[SOLVED] Ethics and Society

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Ethics and Society
(MCC)
Final Paper
Instructions: Please choose one of the options listed below. Then write a clear, well-organized response explaining
the ideas in the required Fundamentals of Ethics reading [Shafer-Landau] in your own words.
Your total response should be carefully edited and be a minimum of 700 words. This assignment should be
submitted on Blackboard (strongly preferred) or sent to me, via email, as an attachment. Papers should be
submitted in a PDF format. Papers submitted in another format will lose points.
Deadline: This assignment is due before 11:30pm, Saturday, May 14. Late Papers will be heavily penalized.
Option 1: Fundamentals of Ethics
Chapters 9 to 19
Using the ideas in the Fundamentals of Ethics reading, describe and explain:
Note that the numbers in parenthesis refer to chapters.
~at least two important characteristics of consequentialism as an ethical theory (Ch. 9);
~at least two important characteristics of rule consequentialism (10);
~at least two characteristics of Immanuel Kant’s principle of universalizability (11);
~at least three features of social contract theory (Ch. 13);
~at least two important characteristics of ethical particularism (Ch. 16);
~at least two ways emotions play a role in feminist ethics (Ch. 18);
~at least two reasons why one might doubt objective moral standards in ethics (Ch. 19).
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Option 2: Fundamentals of Ethics
Chapters 9 to 19
Using the ideas in the Fundamentals of Ethics reading, describe and explain:
Note that the numbers in parenthesis refer to chapters.
~at least two important characteristics of consequentialism as an ethical theory (Ch. 9);
~at least two difficulties or problems with consequentialism (Ch 10);
~the importance Immanuel Kant places on respecting a person (Ch. 12);
~at least two advantages of contractarianism (Ch.13);
~at least two important differences between ethical pluralism and moral absolutism (Ch. 15);
~at least three important characteristics of virtue ethics (Ch. 17);
~at least two reasons why one might doubt objective moral standards in ethics (Ch. 19).
All Final Papers should be submitted in a PDF format. If this is not done, points will be deducted.