Required ResourcesRead/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 8, 9, 17 (Introduction); review Chapter 7LessonIntroductionRemember your actual journal entry should be somewhat brief; most of your time should be spent thinking about the questions asked and the issues raised. Your thoughts should then be distilled into a mini-argument that will respond affirmatively to … Read more
Write a 34 page paper in which you: State your position on the topic you selected in the Week 3 assignment, Conflicting Viewpoints Essay: Part 1.Identify three premises (reasons) from Pros & Cons of Controversial Issues that support your position, and explain why you selected these specific reasons.Explain your answers to the “believing” questions about … Read more
Think Piece 6:ATime toKillAddress the prompts below in a thoughtfully composed essay.In the movie for this unit, Carl Lee, the father, referred to Jake, his attorney, as his secret weapon. Carl advised Jake on hisdefense, saying that Jakes sees him like the all-White jury sees him, and Carl asked what it would take to convince … Read more
Think Piece 5:ConcussionAfter watching the movie Concussion, address the prompts below in a thoughtfully composed essay.Discuss the ethical perspectives of both the National Football League (NFL) and Dr. Bennet Omalu concerning the issue ofchronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in professional football. Explain each sides grasp of the facts and inferences aswell as what leads to judgments … Read more
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