the concepts in order to complete this assignment. If you are confused about the Chapter 12 concepts, watch the videos on the Chapter 12 Module page. Define the terms in your own words explaining your understanding of the definitions. Answer the …
As reported in Plato’s account The Apology, Socrates famously claimed at his trial that “The unexamined life is not worth living.” In this course, you have had the opportunity to examine your own life and reality through the thoughts of the Ancient Greek philosophers. The purpose of this touchstone assignment …
Among the dead of September 11, 2001 were over 300 firefighters and police officers who had gone into the burning Twin Towers to rescue people. At first glance, running into a burning skyscraper in order to help others get out certainly seems like an altruistic action (i.e., one done out of unselfish concern for …
Sometimes, Hume seems to have meant to suggest that we revise our beliefs about causal relations: instead of thinking there is a necessary connection between cause and effect we should just think in terms of constant conjunctions. In other places in the text, he seems to have held that …
Suppose you encountered someone who maintained: much of what Socrates went through at the end of his life could have been easily avoided if he had only taken his own advice and lived a private life (Apology, 32a). He would not have offended the rich and powerful, he would not …
