Reference no: EM133526655

Assignment:

Part 1: Introduction, Case Study, Ethical Question

• Present a brief introduction to the case study.
• Discuss background information.
• Identify the central moral controversy at stake in the case study.
• Articulate an ethical question based on the central moral controversy.

Part 2: Reading Philosophy Reflection

• Explain the key ideas in the text.
• Discuss how your understanding of the text evolved after multiple reads.

Part 3: Explanation of Utilitarianism or Deontology

• Discuss the historical background of the ethical theory and the philosopher(s) associated with it.
• Explain the core moral principle of the theory, or if there is more than one, the principle that you will focus on in applying that theory to your question.
• Demonstrate how the theory and its core moral principle(s) apply to an ethical question that is different than the topic of your case study. For example, what would deontologists say about the morality of lying, and what principle would support their statement; what would utilitarians say about the morality of using animals in medical research, and what principle would support their statement?

Part 4: Application of Ethical Theory

• Explain how the core principle(s) of the ethical theory apply to the case study. This might include considering which facts or features of the case study lend themselves to analysis by the ethical theory.
• Apply the core principles of the theory to the central moral controversy in the case study by showing how someone using the theory would answer the ethical question addressed by your case study.