The University of Miami’s official mascot is the ibis. Folklore maintains that the native marsh bird is the last to take shelter before a hurricane hits and the first to emerge once the storm passes, making it an apt symbol of courage and resilience. Considering your ability to control your own motivation and behavior, how … Read more
Explain, discuss, and critically evaluate the main argument(s) presented in Thomsons A Defense of Abortion, Hursthouses Virtue Theory and Abortion, and Warrens On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion. Defend your own view on the moral permissibility of abortion.
Read/review the following resources for this activity:Textbook: Chapters 3, 4LessonMinimum of 2 scholarly sources (in addition to the textbook)InstructionsReview the following ethical dilemmas:John Doe has decided to clone himself. He is sterile. He cannot find anyone to marry him. He wishes to have children. He knows that he will not be able to love a … Read more
Think Piece 3:ABeautiful Mind Address the prompts below in a thoughtfully composed essay. This movie raises a big questiona question that is hard to answerbut a question we should all wrestle with. In ABeautiful Mind, Dr. Rosen explains the horror of schizophrenia to Alicia, John Nashs wife, by saying that the nightmare ofthis disease is … Read more
Think Piece 2:Apollo13 Address the prompts below in a thoughtfully composed essay. Apollo 13 has many great examples of problem-solving. The key to bringing the astronauts home alive was breaking thehuge problem down into small, solvable problems. Choose one of the smaller problems that was solved, and explain why itseemed like such a good example … Read more
1. Explain the core characteristics of deontology and consequentialism. Define these terms and give some examples of ethical theories studied in this course that demonstrate each of these two groups of moral theory. 2. Compare and contrast these two types of ethical theory. 3. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of each each type of moral … Read more
1. Explain the core characteristics of deontology and consequentialism. Define these terms and give some examples of ethical theories studied in this course that demonstrate each of these two groups of moral theory. 2. Compare and contrast these two types of ethical theory. 3. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of each each type of moral … Read more
Of this week’s three readings, answer all three of the following questions: 1) Which reading did you find most philosophically convincing, and why? (This means which reading did you find the most logically persuasive and find yourself agreeing with the most, from a conceptual standpoint.) Be specific about what parts of the argument you agree … Read more
ach student will select an ethical issue of the list provided by the professor. Students will be required to read two articles, also provided by the professor. These articles will be presenting opposing views. Students are permitted to do outside research, but they must interact with the two papers assigned. Students should identify what ethical … Read more
275 words: After reading about Utilitarianism, Deontology, Natural Law and Virtue Ethics, what two things will you remember about each theory (requires a reference) to help you (opinion) differentiate between them? What differentiates an ethical issue from a workplace problem and how can you recognize when one exists (requires a reference)? How do your values … Read more