Essay Assignment As a required assignment, worth 20 points, write a 1000 minimum words essay about which ethical approach (Utilitarianism, Deontology, etc) you will follow to solve a moral dilemma either in your daily life, career, or job.
Explain Ross’s ethic of prima facie duties. Present and defend your view on whether the theory of prima facie duties gives the correct account of ethics and moral reasoning.
PHIL 1103 – 03: Introduction to Ethics For your first essay, answer one of the following questions: 1) Explain the natural law theory. How can it be supported? What do you consider to be the strongest objection against it? Present and defend your view on whether natural law theory gives the correct account of what […]
If freedom is just the absence of external impediments, how (if at all) do laws—even harsh and severe laws—reduce your freedom?
Essay Assignment If freedom is just the absence of external impediments, how (if at all) do laws—even harsh and severe laws—reduce your freedom? The requested essay is around 3500 words, worthing 15 credits of the module. The essay question is from the lecture week 2) Freedom in the negative tradition, and from the lecture week 3) […]
Is it moral to trespass onto private property in order to rescue animals at risk of dying?
Case study – Stealing or Rescuing In March of 2017, animal activists entered into a major hog raising facility in southern Utah, observed the conditions of the animals, and removed two piglets that they considered at high risk of death due to malnutrition, disease, and neglect. They took the piglets (that they named “Lily” and […]
How does Socrates justify his decision to accept his death sentence, and how does this relate to his overall view of the role of the individual in relation to the state?
Socrates In Plato’s Apology and Crito, Socrates argues for the importance of obeying the law and accepting the decisions of the state, even when they seem unjust. How does Socrates justify his decision to accept his death sentence, and how does this relate to his overall view of the role of the individual in relation […]
Think about Peter Singer’s argument in “Famine, Affluence, and Morality.” Identify Singer’s argument and summarizing the argument.
Peter Singer Think about Peter Singer’s argument in “Famine, Affluence, and Morality.” Identify Singer’s argument and summarizing the argument. Then defend his argument. Your paper should include an objection and a response to the objection in the second to last paragraph of the paper, before the conclusion paragraph. Make sure to include creative, real-world examples […]
How does Augustine’s interpretation of Genesis 1, in particular on the goodness of creation, the centrality of freewill and the createdness of time, give birth to a new kind of individual and a new community?
Augustine Interpretation of genesis 1 How does Augustine’s interpretation of Genesis 1, in particular on the goodness of creation, the centrality of freewill and the createdness of time, give birth to a new kind of individual and a new community? Use Holland’s engagement with Paul to buttress your argument. How could the nature of matter […]
Explain Kierkegaard’s philosophy and how his unique understanding of truth influenced his understanding and belief in God.
Reflection Essay on Kierkegaard For this assignment, which will be graded as a test, you are to write an essay on the following question:Soren Kierkegaard felt that all true human experience was individual and subjective; that, to be truly alive, you had to experience things. This included one’s experience with God. For this essay,a. explain […]
Write an essay discussing and explaining on the following statement: People should always be held morally responsible for their actions.
People should always be held morally responsible for their actions Write an essay discussing and explaining on the following statement: People should always be held morally responsible for their actions. Include examples and different stuff
Describe both the indigenous American and European influences on U.S. constitutional democracy. Do you see these influences as being complementary, or conflicting?
Indigenous American and European influence on the U.S. Constitutional Democracy Describe both the indigenous American and European influences on U.S. constitutional democracy. Do you see these influences as being complementary, or conflicting? You may find it helpful to discuss those passages where Hobbes and Locke discuss indigenous peoples.