Individual essay: Students need to individually submit 3000 words essay covering their answers and analysis to the chosen topic option.
World limit:3000 words (absolute maximum) -10% is allowed but not +10%
Option 1
In 2015-6 a joint decision had been taken by Google, Facebook and Twitter that any accounts and or messages with a content that contains racist and /or homophobic comments, or that motivates towards the committing of violent and unlawful acts will be automatically erased without any prior notification or the consent of the account owner(s), whoever they are.
See article here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-internet-idUSKBN0TY27R20151215
Utilise TWO ethical theories to analyse this joint action. Critically compare and contrast the positions of these theories on the given subject matter focusing on what these two theories recommend as potential solution.
Option 2
A great deal of plastic and various non-biodegradable rubbish is being thrown carelessly into the nature and even governments in many parts of the world do not do enough or lack awareness of how rubbish disposal accumulated is killing the water and other natural resources and life in the planet. It is simply non-sustainable and a rethink is needed on rubbish disposal as landfill solution as it proves to be hugely polluting water resources.
Utilise TWO ethical theories to analyse this problem. Critically compare and contrast the positions of these theories on the given subject matter focusing on what these two theories recommend as potential solutions.
Choosing the theories:
You are expected to choose two theories.
Utilitarianism (Bentham and Mills); Deontology (Kant and Rawls); Virtue ethics (Aristotle)
A clever strategy is to pick scholars from different traditions and with different views to make for a richer critical dialogue
Some other theories:
Start essay with moral issue (models of ethical decision-making)
Recognize moral issue – Make moral judgment – Establish moral intent – Engage in moral behavior
Ethical climate theory
