Philosophy and the human good

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Assignment 1: Philosophy and the Human Good

By Saturday, January 24, 2015 respond to the assigned discussion questions and submit your responses to the appropriate topic in this Discussion Area. You should quote or paraphrase from specific pages in the course text to support your claims about philosophical ideas and concepts, using correct APA citation. Start reviewing and responding to your classmates and the facilitator as early in the week as possible.

Address the following in a three-page paper:

Consider an ethical dilemma you or someone you know faced recently and analyze the possible resolutions considering the following:

1). How did you decide how to resolve the ethical dilemma? Did you focus on the possible consequences of various choices? Did you consider how your actions would affect other people in your life, community, or in the world? Did you apply a moral rule that you believe has universal authority? Alternatively, did you consider what a person you admire would do?
2). Which ethical theory that we've studied this week most resembles the approach you took in resolving your ethical dilemma? For example, if you thought about consequences, how did your approach compare to the utilitarian principles we've studied this week?
3). Would another ethical theory have come to a different conclusion? Explain why or why not.

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